Foreigners planning to attend the Festival of Pacific Arts in Solomon Islands in July are being urged to vaccinate against rubella, also known as German measles. The health authorities have issued the warning after a first case was recorded on Tuesday and five more a day later. Read Article
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A 17-year-old male has been arrested following the alleged rape of two tourists in Alice Springs A 17 year-old male was arrested yesterday afternoon following the alleged rape of two European tourists in Alice Springs. Commander Michael Murphy from Alice Springs Police says the teenager is in custody and assisting police with their inquiries. The […]
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It is part of an initiative by New South Wales, Australia’s biggest state, which wants to quadruple its annual intake of skilled migrants, up to 7,200. It also includes plans to extend post-study work rights for international students. Read article
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THE West Australian town of Broome is suffering a tourism crisis, with rising airfares and strong competition from Bali leading to a 20 per cent drop in visitors. Qantas has cancelled one service from each of the Sydney to Broome and Melbourne to Broome routes until June 11 because of “weaker than usual” forward bookings, […]
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A 50-year-old woman has died after police officers ran a red light in pursuit of a stolen vehicle and hit her car in the northern suburbs of Perth. The woman was travelling with her 16-year-old daughter when her car was hit by a police vehicle at the intersection of Alexander and Morley Drives in Dianella […]
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Western Australia’s popular southwest tourist region is officially the deadliest place in the world for shark attacks, after a fourth death in less than seven months. The state’s Fisheries Department confirmed on Sunday it had called off the search for the killer shark but beaches between Bunbury and Busselton, about 200km south of Perth, would […]
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UPDATE 5:15pm: Searchers have been left shocked by their failure to locate a man who went missing at Hastings Reef off the coast of Cairns yesterday. Despite what were described as ‘perfect conditions’, an aerial and underwater search have been unable to locate a 72-year-old French tourist who disappeared while snorkelling with his wife off […]
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A YOUNG Brazilian who died after being shot with a Taser on a city street on Sunday morning was not a drug taker, say his friends. Responding to reports of a convenience store robbery, police officers located Roberto Laudisio Curti on Pitt Street and then chased him. He stopped breathing after at least three police […]
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The Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara region, which is expected to begin production in 2014/15, is one of the biggest resource projects underway in the booming Australian state. A spokesman for the development said earlier this week that around 2,000 Australians would be recruited for “highly paid” permanent positions by the time […]
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Travel warnings are issued by governments and are decided based on the information they gather. They serve to inform citizens of the situation in that particular country, and whether any travel there is safe or not. Travel to Australia is generally regarded to be safe, though things have changed lately, in keeping with the changing […]
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