U.S. officials arrive in Australia to begin assessing asylum seekers

November 19, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Harry Pearl SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. officials have arrived in Australia to begin assessing asylum seekers held on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island and Read more

Six Critically Injured after man sets fire to a Melbourne Bank

November 18, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

MELBOURNE (9News AU) – Six people are in hospital, and 21 others have been injured after a man allegedly set fire to himself inside a Read more

‘Humiliated’ Smith says Australia lacking pride

November 15, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

HOBART (Reuters) – Australia captain Steven Smith said he was embarrassed by his team’s performance against South Africa and accused his players of lacking pride Read more

Some Refugees Held in Australian Camps to Be Resettled to US

November 14, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

SYDNEY — Some refugees held in controversial Australian-run camps in the South Pacific will be resettled in the United States. Speaking in Canberra, Prime Minister Read more

Embattled Australia bid to avert full-blown crisis

November 11, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A mis-firing Australia head into the second test against South Africa in Hobart under pressure to save the series Read more

Australian NGO employee kidnapped by gunmen in Afghanistan

November 6, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Kabul (9News AU) – A female Australian employee of a non-governmental organisation has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Afghan police say. Read more

Australia’s proposed visa-ban likely breaches Refugee Convention – U.N. official

November 5, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A United Nations official said Australia would probably be in breach of the Refugee Convention if it enacted a proposal for a Read more

Australia’s far-right groups protest Syrian refugee housing

November 5, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Several hundred people rallied in the suburbs of Melbourne on Saturday, after a proposal to house refugees locally drew protest by far Read more

Australia lead by two after South Africa rally

November 4, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

PERTH (Reuters) – South Africa shrugged off the loss of pace spearhead Dale Steyn to dismiss Australia for 244 and restrict the hosts to an Read more

Injured S.Africa paceman Steyn out of Australia series

November 4, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

PERTH (Reuters) – South Africa paceman Dale Steyn was ruled out of the test series against Australia on Friday after suffering a shoulder injury on Read more

Australia dominate opening day in Perth

November 4, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

PERTH (Reuters) – Australia ripped through South Africa’s top order in the first hour, dismissed the tourists for 242 by tea and reached 105 without Read more

Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people

October 31, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended on Monday a proposal to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally by boat from Read more

Australia asylum: Arrivals by boat face lifetime visa ban

October 30, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Australia has unveiled tough new plans to bar any asylum seekers who try to reach the country by boat from ever being able to enter. Read more

Man charged after allegedly robbing woman with cerebral palsy in Melbourne

October 30, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

A 40-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stealing the purse of a woman with cerebral palsy in Melbourne’s CBD. Police allege the woman was Read more

Support for Australian PM falls, sets scene for potential leadership tensions

October 25, 2016 Timothy Stephen 0

Support for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is at its lowest level since his election last year, according to an opinion poll on Tuesday, fuelling Read more

Four killed on ride at Australia’s biggest theme park

October 25, 2016 Timothy Stephen 0

Four people were killed on Tuesday on a river rapids ride at Australia’s biggest theme park, police said. The incident took place at Dreamworld, in Read more

China detains staff from Australia’s Crown for ‘gambling crimes’

October 17, 2016 Timothy Stephen 0

Australian casino giant Crown Resorts Ltd (CWN.AX) said on Monday China had detained 18 of its employees including three Australians, sending gaming stocks tumbling on Read more

Man found stabbed on Sydney street

October 14, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

A man is in hospital after he was found in Sydney’s south-west suffering from a stab wound as police attempt to piece together how he Read more

Nine Australians including Minister’s aide arrested in Malaysia for ‘public stripping’

October 4, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

(NEWS AU) – AN adviser to the Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne is one of nine Australians arrested in Malaysia after they stripped down Read more

Flood warnings issued for South Australia’s Angas and Bremer rivers after storms

October 4, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

(9News AU)A general flood warning has been issued for South Australia’s Angas and Bremer Rivers, after much of the state was soaked during storms overnight. Read more

Australia says MH17 missile suspects might be confirmed by year-end

October 2, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine Read more

FULL REPORT: Victoria’s Western Bulldogs win first Australia Football League flag in 62 years

October 1, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

THE Western Bulldogs are premiers of the AFL for the first time since 1954. The sons of the west had to fight for it in Read more

Western Bulldogs make a historic win of the Australia Football League after 62 years

October 1, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

The Great Western Bulldogs have made a historic win of the Australia Football League (AFL) after 62 years. The team was able to beat Sydney Swans Read more

Hague court to arbitrate in East Timor-Australia maritime border dispute

September 27, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has said it will oversee a compulsory conciliation between East Timor and Australia on Read more

Australia Govt supports non-discriminatory immigration in spite of polls result

September 21, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

The federal government is standing by Australia’s non-discriminatory immigration policy, as a new poll shows almost half of voters want to ban Muslim immigration. One Read more

South Australian man arrested for importing drugs via dark net

September 21, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Melbourn (9News Au) – A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly importing drugs into South Australia through the dark net. The Port Neill man Read more

Australia’s former PM, Tony Abbott urges European leaders to close borders to refugees before they ‘lose control’

September 19, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

(9News Au) – Former prime minister Tony Abbott has urged European leaders to adopt tighter border controls to stem the flow of what he called Read more

Australia Stock Exchange suspends trading again following earlier technical issues

September 19, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Share trading on the Australian stock exchange has been halted once again following a morning of technical difficulties. Exchange operator ASX tweeted at 1423 AEST Read more

Australia’s Marsh, Faulkner out of South Africa tour – Cricket Australia

September 16, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Batsman Shaun Marsh and all-rounder James Faulkner have been ruled out of Australia’s limited overs tour of South Africa, Cricket Australia said Read more

OzExit: Australian senator, Malcolm Roberts wants Australia exit from UN

September 14, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

AUSTRALIA needs an “OzExit” from the “insidious and unelected swill” of the United Nations, One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts has claimed. In a maiden speech Read more