December 7, 2018 Thailand arrests Bahrain refugee for possible extradition A soccer player who holds refugee status in Australia has been officially arrested ahead of a court ruling on whether he will be extradited to Bahrain, the homeland he fled four years ago, police in Thailand said Friday.
December 6, 2018 Man pleads guilty to ramming pedestrians in Australia A man who deliberately rammed a car into pedestrians in a busy Australian city street, killing one and injuring another 16 people, pleaded guilty on Friday to multiple charges including murder.
December 6, 2018 Australian archbishop cleared of child sex abuse cover-up An Australian appeal court on Thursday overturned a conviction against the most senior Roman Catholic cleric ever found guilty of covering up child sex abuse.
December 5, 2018 'Teacher’s Pet’ podcast subject, who moved in with student when wife vanished, accused of wife's 1982 murder An Australian man who was the subject of the “Teacher’s Pet” podcast, which garnered global attention surrounding the 1982 disappearance of his wife, was arrested Wednesday and is expected to be charged with her murder, police said.
December 4, 2018 Brother of Australian cricket star Usman Khawaja arrested by counter terrorism police The brother of Australian cricket star Usman Khawaja has been arrested by counter-terrorism investigators over an alleged faked terrorism plot.
November 30, 2018 Wedding guests cover eyes in support of blind bride: 'Everyone really loved it,' she says Wedding guests in Australia over the weekend have blindfolded themselves in solidarity with a bride who is blind, reports said.
November 30, 2018 Australia raised detained refugee with Thai authorities Australian officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer player who was detained in Bangkok and fears deportation to his native Bahrain, Australia's foreign minister said Friday.
November 30, 2018 Thousands of Australian students protest climate change Thousands of schoolchildren across Australia skipped classes Friday to attend rallies demanding the government act on climate change.
November 29, 2018 Refugee soccer player sought by Bahrain detained in Thailand Rights groups are urging Thai authorities not to deport a Bahraini professional soccer player to his homeland, where he faces imprisonment for what his supporters say are political reasons.
November 28, 2018 Australian politician hails tribe’s border policy after missionary's killing: report An Australian politician known for her staunch anti-immigration policy has praised a remote Indian island tribe for defending their way of life after reportedly killing an American missionary with bows and arrows earlier this month.
