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☆ ‘Only in Australia’: Couple comes home to find koala in bed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Isaac Yee | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home in Australia on Wednesday and were shocked to find one in their bedroom. “I was scared, happy and excited at the same time,” Fran Dias Rufino told CNN from Adelaide in South Australia. Francielle Dias RufinoVideo showed the koala sitting on the floor beside their bed, staring at Rufino and her husband, Brunno, before climbing onto a bedside table. In South Australia, where the Rufinos live, koala numbers are stable, and in some areas, populations are so healthy they’re being managed to protect the habitat. Video showed the koala scurrying around the house, presumably looking for a way out, as Rufino screamed frantically in the background.

Persons: CNN —, ” Fran Dias Rufino, Rufino, “, ”, Francielle Dias Rufino Video, Brunno Organizations: CNN, Australian Capital Territory Locations: Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Brazil, New South Wales, Queensland

☆ Koalas are up power poles, on roads, in schools. Why the outlook for Australia’s listed icons remains ‘poor’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

In 2022, a 10-year national recovery plan was launched to stop the decline in numbers and improve the size, quality and connectivity of koala habitat in the listed areas. “I often think, ‘Am I sitting here, seeing the last of Queensland koalas filtering through, as I work with them?’”One of three subspecies, Queensland koalas are smaller and grayer than their southern cousins, and are the kind often seen in photos with celebrities and foreign dignitaries. “Aussies would be horrified to know that we are bulldozing koala habitat at the rate that we are,” she said. Koala habitat squeezed in citiesWith a human population of 2.5 million, Brisbane is one of Australia’s fastest-growing capital cities. Declining numbersMost of the ambition for vast tracts of new koala habitat in Queensland lies outside Brisbane’s established inner-city suburbs.

Persons: Sophia Windsor, ”, ” Sophia Windsor, Sophia Windsor Koalas, they’re, Max, Sue Minter Walter, Hilary Whiteman, telltale, Kelly Batten, “, John Knights, United Kingdom who’s, CNN He’s, he’s, Knights, Murray Chambers, CNN Murray Chambers, “ You’ve, Chambers, “ We’re, Trent, Windsor, Tim Portas, ” Portas, ‘, Japan's Naomi Osaka, Patrick Hamilton, Natalie Frost, Paul Hilton, Gemma Plesman, Frost, Jo Murray, ” Murray, Residents Jo Murray, Colleen Holland, woodcutters, –, Garth Nolah, Karin Machell, Beau, Louis, can’t, Murray, they’ve, CNN’s, Bill Ellis, Adrian Schrinner, Council Ellis, we’ll, I’m, It’s, CNN Trent’s, Australia – Windsor, ” Windsor, reckons he’s, They’re Organizations: Australia CNN, Wallabies, CNN, Brisbane, Olympic Games, Windsor, Knights, Koala Rescue, RSPCA Wildlife Hospital, RSPCA Queensland National, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, Department of Environment, Science, Lone Pine, Brisbane International, Getty, Koalas Fund, Queensland Conservation, Greenpeace, Greenpeace Greenpeace, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Residents, NBA, Moreton Bay Council, Council, University of Queensland, Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Lord, Gravatt, Mount Gravatt Outlook, Reserve Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Queensland, Australia’s, Windsor, backyards, Tarragindi, Toohey Forest, United Kingdom, Koala, ”, New South Wales, South East Queensland, Lone, AFP, Wamuran, Mulga, city’s, Lawnton, Brisbane’s, Moreton, Moreton Bay, ” Moreton, Brisbane City, “ Brisbane, Trent, Australian, Whites

☆ King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Australia and Samoa
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are heading down under in the fall. The forthcoming visit to Australia will be the 75-year-old British monarch’s first trip to a Commonwealth realm since he ascended the throne. In addition to the United Kingdom, Charles is also head of state in 14 realms including Australia, New Zealand and Canada, though his role is largely ceremonial. “Their majesties’ state visit to Samoa will celebrate the strong bilateral relationship between the Pacific Island nation and the UK,” the palace added. Charles’ visit to Australia will be a key test of his popularity as head of state.

Persons: CNN — Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Charles, Camilla, Charles ’, “, Keir Starmer, –, Queen Elizabeth II’s, rumblings, Anthony Albanese’s, Albanese Organizations: CNN, Australian Capital, Coast, Games, Commonwealth, Labour Party, New Zealand, CNN’s Royal Locations: Australia, Samoa, Commonwealth, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, France, Scotland, Cardiff, Germany, Kenya

☆ India climate crisis: Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Heavy rains caused roads to flood, submerged cars and subways and cut power to some parts of the city. Heavy rain caused a section of roof at New Delhi’s airport to collapse on Friday, crushing one man to death, and injuring eight others. In Uttarakhand, video posted by ANI News shows vehicles swept away following heavy rain being hauled out of floodwaters. Meanwhile, seasonal monsoon rains usually start in June until September, bringing bands of heavy rains from the southwest that quench fields, nourish crops, and replenish reservoirs. Last June, nearly half a million people in northeast India were affected by severe flooding after heavy rains battered the region.

Persons: ”, Navdeep, didn’t, Kalyani Saha, Sunita Narain, ” Narain, Narain, “ Organizations: CNN, Indian Meteorological Department, News, “ Rescue, Reuters, Disaster, Management, for Science, YouTube Locations: New Delhi, Delhi, “, New, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Uttar Pradesh, Capital Territory, Uttarakhand, India’s, Ladakh, Nepal, Lajpat Nagar

☆ Delhi, India airport: Terminal 1 roof collapse kills one, injures others
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Rhea Mogul | Aishwarya S. Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Delhi Fire Services assistant divisional officer Ravinder Singh said rescuers got to the scene to find two support pillars had collapsed over a car. Photos of the scene released by the fire service showed the large white canopy of the roof had plunged to the ground, crushing several cars. India’s minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, said he was “personally monitoring” the collapse in a statement on X. Parts of the capital territory of Delhi experienced heavy rainfall this week, flooding roads and submerging cars. Earlier this month, at least nine people were killed and dozens of others injured after a cargo train collided with a passenger train in eastern India.

Persons: Ravinder Singh, ” Singh, “, ”, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Indira Gandhi International, Delhi Fire Services, CNN, Civil Aviation Locations: New Delhi, New Delhi’s, Delhi, India, Morbi, Gujarat

☆ India’s heat wave kills at least 33 poll workers as election wraps up in searing temperatures
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Esha Mitra | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New Delhi CNN —India’s relentless heat wave killed 33 poll workers as the country concluded its final day of voting in the world’s largest general election, officials said, underscoring the impact of searing temperatures in recent days. Voters and election workers have endured an extended period of unusually high temperatures across much of the country’s north as India voted in a seven-phase election that began on April 19. Of that number, at least 43 were election workers, authorities said. The capital territory of Delhi sweltered to its highest-ever temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) last week, as the oppressive heat wave forced authorities to impose water rationing. “Heat wave conditions over Northwest, Central & East India are likely to continue with reduced intensity during next 3 days,” the Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Navdeep Rinwa, They’re, Indranil Aditya Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, European Union, Indian Meteorological Department, India, Central & East Locations: New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, India, heatstroke, Varanasi, North America, Northwest, Delhi sweltered, Central, Central & East India

☆ Delhi heat wave: Indian capital breaks all-time heat record, as authorities impose water rationing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Esha Mitra | Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New Delhi CNN —India’s capital territory of Delhi sweltered to its highest-ever temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, as an oppressive heat wave forced authorities to impose water rationing. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said the new record was measured in the suburb of Mungeshpur, surpassing Delhi’s previous high of 49.2 degrees Celsius (120.5 degrees Fahrenheit), observed in May 2022. The temperature in the city of Churu in the state of Rajasthan soared to 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 degrees Fahrenheit). Sirsa, a city in the state of Haryana, saw thermometers reach 50.3 degrees Celsius (122.5 degrees Fahrenheit), Indian authorities said. A man drinks water at a roadside stall serving free drinking water to commuters in New Delhi on May 22.

Persons: Atishi Marlena Singh, Singh, ”, Anupam Nath, Manish Swarup Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Indian Meteorological Department, Workers, Delhi, IMD Locations: New Delhi, Delhi sweltered, Mungeshpur, Delhi, Haryana, Guwahati, India, Churu, Rajasthan

☆ Shah Rukh Khan: India’s ‘King of Bollywood’ is ‘doing well’ after heatstroke hospitalization reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Shah Rukh Khan’s manager has said India’s “King of Bollywood” is recovering well after reports he was hospitalized with heatstroke, as parts of the country swelter during a weeks-long general election. Maximum temperatures there climbed to 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) this week. Also known as “King Khan,” the actor has near-demigod status in India, having starred in more than 90 movies and earned multiple accolades. He received India’s fourth-highest civilian honor in 2005, and a spot on Time magazine’s 100 most influential list in 2022. Experts say the climate crisis is only going to cause more frequent and longer heatwaves in the future, testing India’s ability to adapt.

Persons: CNN — Shah Rukh, “, Khan’s, Pooja Dadlani, Khan “, Om Prakash Jat, Gauri, King Khan, Khan Organizations: CNN, K D, Press Trust of India, KD Hospital, Indian Premier League cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders, India Meteorological Department, IMD, Authorities Locations: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Rural, India, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Barmer

☆ Mexican drug gangs ‘increasingly targeting’ Australia as meth supplies overtake rivals, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Drug cartels from North America have overtaken rivals in Southeast Asia to become Australia’s top suppliers of methamphetamine, police said, warning that Mexican gangs are “increasingly targeting” the country. Meanwhile, Southeast Asian meth fell to less than 15% of seizures of the drug, a highly addictive and potent stimulant. A wastewater detection program led by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission projected meth to be Australia’s second most used drug. In 2022, authorities stopped 1.8 tons of liquid meth masquerading as coconut water in Hong Kong before it reached Australia. They were bound for New Zealand, Australia and the surrounding Pacific region, police said.

Persons: Jared Taggart, Taggart, ”, Sam Gor, Terry Goldsworthy, Criminologist John Fitzgerald, Masood Karimipour Organizations: CNN —, Australian Federal Police, Police, ”, Australian Institute of Health, Welfare, Australian Criminal Intelligence, AFP, Bond University, Australian Capital Territory, University of Melbourne, Drugs, New Zealand police, Southeast, Pacific, United Nations Office Locations: North America, Southeast Asia, Australia, AFP, Mexico, United States, Canada, ” Australia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Japan , New Zealand, Hong Kong, Asia, Pacific, Queensland, American, Europe, Ukraine, New Zealand

☆ Australia Sweats Through Heatwave, Bushfire Risk Rated 'Extreme'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweltered through a heatwave as authorities warned of elevated bushfire risk in an already high-risk fire season during an El Nino weather pattern. The nation's weather forecaster had heatwave alerts in place for Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and Western Australia, warning temperatures in some parts of the country could hit the low 40s Celsius (over 104 degrees Fahrenheit). The high in the west of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, was forecast at 39 C (102 F), almost 10 degrees above the February mean, forecaster data showed. Hot and dry conditions combined with gusty winds prompted the forecaster to issue "extreme fire danger" warnings for parts of Victoria and South Australia states. Sunday's hot weather - the latest in a string of heatwaves to scorch Australia - comes after the country's east was hit last month by damaging floods.

Persons: El, Sam McKeith, William Mallard Organizations: SYDNEY, Australian Capital, El Nino Locations: Australia, El Nino, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Sydney, Victoria, South Australia, scorch Australia

In 2019, a non-governmental organization set up the camp's health post where Aliyu's ninth child, Hauwa, was delivered in 2021. "There are no special arrangements for pregnant women in IDP and refugee camps [in Nigeria]. But for most of the 64 women recorded in the camp's birth register this year, these costs are prohibitive. Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health oversees health for the country (including provisions provided by the Commission). He tells CNN: "Women's Health services were prioritized and featured strongly in the programs designed to the needs of internally displaced women."

Persons: Aisha Aliyu, Abba, Aliyu, Aisha, Liyatu Ayuba, Ayuba, Fatima Mahmood Jibirilla, Isa Umar, Umar, they've, doesn't, Dr Charles Nzelu, Dolapo Fasawe, Fasawe, Nzelu, Iko Ibanga, Osagie, Ehanire, Ibanga Organizations: CNN, Walden University, Camp, Camp Management, Aliyu, Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health, Commission for Refugees, Migrants, Commission, antenatal, Capital Territory, Territory's, Environmental Services, FCT Health Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Ministry, Pro Health, Federal Capital Territory, Health, Pro Health International, Union, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Ministry of Health, National Assembly Locations: Abuja, Nigeria, Nigeria's, Wala, Borno State, Maiduguri, Haram, Durumi, Africa, Nigerian, Borno, Adamawa

☆ McLennan replaced by Herbert as Rugby Australia chairman in boardroom coup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

New Australia rugby union coach Eddie Jones poses with Rugby Australia Chairman Hamish McLennan and CEO Andy Marinos after his first news conference since his reappointment, which was held at Matraville Sports High School, in Sydney, Australia January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Nick Mulvenney/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Hamish McLennan was replaced as chairman of Rugby Australia (RA) by former Wallabies centre Dan Herbert late on Sunday as the fallout from the country's early World Cup exit continued to reverberate. McLennan, a successful businessman who had overseen the hiring of Eddie Jones to run the ill-fated World Cup campaign, immediately resigned from the board. "Australia will host the British and Irish Lions Tour in 2025, the Men's 2027 Rugby World Cup and the Women's 2029 Rugby World Cup and the 2032 Olympic Games," he added. RA paid tribute to McLennan's role in helping the game get through the COVID pandemic, which brought the governing body close to bankruptcy, and in securing the hosting of the men's and women's World Cups.

Persons: Eddie Jones, Hamish McLennan, Andy Marinos, Nick Mulvenney, Dan Herbert, McLennan, Herbert, Jones, Dave Rennie, Phil Waugh, Rugby Australia's, Toby Davis Organizations: New Australia rugby, Rugby Australia, Matraville Sports High School, REUTERS, Rights, Wallabies, Australia, New South Wales Rugby Union, Australian Capital Territory, ACT, Super Rugby, Irish Lions, Rugby, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, England, Queensland

☆ Australia reform drive gets NSW backing, other states sceptical
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The reforms will push Australia closer to the centralised models of New Zealand and Ireland, where provinces answer to the national body on high performance decisions affecting test rugby. On Tuesday, RA said the New South Wales Waratahs and the NSW Rugby Union (NSWRU) had become Australia's first Super Rugby club and member union to formally commit to the integration plan. However, other member unions have pushed back on handing over commercial control. No Australian team has won a Super Rugby title since the Waratahs in 2014. RA have yet to decide who will run the integrated high performance programme or take over the Wallabies from Jones.

Persons: Phil Waugh, Waugh, Eddie Jones, Jones, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: MELBOURNE, Rugby Australia, Wallabies, New South Wales Waratahs, NSW Rugby Union, Super Rugby, Waratahs, Australian Capital Territory Rugby Union, Brumbies, Rugby, Irish Lions, Thomson Locations: New South Wales, NSW, Australia, Zealand, Ireland, Sydney, rugby, France, Melbourne

☆ Rugby league-Court drops case against Australia's Mitchell and Wighton
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Wighton was celebrating his 30th birthday when police removed him from the nightclub and ordered him to leave the city area. I thought I saw something different," Australian media quoted the police officer as saying to Wighton in court on Tuesday. Australia Capital Territory (ACT) Magistrates Court judge Jane Campbell dismissed the case, triggering criticism of police and prosecutors. The arrests were prominently reported by national broadcasters, with video showing four police officers pinning Aboriginal Australian Mitchell face-down to the ground. "I hope everyone knows and understands the seriousness of what's gone on," South Sydney fullback Mitchell told reporters outside the court.

Persons: South Sydney Rabbitohs Latrell Mitchell, Loren Elliott, Latrell Mitchell, Jack Wighton, Mitchell, affray, Wighton, Jack, Jane Campbell, what's, it's, they've, I've, Don Furner, Shane Rattenbury, Ian Ransom, Sonali Paul Organizations: South Sydney Rabbitohs, National Rugby League, Sydney Roosters, REUTERS, Rights MELBOURNE, Australian, Police, ., Capital Territory, Aboriginal, South Sydney, Canberra Raiders, ACT Attorney, ACT Policing, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Canberra, Melbourne

☆ In Australia's Outback, Indigenous Voice Proposal Struggles to Inspire
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

Experts have partly attributed the slump to misinformation, along with a lacklustre "Yes" campaign and conservative opposition. That's something I have been wondering about," he said, referring to laws allowing Indigenous Australians to claim rights to land based on traditional occupation. Reaching out to Aboriginal Australia can be challenging, as communities are scattered over vast distances and speak more than 150 languages. Votes from the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory count toward only the former. Visiting Alice Springs last month, Reuters saw "Yes" campaign posters on walls in the town centre and in government office complexes.

Persons: Praveen Menon AREYONGA, Tarna Andrews, Andrews, Sarah Gallagher, Anthony Albanese, Albanese, Albert Namatjira, Patrick Oliver, Oliver, Conrad Ratara, Ratara, Les Turner, Turner, it's, Lidia Thorpe, Nampijinpa Price, Price, Kathy Coulthard, Alice Springs, Natasha McCormack, Bill Yan, Praveen Menon, Jill Gralow, David Crawshaw Organizations: Aboriginal, Torres Strait, Reuters, Labor, Voice, New, Central Land Council, Australian, Victoria Locations: Australia, Alice Springs, Areyonga, Northern Territory, New Zealand, Canada, U.S, Hermannsburg, Canberra, Northern

☆ Australia PM rallies support for Indigenous referendum as early voting starts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BAGUS INDAHONO/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he would focus on having one-on-one conversations with Australians to rally support for the Indigenous referendum, as early voting began in some parts of the country. In a landmark referendum, Australians will decide on Oct. 14 whether to approve altering the constitution to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body called the "Voice to Parliament" that can give advice on matters that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The proposal, backed by Albanese's Labor government, has been struggling to get majority support with recent opinion polls showing voters will reject it. In a bid to mobilise support, Albanese said if Australians are focused on what the question is from the referendum amid the distractions, they will vote yes, and there is nothing to fear from this campaign. Early voting on the referendum in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory will begin on Tuesday.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Joko Widodo, BAGUS, Albanese, Stella Qiu, Lincoln Organizations: Australia's, 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Rights, Australian, Torres Strait, Albanese's Labor, Aboriginal, Australian Capital, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, Melbourne, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory

☆ Fact Check-Video does not show 2023 demolition drive in Abuja, Nigeria
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Nigerian TV broadcast from 2021 of settlements belonging to the Fulani ethnic group being torn down in Abuja is being falsely shared online as building demolitions ordered by a government minister in 2023. Speaking in August at the site of a deadly building collapse in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory minister Nyesom Wike said all structures in his constituency without adequate building approvals would be demolished (here). Some social media users then shared a broadcast report about Fulani settlements being torn down, suggesting it showed Wike’s order being carried out. “FCT Minister Nyesom Wike at work ooo, starting from Fulani settlement and some areas along Airport,Abuja, FCT, Nigeria,” said Facebook posts sharing the video (here), (here). But the report, from Independent Television/Radio Abuja, was first broadcast on May 31, 2021 (here).

Persons: Nyesom Wike, “, ”, Malam Muhammad Bello, Read Organizations: Federal Capital, Independent Television, Radio Abuja, Task Force, Azikiwe, Guardian, Reuters Locations: Abuja, Airport, FCT, Nigeria, Nigerian

[1/5] A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official catches a stray dog using a rod with a loop, near Indira Gandhi International Airport ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 5, 2023. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) did not directly link the removal of stray dogs to the summit, stating that the canines are being picked up "only on an urgent need basis". Reuters' witnesses saw MCD teams capturing dogs using rods with a loop at one end. Sanjay Mohapatra, founder of the House of Stray Animals NGO, termed the action "needless". "If delegates see people feeding stray dogs, it will actually create a good impression of the country," he said.

Persons: Anushree, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Justin Trudeau, Fumio Kishida, Ambika Shukla, Sanjay Mohapatra, Friendicoes, Geeta Seshamani, Anushree Fadnavis, Sakshi Dayal, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Indira Gandhi, Airport, REUTERS, Authorities, U.S, British, Canadian, Japanese, Reuters, Animals, Stray Animals, Thomson Locations: New Delhi, India, DELHI, Delhi, Saudi

☆ Delhi removes hundreds of stray dogs from streets as G20 nears
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[3/14]A caretaker carries a stray dog at an animal shelter at Bijwasan in New Delhi, India, September 6. The national capital territory of Delhi has over 60,000 stray dogs, according to government data, which are fed and doted upon by many of its 20 million residents, but instances of them attacking people are not uncommon. REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisNEW DELHI, India

Organizations: REUTERS Locations: Bijwasan, New Delhi, India, Delhi, DELHI

SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday that a referendum to recognise the country's Indigenous people in its constitution will be held on October 14. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who represent about 3.2% of Australia's nearly 26 million population, are not mentioned in the constitution. Here are five things to know about the referendum:PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTIONThe Parliament in August agreed to propose adding a new chapter, Chapter IX-Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to the Constitution. The referendum question would be: "A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The election commission has said the referendum will see more voting services delivered to remote communities than any other vote in Australia's history.

Persons: Praveen Menon, Alasdair Pal Organizations: SYDNEY, Aboriginal, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islander Peoples, First Peoples of, Torres Strait Islander, Executive Government, Peoples of Australia, Australian Capital Territory, ACT, Thomson Locations: Australia, Australia's, First Peoples of Australia, Commonwealth, Northern Territory, Sydney

☆ Voice referendum: Australia sets date for historic referendum on its First Nations people
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Australia has set the date for its first referendum in 24 years as polls suggest the government is on course for failure unless it can reverse declining support. As soon as the date was announced, the no campaign sent a text message calling for tax deductible donations that read: “It’s on! Votes in the territories – the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory will only be included in the national total. The Voice, if approved, would enshrine a body in the constitution made up of Indigenous people to advise the government on laws that relate to them. Tamati Smith/Getty ImagesNo vote strengthening in the pollsBut recent polling suggests if a vote was cast now, it would likely fail.

Persons: ”, Anthony Albanese, –, Richard Wainwright, Peter Dutton, they’d, ” Dutton, “, Anna Clark, Clark, ” Cedric Marika, Tamati Smith, Oscar, ” Oscar, she’s, Albanese, “ Don’t, don’t Organizations: Australia CNN —, Peoples of Australia, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Australian, Territory, Nations, WA Liberals, Reuters, Labor, Liberal Party, National Party, Australian Electoral Commission, Liberal, AEC, Sky News, Australian Centre for Public, University of Technology, Garma, Torres, Torres Strait Islander Social, Australian Human Rights, ”, Torres Strait Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Australia CNN — Australia, Nations, Northern Territory, Perth, University of Technology Sydney, East Arnhem, Torres Strait

☆ Australia inquiry finds misconduct by prosecutor linked to parliament rape trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters does not usually identify victims of sex crimes but Higgins went public with the accusation. Prosecutors in December dropped charges against Lehrmann over fears the trial was harming Higgins' mental health. Lehrmann, who worked in the same office as Higgins, pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence. The ACT government in December set up the inquiry to check the conduct of criminal justice agencies after allegations of political interference in the trial. Chief Minister Andrew Barr said his government would check if it was against the law that two journalists had received the inquiry report before it was made public.

Persons: Brittany Higgins, Linda Reynolds, Bruce Lehrmann, Higgins, Shane Drumgold, Walter Sofronoff, Drumgold, Andrew Barr, Barr, Renju Jose, Robert Birsel Organizations: SYDNEY, House, Reuters, Prosecutors, Australian Capital Territory, ACT, Public, Thomson Locations: Australian, House, Queensland, Sydney

☆ USS Canberra personnel parade in Australia capital amid joint war games
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) - United States Navy personnel from a newly commissioned U.S. combat ship paraded through Australia's capital on Sunday, as the two allies carry out war games amid China's military build-up in the region. "It's such an honour and a privilege to be able to do this," Captain of the USS Canberra Blue Crew, Will Ashley, told ABC television. "It's a culmination of not just the ship naming, of honouring the city, but the previous HMAS Canberra that was lost in World War Two." The Australian Capital Territory "Freedom of Entry" parade came after a commissioning ceremony for the USS Canberra on Saturday at an Australian naval base on Sydney Harbour. Under the AUKUS project announced in March, the United States and Britain have agreed to help Australia acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.

Persons: Will Ashley, Sam McKeith, Stefica Nicol, William Mallard Organizations: SYDNEY, United States Navy, Independence, Royal Australian Navy, U.S, Marine, USS Canberra Blue, ABC, Australian Capital Territory, USS Canberra, Talisman Sabre, Australia, Stefica Nicol Bikes, Thomson Locations: U.S, Guadalcanal, Canberra, Sydney Harbour, Australia, China, United States, Britain, Sydney

The company, Marion Biotech, bought the ingredient — propylene glycol (PG) — from trader Maya Chemtech India, as reported by Reuters. "Marion bought commercial-grade propylene glycol," said a second source, an investigator, who declined to be named while the inquiry is ongoing. International standards allow only trace amounts of EG and DEG in pharmaceutical-grade propylene glycol. The toxins were found in cough syrups exported to Gambia by the other Indian company, Maiden Pharmaceuticals. India made it mandatory for companies to have their cough syrups tested before export from June.

Persons: Marion, Deepak Sharma, Max, Vijay Kumar, Tuhin Bhattacharya, Mool Singh, Atul Rawat, Jaya Jain, Sachin Jain, Rohan Gupta, syrups, Maiden, Saurabh Sharma, Krishna, Jennifer Rigby, Olzhas, Sara Ledwith, Michele Gershberg, Deepa Babington Organizations: Reuters, Marion Biotech, Indian, EG, World Health Organization, Authorities, . Police, Marion, Court, Maya, Maiden Pharmaceuticals, WHO, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Uzbekistan, India, Delhi, Marion, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Gambia, Indonesia, London, Almaty

☆ India's opposition parties unite for 2024 national elections, BJP says not worried
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Yp Rajesh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Their campaign got a shot in the arm in May when Congress trounced BJP in a key state election, exceeding expectations and gaining fresh momentum ahead of more state elections due this year and national elections in April-May 2024. Gandhi said the fight against BJP was an "ideological battle" and opposition parties were united in it. India's opposition parties have formed alliances to challenge governments - led by both Congress and BJP - in the past and win elections but have a mixed record of sticking together and running governments smoothly. BJP leaders said they were not worried as there was little hope for such alliances. "I want to tell leaders of the opposition, join as many hands as you want but opposition unity is not possible.

Persons: Narendra Modi's, Rahul Gandhi, Modi, Nitish Kumar, Kumar, Gandhi, Amit Shah Organizations: Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Congress, Aadmi Party, AAP, Modi, ji’s, YP Rajesh, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Patna, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi

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