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Gaming giant Crown faces misconduct claims in Australia

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie submitted video evidence in Canberra from three former employees accusing Crown of rigging machines at its flagship Melbourne casino to work in its favour, including modifying buttons that allowed them to illegally auto-play. The anonymous whistleblowers also claimed staff were encouraged to use different identity cards for transactions of more than Aus$10,000 (US$75,000) to avoid theRead more

Australia to create national space agency

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Australia on Monday committed to creating a national space agency as it looks to cash in on the lucrative and fast-evolving astronautical sector. The announcement came at a week-long Adelaide space conference attended by the world's top scientists and experts including SpaceX chief Elon Musk. It brings Canberra -- which already has significant involvement in national and international space activitiesRead more

Australia court dismisses challenge to gay marriage postal vote

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Australia's High Court on Thursday threw out two challenges to a same-sex marriage postal vote planned by the government, paving the way for a national survey on whether such unions should be legalised. The decision came just days before ballot papers for the voluntary postal vote were due to be sent out to some 15 million people. The case againstRead more

Ancient whales were predators not gentle giants

Canberra - Muslimchronicle

Ancient whales had extremely sharp predator teeth similar to lions, Australian scientists said Wednesday in a discovery they believe debunks theories the mammals used their teeth to filter feed like today's gentle giants. There are two major groups of whales -- toothed creatures such as killer whales, and baleen, which filter plankton and small fish from the ocean for foodRead more

Australia foils ‘terror plot’ to bring down airplane

Canberra - Muslimchronicle

Australian police disrupted a plot to bring down an airplane and arrested four men in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs, the prime minister said Sunday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that security has been increased at Sydney Airport since Thursday because of the plot. The increased security measures also were extended to all major international and domestic terminalsRead more

Australia holds emergency meet with China after extradition treaty failure

Sydney - Arab today

Australia's foreign minister held an emergency meeting with the Chinese ambassador in the wake of Canberra's failure to ratify an extradition treaty with China, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. Australia cancelled a parliamentary vote on Tuesday to finally ratify an extradition treaty with China, 10 years after it was signed, with the government set for anRead more

Afghansitan, Australia share "strong bond": Ausssie PM

Canberra - Arab Today

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that Afghanistan and Australia share "strong bond". Turnbull made the remarks while welcoming Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani who arrived in Australia for a visit overnight. Ghani is the first Afghan leader to visit Australia and his three day visit will include discussions with Australian leaders on regional security, building capacity in the public sectorRead more

Credit Suisse apparent target of massive tax fraud probe

Geneva - AFP

Authorities in Europe and Australia announced a sweeping tax evasion probe Friday reportedly targeting Credit Suisse clients and top employees, as officials detailed arrests and the seizure of artworks and gold. There was no definitive confirmation that Credit Suisse was the main target of the fraud investigations, run by at least four European countries and Canberra and apparently involving hundredsRead more

UAE ambassador meets Australian defence industry minister

Canberra - Arab Today

Dr. Obaid Al Hairi Salem Al Ketbi, UAE Ambassador to Australia, and Christopher Pyne, Australian Minister for Defence Industry, have met at the Australian parliament to discuss bilateral and military relations between their two countries, with a focus on ways of promoting these relations in the area of defence industries. They explored coordination and cooperation between the UAE and AustraliaRead more