Scammers fleece Australians out of $90 million
Australians were fleeced out of more than Aus$93 million (US$90 million) last year by scammers, and officials Monday said they believe it was just the tip of the iceberg.
Australians were fleeced out of more than Aus$93 million (US$90 million) last year by scammers, and officials Monday said they believe it was just the tip of the iceberg.
Rescue authorities have given up hope of finding any survivors after an asylum seeker boat carrying at least 55 people to Australia capsized in the Indian Ocean.
Thirteen people were confirmed dead and dozens missing after a suspected people-smuggling boat sank off Australia’s remote Christmas Island, authorities said Sunday.
A boat carrying up to 60 asylum seekers has capsized in the Indian Ocean en route to Australia, with 13 people confirmed dead and no survivors found by the fourth day of searching, an official said on Sunday.
David Warner pleaded guilty and was fined $5,750 for breaching Cricket Australia’s code of conduct after his expletive-laden outbursts against two journalists on Twitter.
An Australian holidaymaker was raped on the Indonesian resort island of Bali by a thief who broke into her family’s rented villa, police said Monday.
An Australian radio DJ linked to the suicide of a British nurse after a royal prank call said Monday she would attend the London inquest and answer any questions.
The nurse found hanged after falling victim to a prank radio call by two Australian DJs targeting Prince William’s pregnant wife Catherine left a suicide note blaming them for her death, it was reported on Sunday.
Planning is underway for Britain’s Prince Harry to spend six months on secondment to the Australian army, a report said Thursday.
A Qantas flight from New Zealand to Australia was forced to turn back Sunday following reports of a suspicious item on board, but the feared device turned out to be a standard fitting.
Whistleblowing group WikiLeaks unveiled plans Saturday to field candidates in at least three states in Australia’s elections and said it would be “embarrassing” if Julian Assange won but couldn’t take his seat.
Two people died and two were seriously hurt after an asylum-seeker boat capsized off Australia Monday, but more than 90 were plucked to safety and taken ashore, officials said.
More than 20 people were injured when a tornado tore through communities in Australia, with witnesses Friday saying it felt like a bomb going off.
