Tag: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Shane Warne Had Chest Pains Before Death: Police

Shane Warne suffered chest pains before he travelled to Thailand for a holiday, where the cricketing great died from a suspected heart attack on Friday, Thai police say. “He had asthma and had seen a doctor about his heart,” Yuttana Sirisombat, superintendent at the Bo Phut police station, has told reporters. “We learned from his…


Aussie Sporting Legend Shane Warne Had Chest Pains Before Death: Police

Shane Warne suffered chest pains before he travelled to Thailand for a holiday, where the cricketing great died from a suspected heart attack on Friday, Thai police say. “He had asthma and had seen a doctor about his heart,” Yuttana Sirisombat, superintendent at the Bo Phut police station, has told reporters. “We learned from his…


Morrison Speaks With Ukraine President

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a phone call he deeply appreciates Australia’s military and humanitarian assistance after his country was invaded by Russian forces. Mr Zelenskiy tweeted on Saturday night that he had updated Mr Morrison on the course of the war “as well as risks to people and the environment due to…


Aussie PM Speaks With Ukraine President

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a phone call he deeply appreciates Australia’s military and humanitarian assistance after his country was invaded by Russian forces. Mr Zelenskiy tweeted on Saturday night that he had updated Mr Morrison on the course of the war “as well as risks to people and the environment due to…


Russia Must Pay Heavy Price: Australian PM

Scott Morrison has warned Russia has to pay a heavy price for its invasion of the Ukraine and Australia will seek to provide what he described as “lethal aid” through NATO. The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada have blocked Russian access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of another round of sanctions, a…


Tourists Coming Back as Borders Open: PM

Scott Morrison says the wait for Australia’s tourism industry is over with international borders opening up and tourists returning. Vaccinated international tourists will be able to fly into Australia from Monday for the first time in two years after being locked out because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are going from COVID cautious to COVID…


‘Act of Intimidation’: Australian PM Condemns Chinese Warship for Firing Laser at Military Plane

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has criticised Beijing for “an act of intimidation” after a Chinese warship fired a laser at a Royal Australian military aircraft. The attack took place on Feb. 17 as an Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft was monitoring a Chinese Navy vessel sailing through the Arafura Sea—in international waters but inside Australia’s…


‘Act of Intimidation’: Australian PM Condemns China After Warship Fires Laser at Military Plane

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has criticised Beijing for “an act of intimidation” after a Chinese warship fired a laser at a Royal Australian military aircraft. The attack took place on Feb. 17 as an Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft was monitoring a Chinese Navy vessel sailing through the Arafura Sea—in international waters but inside Australia’s…


Australian Opposition Party Silent on China Strategy Ahead of Election

Analysis The Australian government has called into question the federal opposition’s “track record” on China declaring Labor has not announced any policy positions relating to the communist regime, even as the federal election nears. Speaking at a Senate Estimates hearing on Feb. 17, Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said there was a big difference between the…


PM Calls for More Powers to Boot Criminals out of Australia

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for the need for objective tests to be able to deport foreign-born criminals convicted of serious offences. The government is planning to reintroduce laws to parliament on Wednesday that would close a loophole to migration character test laws. Under the proposal, visas for non-citizens will be refused or cancelled…