brisbanestar.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for brisbanestar.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page brisbanestar.com http://www.brisbanestar.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:44:07 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:44:07 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Australia's central bank keeps cash rate unchanged at 4.35 pct]]> SYDNEY, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate target on hold at 4.35 percent, after a board meeting concluded on Tuesday.

The target has been remaining at its current level since November last year, when the central bank lifted it from 4.1 percent to 4.35 percent.

According to a statement released by the Reserve Bank Board, inflation continued to ease but remained high.

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<![CDATA[The climate crisis is crushing Australian festivals]]> Following a devastating week of extreme weather forcing the cancellation of Pitch, Australia's decimated live entertainment scene recalibrates.

The cancellation of West Victorian electronic music festival Pitch was a waking nightmare.

After pushing ahead in the face of earlier warnings from fire authorities, organisers were forced to pull the pin on its second day amid]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274179480/the-climate-crisis-is-crushing-australian-festivals 274179480 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:57:57 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274179480/the-climate-crisis-is-crushing-australian-festivals <![CDATA[Changing the climate of festivals starts small]]> While Australia's festival scene awaits federal support, there are some in-house changes to improve its relationship with the environment.

Australia's festival season is in full swing and it's already brought a raft of highlights - King Stingray 1% of the station's gross revenue for all of the music it plays, even if it ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274179484/whatll-happen-when-facebook-stops-paying-for--here-what-happened-when-radio-stopped-paying-for-music 274179484 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:15:36 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274179484/whatll-happen-when-facebook-stops-paying-for--here-what-happened-when-radio-stopped-paying-for-music <![CDATA[Tide has turned: Economic management an election winner for Labor]]> Having repaired the damage done by the Coalition to the Australian economy, the Labor Party's chances of re-election are looking promising, writes Stephen Koukoulas.

TREASURER JIM CHALMERS and economic management are se]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178910/tide-has-turned-economic-management-an-election-winner-for-labor 274178910 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:52:09 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178910/tide-has-turned-economic-management-an-election-winner-for-labor <![CDATA[Led by Leah Purcell's captivating performance, High Country delivers fresh take on Australian rural noir]]> "If you don't know who your mob are, you don't know who you are," Detective Andrea "Andie" Whitford (played by Leah Purcell) is told early into the new crime series High Country.

Andie has recently arrived in the lush remote Victorian High Country with her partner Helen Hartley (Sara Wiseman), both trying to put traumas behind them as they start afresh.

Driving along a snaking winding road, Andie finds an]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274179227/led-by-leah-purcell-captivating-performance-high-country-delivers-fresh-take-on-australian-rural-noir 274179227 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:07:16 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274179227/led-by-leah-purcell-captivating-performance-high-country-delivers-fresh-take-on-australian-rural-noir <![CDATA[Mumbai Indians name Luke Wood as replacement for Jason Behrendorff ahead of IPL 2024]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178692/mumbai-indians-name-luke-wood-as-replacement-for-jason-behrendorff-ahead-of-ipl-2024 274178692 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:55:55 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178692/mumbai-indians-name-luke-wood-as-replacement-for-jason-behrendorff-ahead-of-ipl-2024 <![CDATA[Musk mocks Boeing]]> The billionaire shared a screenshot of a satirical story highlighting the mechanical troubles with the US aerospace giant's aircraft

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has ribbed US aerospace giant Boeing by sharing a story which jokes that passengers could bring sharp hand tools like screwdrivers aboard their flight]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178664/musk-mocks-boeing 274178664 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:31:56 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178664/musk-mocks-boeing <![CDATA[Windies pacer Shamar Joseph starts practising for LSG ahead of IPL 2024]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178633/windies-pacer-shamar-joseph-starts-practising-for-lsg-ahead-of-ipl-2024 274178633 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:27:06 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178633/windies-pacer-shamar-joseph-starts-practising-for-lsg-ahead-of-ipl-2024 <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 18]]> MOSCOW -- Russia's incumbent President Vladimir Putin has secured a landslide victory in the country's presidential election with over 87 percent of the vote after all ballots were counted, according to the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday.

Putin won the election with 87.28 percent of the votes, data from the CEC showed, after all ballots had been counted Monday afternoon. (Russia-Presidential]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178349/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-18 274178349 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:18:14 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178349/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-18 <![CDATA[On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia's environment fared in the world's hottest year]]> Global climate records were shattered in 2023, from air and sea temperatures to sea-level rise and sea-ice extent. Scores of countries recorded their hottest year and numerous weather disasters occurred as climate change reared its head.

How did Australia's environment fare against this onslaught? In short, 2023 was a ye]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178936/on-a-climate-rollercoaster-how-australia-environment-fared-in-the-world-hottest-year 274178936 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:51:15 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274178936/on-a-climate-rollercoaster-how-australia-environment-fared-in-the-world-hottest-year <![CDATA[RCB's Ellyse Perry names two Indian youngsters who impressed her in maiden WPL triumph]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177742/rcb-ellyse-perry-names-two-indian-youngsters-who-impressed-her-in-maiden-wpl-triumph 274177742 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:37:27 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177742/rcb-ellyse-perry-names-two-indian-youngsters-who-impressed-her-in-maiden-wpl-triumph <![CDATA[Stepson of Ukraine's top general guards Russian consulate (IMAGES)]]> Ivan Syrsky was among a group of pro-Moscow activists in Sydney, who staged a counter-protest against a pro-Kiev crowd

The estranged stepson of Kiev's top general, Aleksandr Syrsky, made a show of support for Russia on Sunday, as pro-Ukraine activists in Sydney picketed Moscow's consulate.

Ivan Syrsky and his half-brother Anton, who is the general's biological son, moved to Australia after ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177710/stepson-of-ukraine-top-general-guards-russian-consulate-images 274177710 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:13:00 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177710/stepson-of-ukraine-top-general-guards-russian-consulate-images <![CDATA[India announces 27-member Indian Men's Hockey Team for five-match Australia Tour]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177483/india-announces-27-member-indian-men-hockey-team-for-five-match-australia-tour 274177483 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:37:26 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177483/india-announces-27-member-indian-men-hockey-team-for-five-match-australia-tour <![CDATA[Ellyse Perry helped me a lot, she is a legend: RCB's Richa Ghosh after WPL triumph]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177376/ellyse-perry-helped-me-a-lot-she-is-a-legend-rcb-richa-ghosh-after-wpl-triumph 274177376 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:37:35 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177376/ellyse-perry-helped-me-a-lot-she-is-a-legend-rcb-richa-ghosh-after-wpl-triumph <![CDATA[Timeline: Major Boeing aircraft accidents]]> BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A Boeing 737-800 plane of United Airlines flying from San Francisco was found to have a missing panel after landing safely at its scheduled destination in southern Oregon, said the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday.

Boeing has encountered many quality and safety concerns for years with its aircraft, resulting in an extended grounding of certain planes and delivery suspe]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177352/timeline-major-boeing-aircraft-accidents 274177352 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:30:01 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177352/timeline-major-boeing-aircraft-accidents <![CDATA["It was freak injury": Hardik Pandya on getting injured during World Cup]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177342/it-was-freak-injury-hardik-pandya-on-getting-injured-during-world-cup 274177342 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:18:48 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177342/it-was-freak-injury-hardik-pandya-on-getting-injured-during-world-cup <![CDATA[Severe tropical cyclone Megan makes landfall in Australia's north]]> SYDNEY, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said that a severe tropical cyclone made landfall in the Northern Territory (NT) on Monday afternoon.

"Tropical Cyclone Megan crossed the coast at 3:30 p.m. Australian Central Standard Time southeast of Port McArthur and is forecast to slowly move inland overnight and weaken below cyclone intensity during Tuesday," the weather bureau announc]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177330/severe-tropical-cyclone-megan-makes-landfall-in-australia-north 274177330 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:18:01 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177330/severe-tropical-cyclone-megan-makes-landfall-in-australia-north <![CDATA[Top Ukrainian general's stepson guards Russian consulate (IMAGES)]]> Ivan Syrsky was among a group of pro-Moscow activists in Sydney, who staged a counter-protest against a pro-Kiev crowd

The estranged stepson of Kiev's top general, Aleksandr Syrsky, made a show of support for Russia on Sunday, as pro-Ukraine activists in Sydney picketed Moscow's consulate.

Ivan Syrsky and his half-brother Anton, who is the general's biological son, moved to Australia after ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177325/top-ukrainian-general-stepson-guards-russian-consulate-images 274177325 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:12:52 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177325/top-ukrainian-general-stepson-guards-russian-consulate-images <![CDATA[Australian Lawmakers Probe Impact of Fire Ants]]> SYDNEY - A federal parliamentary in Australia is examining the threat from invasive fire ants, which can kill people and livestock and potentially pose more of a danger to Australia than rabbits, cane toads, foxes, camels, wild dogs and feral cats combined.

Lawmakers were holding a public meeting in Canberra Monday to discuss the aggressive insects, which are native to South America and are thought to have entere]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177280/australian-lawmakers-probe-impact-of-fire-ants 274177280 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:35:44 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177280/australian-lawmakers-probe-impact-of-fire-ants <![CDATA[Ukrainian top general's stepson guards Russian consulate]]> Ivan Syrsky was among a group of pro-Moscow activists in Sydney, who staged a counter-protest against a pro-Kiev crowd

The estranged stepson of Kiev's top general, Aleksandr Syrsky, made a show of support for Russia on Sunday, as pro-Ukraine activists in Sydney picketed Moscow's consulate.

Ivan Syrsky and his half-brother Anton, who is the general's biological son, moved to Australia after ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177013/ukrainian-top-general-stepson-guards-russian-consulate 274177013 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:12:41 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274177013/ukrainian-top-general-stepson-guards-russian-consulate <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 0630 GMT, March 18]]> MOSCOW -- Russia's incumbent President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, who is set to win reelection, said he would do his utmost to achieve national development goals on Monday morning.

Putin has won 87.32 percent of the vote after 95.04 percent of all ballots were counted, according to data from the Russian Central Election Commission as of Monday morning. (Russia-Presidential Election)

- - - ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274176743/xinhua-world--summary-at-0630-gmt-march-18 274176743 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:05:02 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274176743/xinhua-world--summary-at-0630-gmt-march-18 <![CDATA[Murdoch media weaponises victimhood except when convenient]]> News Corp's attempts to claim victimhood over the Moomba Parade's cancellation mirrors the exact viewpoints it so often seeks to chastise as "soft", Dr Victoria Fielding ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274176731/murdoch-media-weaponises-victimhood-except-when-convenient 274176731 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:52:11 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274176731/murdoch-media-weaponises-victimhood-except-when-convenient <![CDATA[Putin Wins Election with No Effective Opposition]]> Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated winning a new six-year term after an election that gave voters no real alternatives due to the intimidation or jailing of most potential opponents.

Putin told supporters that he considered the election democratic and dismissed those who protested the vote.

'We have many tasks ahead. But when we are consolidated - no matter who wants to intimidate us, suppress us -]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175401/putin-wins-election-with-no-effective-opposition 274175401 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:06:21 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175401/putin-wins-election-with-no-effective-opposition <![CDATA[India stock indices extend losses from past week]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175208/india-stock-indices-extend-losses-from-past-week 274175208 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:37:23 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175208/india-stock-indices-extend-losses-from-past-week <![CDATA[Market exchange rates in China -- March 18]]> BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.43

Euro 100 775.59

Japanese yen 100 4.7895

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.696

British pound 100 907.25

Aus]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175113/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-18 274175113 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:30:02 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175113/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-18 <![CDATA[Australian gov't reverses cancellation of Palestinian visas]]> CANBERRA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has reinstated canceled visas for some Palestinians fleeing Gaza.

Rasha Abbas, executive director of the Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) group, on Monday said that eight of the 11 Palestinians whom her organization was supporting after their Australian visas were canceled without warning have had them reinstated.

The federal government ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175054/australian-govt-reverses-cancellation-of-palestinian-visas 274175054 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:49:01 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175054/australian-govt-reverses-cancellation-of-palestinian-visas <![CDATA[How Australia can win hearts and minds in the Indian Ocean]]> Australia has an opportunity to strengthen its relationship with Maldives, a key strategic component in the Indian Ocean ramp-up.

Australia and Maldives are worlds apart. But one ocean unites them.

Australia is the largest country bordering the Indian Ocean, which acts as the connector for its most important trade routes to Asia.

Maldives is the smallest, but pl]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175003/how-australia-can-win-hearts-and-minds-in-the-indian-ocean 274175003 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:31:55 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175003/how-australia-can-win-hearts-and-minds-in-the-indian-ocean <![CDATA[Australian wheat purchase postponed by Chinese buyers]]> BEIJING, China: Amid rising global stockpiles dragging down prices, Chinese wheat importers have canceled or postponed some one million metric tons of Australian wheat purchases.

With international prices trading close to three-and-a-half-year lows, last week, the U.S. government reported canceling more than 500,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat exports to China, the world's leading wheat buyer.

After adverse]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174985/australian-wheat-purchase-postponed-by-chinese-buyers 274174985 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:15:14 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174985/australian-wheat-purchase-postponed-by-chinese-buyers <![CDATA[Putin Said to Capture 88% in Non-Competitive Vote, Extending His Rule]]> Russia announced that President Vladimir Putin is capturing 88% of the vote in the first ballot counting in the presidential election Sunday, an exercise that gave voters no real alternatives to an autocrat who has ruthlessly cracked down on dissent.

The three-day election that began Friday to extend Putin's 24-year rule for another six years took place in a tightly controlled environment where no public criticis]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174941/putin-said-to-capture-88-in-non-competitive-vote-extending-his-rule 274174941 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:36:28 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174941/putin-said-to-capture-88-in-non-competitive-vote-extending-his-rule <![CDATA[Trump & Orban: The deceptive allure of strong men in power]]> Donald Trump's recent meeting with Hungarian President Viktor Orban has reinforced the need for Americans to consider the costs of electing a dictator, http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174923/trump--orban-the-deceptive-allure-of-strong-men-in-power 274174923 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:52:08 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174923/trump--orban-the-deceptive-allure-of-strong-men-in-power <![CDATA[India: Authorities Revoke Visa Privileges of Diaspora Critics]]> (New York) - Indian authorities are revoking visa privileges to overseas critics of Indian origin who have spoken out against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government's policies, Human Rights Watch said today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi often attends mass g]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175170/india-authorities-revoke-visa-privileges-of-diaspora-critics 274175170 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:00:00 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175170/india-authorities-revoke-visa-privileges-of-diaspora-critics <![CDATA[Transnational partnership puts a stop to transnational crime]]> New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Customs Service are pleased to have supported United States law enforcement in preventing close to 200 kilograms of methamphetamine from reaching New Zealand and Australian borders.

A joint international task force, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and consisting of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), identified a dru]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175110/transnational-partnership-puts-a-stop-to-transnational-crime 274175110 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:33:13 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274175110/transnational-partnership-puts-a-stop-to-transnational-crime <![CDATA[How safe are Australia's mines? New analysis shows reform has been stalled for a decade]]> On Sunday August 7 1994, an explosion at the Moura No 2 underground coal mine in Queensland led to the deaths of 11 miners. This tragedy was the catalyst for a major shakeup in the approach to safety in all kinds of mines around Australia over the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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<![CDATA[Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz lock horns in 2023 Indian Wells Open rematch]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174555/daniil-medvedev-carlos-alcaraz-lock-horns-in-2023-indian-wells-open-rematch 274174555 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:55:57 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174555/daniil-medvedev-carlos-alcaraz-lock-horns-in-2023-indian-wells-open-rematch <![CDATA["If there's a little turn, I feel like a different beast": Shreyanka after breath-taking spell for RCB in WPL final]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174494/if-there-a-little-turn-i-feel-like-a-different-beast-shreyanka-after-breath-taking-spell-for-rcb-in-wpl-final 274174494 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:55:56 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174494/if-there-a-little-turn-i-feel-like-a-different-beast-shreyanka-after-breath-taking-spell-for-rcb-in-wpl-final <![CDATA[Australia Should Press on Rights When China's Minister Visits]]> On Wednesday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Australia to take part in the Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, a longstanding format where they will discuss trade, security, and other bilateral and international issues. During the visit, the Australian government should move beyond statements of concern and make clear their intention to seek accountability for China's ongoing human rights v]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174846/australia-should-press-on-rights-when-china-minister-visits 274174846 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:30:00 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174846/australia-should-press-on-rights-when-china-minister-visits <![CDATA[Stamp duty is holding us back from moving homes - we've worked out how much]]> This article is part of The Conversation's series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here.

If just one state of Australia, New South Wales, scrapped its stamp duty on real-estate transactions, about 100,000 more Australians would move homes each year, according to our http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174359/bring-the-trophy-home-ab-de-villiers-wishes-rcb-best-ahead-of-wpl-final-clash-with-dc 274174359 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:18:43 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174359/bring-the-trophy-home-ab-de-villiers-wishes-rcb-best-ahead-of-wpl-final-clash-with-dc <![CDATA[Hockey India ropes in services of Dennis Van De Poole for goalkeeping camp ahead of Paris Olympics]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174237/hockey-india-ropes-in-services-of-dennis-van-de-poole-for-goalkeeping-camp-ahead-of-paris-olympics 274174237 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:55:48 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174237/hockey-india-ropes-in-services-of-dennis-van-de-poole-for-goalkeeping-camp-ahead-of-paris-olympics <![CDATA[Metro services extended to public past midnight for WPL Finals]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174199/metro-services-extended-to-public-past-midnight-for-wpl-finals 274174199 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:03:06 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174199/metro-services-extended-to-public-past-midnight-for-wpl-finals <![CDATA[Sun Long earns China's 100th gold at short track speed skating worlds]]> ROTTERDAM, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Sun Long emerged victorious in the men's 1,500m of the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships on Saturday for China's 100th gold medal at the tournament.

The 23-year-old has crossed the second in 2:23.009 in Final A, but top finisher Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea was penalized after video review just minutes later, handing gold to Sun.

"It's a great honor to win ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174161/sun-long-earns-china-100th-gold-at-short-track-speed-skating-worlds 274174161 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:06 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174161/sun-long-earns-china-100th-gold-at-short-track-speed-skating-worlds <![CDATA[Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, March 17]]> MANILA -- The number of Chinese inbound travelers to the Philippines surged by 235 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, a Philippine lawmaker said Sunday.

Citing data from the Philippines' Department of Tourism, Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the committee on tourism in the House of Representatives, said that 82,314 Chinese travelers entered the Philippines in January and Febru]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 274174157 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:05 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 0700 GMT, March 17]]> SYDNEY -- Taxi drivers who overcharge or refuse fares could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) as the state plans to roll out a centralized database tracking bad behaviour, local media reported on Sunday.

The Australian state's Point to Point Transport Commissioner Anthony Wing will work with the taxi industry to expand the Driver Vehicle Database to track illegal activity such as overcharging a]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174156/xinhua-world--summary-at-0700-gmt-march-17 274174156 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:04 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174156/xinhua-world--summary-at-0700-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Authorities warn workers over rising exploitation in Australia]]> CANBERRA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Authorities have warned people seeking work in Australia about an increase in worker exploitation and forced labor.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Sunday urged domestic and overseas workers who are seeking employment in Australia to be aware of being coerced, threatened or deceived into working against their will.

According to the AFP, there have been 178 reports of ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174081/authorities-warn-workers-over-rising-exploitation-in-australia 274174081 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:05:02 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274174081/authorities-warn-workers-over-rising-exploitation-in-australia <![CDATA["Rogue" taxi drivers could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales]]> SYDNEY, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Taxi drivers who overcharge or refuse fares could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) as the state plans to roll out a centralized database tracking bad behaviour, local media reported on Sunday.

The Australian state's Point to Point Transport Commissioner Anthony Wing will work with the taxi industry to expand the Driver Vehicle Database to track illegal activity suc]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173928/rogue-taxi-drivers-could-be-blacklisted-in-australia-new-south-wales 274173928 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:49:01 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173928/rogue-taxi-drivers-could-be-blacklisted-in-australia-new-south-wales <![CDATA[Quick View: Win-win cooperation the right choice for China, Australia]]> BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- As two major Asia-Pacific countries critical to global economic growth, enhancing the ties between China and Australia is mutually beneficial and echoes the expectations of neighboring nations.

There is no historical grievance or contemporary hostility between China and Australia, and their common interests vastly outweigh any differences. Both sides must ensure that cooperation con]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173920/quick-view-win-win-cooperation-the-right-choice-for-china-australia 274173920 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:03 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173920/quick-view-win-win-cooperation-the-right-choice-for-china-australia <![CDATA[IPL 2024: Travis Head joins Sunrisers Hyderabad squad ahead of upcoming season]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173889/ipl-2024-travis-head-joins-sunrisers-hyderabad-squad-ahead-of-upcoming-season 274173889 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:37:22 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173889/ipl-2024-travis-head-joins-sunrisers-hyderabad-squad-ahead-of-upcoming-season <![CDATA[Iga Swiatek charges into Indian Wells final]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173737/iga-swiatek-charges-into-indian-wells-final 274173737 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:46:25 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173737/iga-swiatek-charges-into-indian-wells-final <![CDATA[Australian blueberry breaks world record as heaviest ever]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173564/australian-blueberry-breaks-world-record-as-heaviest-ever 274173564 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:09 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173564/australian-blueberry-breaks-world-record-as-heaviest-ever <![CDATA[Indonesia elected former military officer with autocratic streak]]> Australia must navigate the hardline tendencies of its new president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, a former military officer with a chequered human rights record, writes Duncan Graham.

TO LEAD THEIR nation for the next five years, Indonesians have picked a sinister military autocrat with a hideous past masquer]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173492/indonesia-elected-former-military-officer-with-autocratic-streak 274173492 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:52:09 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274173492/indonesia-elected-former-military-officer-with-autocratic-streak <![CDATA[Why net migration surged under Albanese Government in January]]> The Albanese Government has been seeking to reduce net migration by significantly increasing the refusal of student visas and slower processing, writes Dr Abul Rizvi.

DESPITE THE ALBANESE GOVERNMENT's intent, net]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274172755/why-net-migration-surged-under-albanese-government-in-january 274172755 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:52:09 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274172755/why-net-migration-surged-under-albanese-government-in-january <![CDATA[Economists say Australia shouldn't try to transition to net zero by aping the mammoth US Inflation Reduction Act]]> Australia's top economists are pressing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to ape US President Joe Biden's "think big" approach to clean energy.

Biden's so-called Inflation Reduction Act - dubbed the billmcauleyphotographer.com)

Anti-Apartheid demonstration in Sydney, 1971.

Getting close - but not too close - this photo chronicles a vicious assault: a man wearing a swastika and jackboots attacks Anti]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274169703/nazi-thugs-putting-the-boot-in 274169703 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:52:10 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274169703/nazi-thugs-putting-the-boot-in <![CDATA[U.S. agricultural futures fall]]> CHICAGO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures fell across the board on Thursday, led by wheat.

The most active corn contract for May delivery fell 7.5 cents, or 1.7 percent, to settle at 4.3375 U.S. dollars per bushel. May wheat plunged 12 cents, or 2.2 percent, to settle at 5.3225 dollars per bushel. May soybean lost 1.5 cents, or 0.13 percent, to settle at 11.9525 dollars per]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274169618/us-agricultural-futures-fall 274169618 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:48:40 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274169618/us-agricultural-futures-fall <![CDATA[China Gives Warnings on Vietnam-Australia Strategic Relationship]]> washington - A new, closer diplomatic relationship between Australia and Vietnam is drawing warnings from China against forming 'exclusive circles' in the Indo-Pacific region.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at Monday's daily news briefing, 'To advocate bloc confrontation and build exclusive circles goes against the trend of the times and the common aspiration of regional countries.'

]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274169555/china-gives-warnings-on-vietnam-australia-strategic-relationship 274169555 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:05:56 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274169555/china-gives-warnings-on-vietnam-australia-strategic-relationship <![CDATA[Opposition under pressure as Parliament returns]]> The Federal Parliament returns next week, the first sitting following Labor's win in the Dunkley By-election.

The Government will be firmly focused on the upcoming budget this sitting fortnight, along with the swearing-in of the new Member for Dunkley, http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165296/definitely-feel-lighter-after-retiring-from-international-cricket-delhi-capitals-captain-meg-lanning 274165296 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:18:40 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165296/definitely-feel-lighter-after-retiring-from-international-cricket-delhi-capitals-captain-meg-lanning <![CDATA[Grace Harris replaces Darcie Brown in Australia's ODI series against Bangladesh]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165180/grace-harris-replaces-darcie-brown-in-australia-odi-series-against-bangladesh 274165180 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:55:42 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165180/grace-harris-replaces-darcie-brown-in-australia-odi-series-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[Wade set to retire from red-ball format ahead of T20 WC 2024]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165181/wade-set-to-retire-from-red-ball-format-ahead-of-t20-wc-2024 274165181 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:55:42 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165181/wade-set-to-retire-from-red-ball-format-ahead-of-t20-wc-2024 <![CDATA[Legends Cricket Trophy 2024: Shaun Marsh dominates as Dubai Giants' triumph]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165178/legends-cricket-trophy-2024-shaun-marsh-dominates-as-dubai-giants-triumph 274165178 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:55:41 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165178/legends-cricket-trophy-2024-shaun-marsh-dominates-as-dubai-giants-triumph <![CDATA[Australia's New South Wales to ban offshore drilling, mining with new law]]> SYDNEY, March 15 (Xinhua) -- New legislation has been approved by parliament in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) to ban offshore drilling and mining in a bid to protect beaches and the coastal environment.

The state government announced on Friday that the bill secured support from across the parliament, making NSW "the first state in Australia to prohibit seabed petroleum and mineral exploration and]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165090/australia-new-south-wales-to-ban-offshore-drilling-mining-with-new-law 274165090 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:19:54 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165090/australia-new-south-wales-to-ban-offshore-drilling-mining-with-new-law <![CDATA[On Australian TV: No ill-gotten wealth Only a few dared to speak up in Manila]]> CHEERS TO Rappler, Philstar.com, http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165009/families-beware-cults-are-everywhere-and-they-want-your-loved-ones 274165009 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:52:10 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165009/families-beware-cults-are-everywhere-and-they-want-your-loved-ones <![CDATA[Cloud9 cruises in LCS Spring playoff opener]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165006/cloud9-cruises-in-lcs-spring-playoff-opener 274165006 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:40:01 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274165006/cloud9-cruises-in-lcs-spring-playoff-opener <![CDATA[Australia to reinstate UNRWA funding]]> CANBERRA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia will reinstate funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the nation's Foreign Minister has announced.

Penny Wong on Friday said the government will restore 6 million Australian dollars (3.9 million U.S. dollars) in funding to the UNRWA and provide additional support for Gaza.

It came after Australia in ]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164976/australia-to-reinstate-unrwa-funding 274164976 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:56:53 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164976/australia-to-reinstate-unrwa-funding <![CDATA[IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals name Jake Fraser-McGurk as replacement for Lungisani Ngidi]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164973/ipl-2024-delhi-capitals-name-jake-fraser-mcgurk-as-replacement-for-lungisani-ngidi 274164973 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:55:30 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164973/ipl-2024-delhi-capitals-name-jake-fraser-mcgurk-as-replacement-for-lungisani-ngidi <![CDATA[Chart: Assisted reproductive technology cycles in ANZ.]]> In 2021, more than 20,000 babies were born following over 100,000 initiated Assisted Reproductive Technology cycles in Australia and New Zealand.

 

The post Chart:]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164941/chart-assisted-reproductive-technology-cycles-in-anz 274164941 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:54:20 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164941/chart-assisted-reproductive-technology-cycles-in-anz <![CDATA[Australian gov't urged to reinstate canceled visas for Palestinians]]> CANBERRA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government is facing criticism for canceling the visas of Palestinians fleeing the war in Gaza.

It was revealed on Thursday that several Palestinians who were granted visitor visas by the Australian government have had them suddenly revoked.

Rasha Abbas, executive director of the Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) group, told Nine Entertainment newsp]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164860/australian-govt-urged-to-reinstate-canceled-visas-for-palestinians 274164860 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 02:44:55 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164860/australian-govt-urged-to-reinstate-canceled-visas-for-palestinians <![CDATA[Market exchange rates in China -- March 15]]> BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.75

Euro 100 775.69

Japanese yen 100 4.8134

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.735

British pound 100 908.83

Aus]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164852/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-15 274164852 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 02:33:00 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164852/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-15 <![CDATA[On Australian TV: No ill-gotten wealth? Only a few dared to speak up in Manila]]> By: CMFR Staff

Posted on: March 15, 2024, 3:15 pm

CHEERS TO Rappler, Kim Sawyer.

FOR 30 YEARS, government funding of higher education has been emasculated. In the 1980s, the Federal Government provided at least 80% of university funding, but last ye]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164642/universities-accord-fails-to-restore-integrity-to-higher-education 274164642 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:52:12 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164642/universities-accord-fails-to-restore-integrity-to-higher-education <![CDATA[Adam Voges roped in by LSG as consultant for IPL 2024]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164397/adam-voges-roped-in-by-lsg-as-consultant-for-ipl-2024 274164397 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:58 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164397/adam-voges-roped-in-by-lsg-as-consultant-for-ipl-2024 <![CDATA[Nets' Ben Simmons has season-ending back surgery]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164376/nets-ben-simmons-has-season-ending-back-surgery 274164376 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:06 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164376/nets-ben-simmons-has-season-ending-back-surgery <![CDATA["Exciting times for cricket...": Ponting on US hosting IND-PAK T20 WC clash]]> Melbourne [Australia], March 14 (ANI): Legendary Australian batter Ricky Ponting is eagerly awaiting the match between India and Pakistan in New York at this year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup and opines that there is a really strong possibility of cricket becoming a really big sport in the United States in coming future through the marquee T20I cricket tournament.

All eyes will be on the new Nassau County Internatio]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164309/exciting-times-for-cricket-ponting-on-us-hosting-ind-pak-t20-wc-clash 274164309 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:03:18 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164309/exciting-times-for-cricket-ponting-on-us-hosting-ind-pak-t20-wc-clash <![CDATA[Lost in translation: the geopolitical risks of declining foreign language learning in Australia and NZ]]> As the 2024 academic year begins in Australia and New Zealand, optimism over the state of foreign language learning at universities is in short supply.

Languages have taken a post-pandemic battering. In 2023 alone, New Zealand's Victoria University of Wellington decided to shut down its Greek, Lat]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164809/lost-in-translation-the-geopolitical-risks-of-declining-foreign-language-learning-in-australia-and-nz 274164809 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:54:27 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164809/lost-in-translation-the-geopolitical-risks-of-declining-foreign-language-learning-in-australia-and-nz <![CDATA[Insurance Council of NZ Speech, 7 March 2024, Auckland]]> Source: Beehive

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<![CDATA[2 foreign travelers killed in landslide in Bali]]> JAKARTA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Two foreign nationals on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali were killed on Thursday after the villa they were staying in was hit by a landslide, police told local media.

The accommodation situated in Penebel in Tabanan Regency was swept away by severe rain on Thursday, an area prone to flooding and landslides in the rainy season.

Penebel Police Chief I Gusti Kade Alit Mudi]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164115/2-foreign-travelers-killed-in-landslide-in-bali 274164115 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:24 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164115/2-foreign-travelers-killed-in-landslide-in-bali <![CDATA["You're focusing too much on social media...": Rishabh Pant shares banter with Vaughan, Gilchrist]]> http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164077/youre-focusing-too-much-on-social-media-rishabh-pant-shares-banter-with-vaughan-gilchrist 274164077 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:18:33 GMT http://www.brisbanestar.com/news/274164077/youre-focusing-too-much-on-social-media-rishabh-pant-shares-banter-with-vaughan-gilchrist <![CDATA['I'm home': how co-operative housing could take pressure off Australia's housing crisis]]> This article is part of The Conversation's series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here.

At a time when everything from abolishing negative gearing to capping rents are being suggested as ways to reduce Australia's housing crisis, little attention has been given to housing co-operatives.

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