Australia & Oceania

Australia & Oceania 04/06/21, 16:24

The editors of a well-known student-run newspaper at an Australian university in Sydney faced criticism for their decision to censor an article published by its journalists that detailed the controversial links of two academics at the university to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As reported by Australian media, the editors of ...

Australia & Oceania 03/17/21, 13:50

Australia has taken its dispute with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to the World Trade Organization (WTO), requesting the establishment of a committee to address in detail the punitive tariffs it imposed on Australian barley exports. Australian producers and politicians claim that there are political motivations behind the abusive import ...

Australia & Oceania 03/09/21, 16:18

Former Hong Kong legislator and pro-democracy activist Ted Hui, was granted a tourist visa by the Australian government to visit the country as part of a world tour to garner support for stronger action against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by the international community and particularly the Australian government. Hui fled ...

Australia & Oceania 03/07/21, 22:13

The Australian attorney general’s rape accuser, who recently took her own life, first sought help from a counsellor over the alleged rape in 2013, and had several sessions with her, it has been revealed. Four Corners has been told that the woman first sought help from the counsellor in about 2013 ...

Australia & Oceania 03/01/21, 10:22

Australia's Sky News host, Cory Bernardi, unmasked the possible true intentions of the Great Reset, a controversial project promoted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) accordingly states, "In 2030 you'll own nothing, and you'll be happy." "The WEF is the architect of the Great Reset, and the fourth Industrial Revolution. They ...

Australia & Oceania 02/27/21, 18:16

Authorities at the China Cultural Center in Wellington, New Zealand, hosted a major Chinese Lunar New Year celebration on Friday, Feb. 26, which included a dance show featuring Han Chinese dancers from New Zealand dressed in the cultural attire of Uighur Muslims, sparking outrage from genuine Uighurs who felt it ...

Australia & Oceania 02/25/21, 11:25

Australia's Parliament on Thursday, Feb. 25,  passed a world-first law for tech giants such as Facebook and Google to pay local publishers for news content after days earlier Facebook took steps to ban certain content in Australia in response to the government's proposed regulations. As reported by Bloomberg News, the proposed ...

Australia & Oceania 02/23/21, 09:34

In an unexpected move by the social networking giant, Facebook, it announced on Tuesday, Feb. 23, that it will reverse its block on Australian users sharing news on its site and would even be willing to accept the government's proposed media regulations requiring it to pay for published content. Following announcements ...

Australia & Oceania 02/22/21, 15:25

Canadian Minister of Heritage Steven Guilbeault, condemned Facebook's actions in blocking all Australian news sites last week as "highly irresponsible." He announced that Canada would implement measures similar to those taken by Australia to ensure that Facebook pays for news content from Canadian publishers. Canada is ready to take on the ...

Australia & Oceania 02/22/21, 09:23

Australian Sky news anchor Cori Bernardi pointed out to his television audience that he thinks President Joe Biden is struggling with dementia, and this would make him unfit to hold the office he swore an oath to fulfill.    "Never before has the leader of the free world been so cognitively compromised," ...

Australia & Oceania 02/19/21, 15:33

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that other countries are joining Australia's efforts to regulate tech giant Facebook by requiring it to pay local media outlets for publishing content on its platform. Among the list of countries planning to follow Canberra's lead against the monopoly controlled by the social network ...

Australia & Oceania 02/18/21, 17:33

Calls for a boycott of Facebook are reaching a crescendo after 'Delete Facebook,' 'Boycott Zuckerberg,' and 'Facebook We Need To Talk' began trending on the rival social media platform Twitter. Facebook has infuriated netizens worldwide after slapping a ban on Australia's users from accessing or sharing any news over a dispute ...

Australia & Oceania 02/18/21, 10:27

Following announcements in late January that Australia would soon pass a law requiring Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for the right to use their content, Facebook blocked all content from news outlets on its platform in Australia as of Feb. 18. The blocking also included government pages and ...

Australia & Oceania 02/03/21, 14:14

The Department of Defense announced on Feb. 1 that an Australian company has received authorization and funding to process rare minerals in the city of Hondo, Texas, taking the first step toward ending dependence on China for these valuable mineral resources. "Lynas Rare Earths Ltd., the largest rare earth element mining ...

Australia & Oceania 01/27/21, 15:52

Philippine analysts expressed concern that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set the stage for a full-blown armed conflict in the South China Sea. A recently implemented new draft law significantly increased the Chinese coast guard's power to conduct coastal attacks in the area.  As experts warned in communication with the ...

Australia & Oceania 01/22/21, 15:26

Australia will soon pass a law requiring Google to pay royalties to media outlets that publish the content it shares on its network, but the tech giant intimidated users with the possibility of charging or impairing the free services it provides. Alphabet Inc., said it would block its search engine if ...