Children as young as five are feeling the impact of the drought as it continues to affect parts of the nation, according to a new report.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UK school children strike over 'lack of climate change action' | Sky News AustraliaSchool children in the UK have swapped the classroom for the picket line as they strike over the government's perceived lack of action on climate change.\n\nThousands of school children took in strikes in 60 towns and cities across the UK, according to organisers Youth Strike 4 Climate.\n\nDemonstrations have taken place in locations such as Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Cambridge and Brighton, with pupils also descending on Westminster to call for change.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Hakeem al-Araibi to arrive in Australia today | Sky News AustraliaMelbourne based refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi is on his way back to Australia after a Thai court ended its extradition proceedings against him. \n\nMr al-Araibi has been held in a Thai prison for more than two months after he was arrested under an Interpol red notice while entering the country for a holiday.\n\nThe 25-year-old had been sentenced to 10 years' jail in absentia by Bahrain for alleged vandalism, but he denies any involvement.\n\n
Read more »
Convicted criminals could be transferred to Australia under medivac bill: Porter | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Attorney General Christian Porter says the medivac bill that passed parliament this week would allow people convicted of a serious criminal offence to travel to Australia for medical treatment.\n\nThe Medivac bill is designed to give doctors a greater say over whether asylum seekers in offshore detention centres can be flown to Australia for medical treatment, though still allows the Home Affairs minister to reject transfers on security grounds.\n\nNationals leader Michael McCormack was criticised on Thursday for claiming that the Home Affairs Minister would be unable to stop ‘spivs, and rapists and murderers' from being transferred to Australia for medical care.\n\nMr Porter told Sky News that under the amendments Labor put forward, an asylum seeker convicted, but not sentenced yet, of a serious offence can still be transferred to Australia.\n\nHowever, he could not nominate whether any asylum seeker currently housed on Manus Island or Nauru would fit this definition.\n\n\n
Read more »
John ‘Wacka’ Williams says all politicians ‘want to help Australia’ | Sky News AustraliaNationals Senator John ‘Wacka’ Williams says that politicians working in Canberra ‘generally’ want to help Australia but ‘just disagree on how’ to do it.\n\nAfter 11 years in the Senate, Mr Williams retired on Wednesday and gave his valedictory speech. \n\nMr Williams says despite the back and forth nature of politics, other members are 'close mates' of his and share a passion for their job and their country. \n\nThe Senator was a driving force behind the Banking Royal Commission, running inquiries into financial services and the Australian Securities Investment Commission.
Read more »
Our government needs to put Australia first: Credlin | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peta Credlin says Australia should stop signing international treaties ‘full of good intentions’, which ‘impinge’ on sovereignty. \n\nThe NSW Land and Environment Court chief judge last week ruled against a proposed coal mine near Gloucester on the mid-north coast, saying it would increase the greenhouse gas emissions that Australia has committed to reducing. \n\nMs Credlin says ‘let's not elect governments that are fixated with striking a pose on the international stage ahead of safeguarding the rights and livelihoods of Australians here at home, the very people they're supposed to serve.’
Read more »
People smugglers will ‘not succeed’ entering Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison says people smugglers will ‘not succeed’ if they attempt to enter Australia illegally. \n\nMr Morrison has issued a strong warning toward people smugglers during a two minute video, saying Australia has zero tolerance for the trade and illegal boats. \n\nThe video message follows the Coalition's colossal defeat after losing a parliamentary vote over the medical evacuation bill of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. \n\n\n\n
Read more »
People smugglers will ‘not succeed’ entering Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison says people smugglers will ‘not succeed’ if they attempt to enter Australia illegally. \n\nMr Morrison has issued a strong warning toward people smugglers during a two-minute video, saying Australia has zero tolerance for the trade and illegal boats. \n\nThe video message follows the Coalition's colossal defeat after losing a parliamentary vote over the medical evacuation bill, which allows doctors to request the transfer of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru to Australia for treatment. \n\n\n\n
Read more »