A Chinese-Australian journalist named Cheng Lei was detained in 2019 on “murky” espionage charges and was given a closed-court trial in Beijing which resulted in her being detained for 3 years. Cheng Lei has written a story on her hardships in chinese prison since her release, one of which was that she was only allowed to stand in sunlight for… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41223153 Australia has begun sending out ballots for a non-binding vote on support for legalising same-sex marriage. The survey does not have the power to change the law but could lead to a vote in parliament. Australian political leaders, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, have said they support the Yes campaign. People will have until 7 November to cast their vote by mail… Read more »
FRANCE 24 | September 10, 2017 http://www.france24.com/en/20170910-australia-polls-tighten-thousands-rally-support-gay-marriage-vote Recently in Australia, people have been campaigning for legislation to pass equality for same-sex marriage. Such legalization has been passed in England, France, Germany, Canada, and of course the United States, and Australia hopes to join them. However, like most other countries, it is very difficult to pass this legislation due to the… Read more »
(Bloomberg): Iron ore imports by China surged to a record above 1 billion metric tons last year as unexpectedly strong steel production and lower local mine output combined to fire up demand in the world’s top buyer for cargoes from Australia and Brazil, supporting a rebound in prices. Asia’s top economy imported 1.024 billion tons in 2016, up 7.5 percent from a… Read more »
MELBOURNE, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — Australia could soon have its own 1,000-kilometer per hour train running from Melbourne to Sydney. The U.S. company which has developed a futuristic high-speed rail link has identified Australia and the route between its two largest cities as an ideal etc etc etc (think we need a bridging par between intro and Elon Musk ….)… Read more »