Australia

US, UK, Australia reach deal on nuclear submarines

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAustraliaUSA13 March 202313 March 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Under the AUKUS deal outlined on Monday, Australia will first receive at least three nuclear-powered submarines from the US…reports Asian Lite News Aimed at countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific…

China focus of Australian, Japanese PMs visits

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina7 March 20237 March 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes The top-level visits take place immediately after foreign ministers of Quad grouping met in the Indian capital last week…reports Asian Lite News Over the next two weeks, Australia and Japan…

Australia mulls sending weapons to Taiwan

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAustralia7 March 20227 March 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sino-Australian relations have been in a downward spiral since April 2020 when Canberra infuriated Beijing by proposing an independent international inquiry into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic….reports Asian Lite…

Melbourne Cricket Ground to be renamed after Shane Warne

by NewsdeskAustraliaSport6 March 20226 March 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes A report in cricket.com.au said on Saturday that passionate cricket fans and people from other walks of life “laid flowers, meat pies and beer cans” at Warne’s statue at the…

BREAKING NEWS: Cricket legend Shane Warne dies at 52

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAustraliaSport4 March 20224 March 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Shane Warne was one of the best leg-spinners to have embraced the game. Warne scalped 708 wickets in his illustrious career which spanned for 145 Test matches…reports Asian Lite News…

Australia announces sanctions on Russia

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAustralia23 February 202223 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the DPR and LPR. …reports Asian Lite News Australia is taking immediate action to sanction Russian individuals, organizations,…

Quad broadens its focus

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsUSA16 February 202216 February 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes If Quad can maintain its momentum and build further convergences on some of the issues they have identified as areas of cooperation, one would not be surprised to see a…

Australia’s trade minister to visit India for FTA talks

by Newsdesk-Top NewsIndia News9 February 20229 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The minister further said CECA is a potential game-changer in opening opportunities for both Australia and India. “It is also an important piece of our post-COVID economic recovery.”…reports Asian Lite…

Australia to open borders after almost 2 years 

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAustralia7 February 20227 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes It marks one of the most significant easing of Australia’s border closure since it was introduced to prevent the spread of the virus in March 2020…reports Asian Lite News Australia’s…

Australia joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

by Newsdesk-Top NewsChina8 December 20218 December 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes This comes a few days after the Biden administration announced the decision not to send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing….reports Asian Lite News Australia…