Tag Archives: Australia

• Australia rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims, backing US 24 July 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Australia has rejected Beijing's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating row. ...

• Dalai Lama expresses sadness over devastating bushfires in Australia 8 January 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has no comments yet

  "I am very heartened by generous gestures of solidarity of the global community in their support for the well-being of all those affected. This is an example of the oneness of humanity and its compassionate nature." ...

• Thousands trapped on Australian beaches by dangerous bushfires 31 December 2019 | Sonali Paul and Swati Pandey This post has no comments yet

  Thousands swarmed to beaches on Australia’s east coast to escape fierce wildfires bearing down on several seaside towns, as the government readied naval vessels and military helicopters to aid firefighting and evacuations. ...

• Australia investigates ‘Chinese plot’ to create spy MP 25 November 2019 | Holly Robertson This post has one comment

  Australia's prime minister insisted he was "not naive" to the threat of foreign interference Monday, as authorities investigated an alleged plot by China to recruit a businessman and get him elected. ...

• After fallout, Tibetans in Sydney to have new event for Dalai Lama’s Nobel 3 December 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 8 comments

  The Tibetan Information Office in Canberra, Australia, announced that they will organise an event to celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize on the Dalai Lama 29 years ago. ...

• Tibetans in Sydney cancel Dalai Lama Nobel commemoration event 1 December 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 17 comments

  The Tibetan community in Sydney will not celebrate the 29th anniversary of conferment of Nobel Peace Prize on the Dalai Lama due to squabbles over the visit of the President Lobsang Sangay. ...

• Australian PM has no plans to meet Dalai Lama as China warns 31 August 2017 | Myles Morgan This post has one comment

  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's office has confirmed he has no plans to meet with the Dalai Lama. It added he had never met with exiled Tibetan leader during his time as Prime Minister. ...

• Tibetan EC orders recounting of votes in Australia 22 March 2016 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

  "The results declared and circulated in the social networking sites were without the seal and signatures of the local election commissions and observers." ...

• Wildfire claims more than 100 homes in Australia 26 December 2015 This post has no comments yet

  A bushfire which flared on Christmas Day has destroyed more than 100 homes in southern Australia, and officials warned the losses could have been worse. ...

• New Australia PM pledges dynamic economy, end to division 15 September 2015 | Glenda Kwek This post has no comments yet

  Multi-millionaire former banker Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in Tuesday as Australia's fourth prime minister in just over two years, promising to create a dynamic new economy. ...