In a somewhat unusual turn of events, a member of a highly secretive Christian sect in Australia has turned himself in to police in order to serve a sentence for sexual abuse of minors. In the middle of a debate about whether or not the country should have a sex offenders registry like the United […]
Australia is facing increasing scrutiny from the United Nations (UN) over its proposed treatment of refugees in response to its handling of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 153 Tamil asylum seekers are en route to or already have been transferred to the custody of the Sri Lankan Navy. […]
Australia’s politics have been particularly interesting as of late, but perhaps not more so than this week as the current government issued its budget, creating many pained groans from opposition politicians and the Australian public. But today it is the censors who are groaning as explicit language was used during “Question Time” in parliament which […]
