Australia

Benjamin Johnson Apr 28, 2018 32

April 25 is ANZAC Day in Australia. ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps. War was declared between England and Germany on August 4, 1914. When World War I started, Australia promised 20,000 men to aid England. At the time,…

Benjamin Johnson Apr 18, 2018 5

Transmissible cancers are incredibly rare in nature, yet have arisen in Tasmanian devils on at least two separate occasions. New research from the University of Cambridge identifies key anti-cancer drugs that could be trialled as a treatment for these diseases,…

Benjamin Johnson Apr 01, 2018 19

Scholars and a former Chinese diplomat warned during a panel discussion that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has established an extensive network of influencers across many arenas of Australian society, including in Australian Chinese communities, the business community, government, media and education. During the discussion on “The Hidden Agenda of China’s Silent Invasion” – held …

Benjamin Johnson Mar 28, 2018 51

Tuidang is a Chinese word meaning withdraw. For the Chinese people, the Tuidang movement means to remove themselves from any affiliation with the Chinese Communist Party. This movement has gained momentum in recent years, especially among China’s youth, with the…

Benjamin Johnson Mar 21, 2018 1

An Australian man who helped organize the launch of a controversial book about China was denied entry to the country. John Hugh, 51, flew from Sydney to Shanghai on Tuesday with his 80-year-old mother, intending to visit China for several days before continuing to Canada, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. But Hugh said he was …

Benjamin Johnson Mar 14, 2018 7

In a further rebuff of WeChat, China’s popular instant messaging and social media platform, Australia’s defense department has banned its staff from using the app on their work phones. The Australian Financial Review was the first to report the news on March 11. “Defense does not provide or support the use of unauthorized software, including …

Benjamin Johnson Mar 08, 2018 10

Emergency services responded to a call at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, after a man tried to use his insect spray as a flamethrower to kill cockroaches. What the man ended up doing was causing an explosion in his kitchen. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said the man from Mount Isa suffered lacerations to …

Benjamin Johnson Mar 07, 2018 6

A woman from Perth, Australia, thought she had a burst appendix when she felt sharp pains in her abdomen. Jayde Lawrence, 27 and her partner Kurt Lawrence raced to a Perth hospital where they discovered that her appendix actually had no problems. The young mother, a property manager, gave birth to a healthy child just …

Benjamin Johnson Mar 07, 2018 639

A father has made a heartfelt plea after his 12-year-old son was left quadriplegic in a backyard trampolining accident in New South Wales, Australia. Louie Mould and his friend were playing on a trampoline in November last year when he landed awkwardly and compressed his C3, C4, and C5 vertebrae near the base of the neck, …

Benjamin Johnson Mar 06, 2018 2

The world’s oldest known message in a bottle has been discovered by a couple in Western Australia. Tonya Illman picked up the 132-year-old bottle of gin while walking on sand dunes because she thought it might “look good on a bookshelf.” Experts from the Western Australian Museum verified that the message and bottle were authentic …