The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is recruiting “highly trained professionals,” including some from Western countries, to develop chemical weapons, warned Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Australia’s ABC reports.
AAP reports that Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said her government would consider sending more troops to help battle ISIS in Iraq, but the Iraqis have been oddly slow to request assistance, even as the Islamic State overruns cities and begins lining up an attack on Baghdad.
Tara Nettleton, the wife of Australian Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist Khaled Sharrouf, announced she wants to come back to Australia. However, Prime Minister Tony Abbott issued a harsh warning that the family will face punishment for their crimes.
In the last two months more than 12 women from Melbourne, Australia, have run to conflict zones to support the Islamic State (IS) and become jihadi brides. Five of the 12 are known to have joined IS in Syria while
On Thursday, Australian teen Oliver Bridgeman, suspected of fighting with an Al Qaeda-linked group in Syria, reportedly told his parents that he wants to return home.
Australia’s mobilization against the threat of ISIS has been remarkably swift, relentless, and focused. They are taking very serious measures to deal with potential recruits. For example, AFP reports the Australian government has amended its citizenship laws to “strip dual nationals linked to terrorism of their citizenship for ‘betraying the country.'”
For breaking Australia’s strict animal quarantine laws last month, actor Johnny Depp was informed this week he could face up to 10 years behind bars, and has been spotted back on U.S. soil.
Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott fears the US is being forced to carry an unequal load in the fight against IS in Syria and Iraq and is considering sending more ground troops to the Middle East to assist in the battle.
Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott has ruled out a referendum in Australia to formally recognize same-sex marriage. Speaking in the wake of the landslide win in Ireland for proponents of the same change, he refused to entertain any similar poll
AP– Australia plans to strip citizenship from Australian-born children of immigrants who become Islamic State fighters in its crackdown on homegrown jihadis, a minister said on Thursday. The government wants to change the Citizenship Act to make fighting for
Compare the pair. Sweden offers full support to any and all returning IS terrorists who make it “home” from battlefields in Iraq and Syria. They are guaranteed jobs, housing, welfare benefits and counselling as official state-sanctioned policy. Now look at Australia. According
The University of Western Australia has caved in to green activists and cancelled a planned $4 million Consensus Centre because of its associations with Skeptical Environmentalist author Bjorn Lomborg. Blond, gay, impeccably left wing and a former member of Greenpeace,
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) allegedly beheaded a Melbourne teenager when he attempted to return home from Syria.
Johnny Depp said an “emotional” goodbye to his beloved pups, Boo and Pistol, Friday as they boarded a private jet in Coolangatta, Australia, on their way back to Los Angeles, reports the Daily Mail.
The United States Consulate in Melbourne, Australia, has received intelligence indicating a “likely” terror attack on Aussie soil.
Johnny Depp’s prized pets have caught the attention of Australia’s Agriculture minister, and he isn’t taking kindly to their unauthorized vacation.
The UK Daily Mail reports on a major terrorism bust in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday afternoon. Three homemade bombs were recovered from the suspect’s residence, identified as an underaged teen. Nine days of investigative work led up to the raid.
Doctor Tareq Kamleh, who left his native Australia to join the Islamic State in Syria, has written a letter to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency denying that he was “brainwashed” and vowing never to return to Australia.
Nauru’s opposition and refugee advocates have slammed a government ban on Facebook, calling the move an act of “dictatorship”.
Reports from Australia indicate a disturbing number of doctors and nurses have chosen to support ISIS, as summarized by Albawaba News from the Australian Daily Telegraph.
US reaffirms defense of Japan’s Senkaku Islands; Japan-U.S. military guidelines will include ‘collective self-defense’
Before Australian physician Tareq Kamleh became the star of the latest Islamic State propaganda video, encouraging other professionals in the West to join the jihad in Iraq and Syria, he was a womanizing “creep” whom former colleagues claimed struggled with balancing his religion and rampant promiscuity.
Turkey, Armenia hold dueling WW1 centennials over genocide and Gallipoli; Turkey commemorates the 100th anniversary of Anzac day and the Battle of Gallipoli; Turkey debates its role in the Armenian genocide; The politics of genocide and rape — in Turkey and elsewhere
Climate change activists have reacted hysterically to news that a think tank run by “sceptical environmentalist” Bjorn Lomborg is to be given state funding by Australia. (h/t Bishop Hill) Earlier this month the Australian government announced the awarding of a
Omar Hallak, the principal at the Al-Taqwa College in Australia, banned girls from running in school, alleging that the activity could cause them to lose their virginity. The regulators have launched an investigation into the accusations.
