Malaysia (News4us.com) May 10, 2011 F/A-18F Super Hornets soared through the Malaysian skies today on their first mission during Exercise Bersama Shield 2011. The Super Hornets, also known as Rhinos, have commenced the Force Integration Training phase which sees the aircrew practice basic fighter manoeuvres alongside military aircraft from the Malaysian and Singaporean defence forces. [...]
Canberra, ACT, Australia (News4us.com) May 09, 2011 The Government has announced that Australia will file its written submission in the Whaling Case against Japan at the International Court of Justice later today in The Hague. The filing of the Memorial is the next step in the case to stop Japan’s Southern Ocean whaling program for [...]
Sydney/Perth, Australia (News4us.com) May 05, 2011 The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has seized a record 239kg of methamphetamine in Sydney and Perth, charging four men in another strike against serious and organised crime. The AFP, along with its domestic law enforcement partners, has now seized more than 1.8tonnes of drugs this financial year and statistics [...]
Gold Coast, Australia (News4us.com) May 03, 2011 A 35-year-old Malaysian woman has been arrested by police at Gold Coast Airport for importing heroin into Australia. The woman is scheduled to appear in Southport Magistrates Court this morning (4 May 2011). The woman was stopped for questioning by Customs and Border Protection officers when she arrived [...]
Australia (News4us.com) May 02, 2011 The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia’s Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours. Commanding Officer Heron RPA Detachment – ROT 4 Wing Commander Greg Wells said his personnel had achieved 475 hours during April. “This exceeds the efforts [...]
Canberra, ACT, Australia (News4us.com) May 02, 2011 President Obama today announced that Osama bin Laden, the leader of the terrorist group al Qaeda, has been killed in an operation conducted by United States forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. I join other world leaders in welcoming this great blow against terrorism. On behalf of the nation, I [...]
Canberra, ACT, Australia (News4us.com) May 02, 2011 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has extended her deepest sympathies to the United States on behalf of the Australian Government and people, following the terrible loss of life and suffering caused by severe storms that hit southern states this week. The Government today offered to support the United States [...]
Western Australia (News4us.com) April 21, 2011 Two men have been arrested in Perth and Sydney overnight following a multi-jurisdictional investigation involving the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Western Australia Police. In Perth, WA Police and the AFP executed a search warrant at a residential premises in Scarborough seizing 14.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and arresting a [...]
Canberra, ACT, Australia (News4us.com) April 18, 2011 The Gillard Government will be making a donation of $25,000 to Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to commemorate the wedding of Royal couple Prince William and Catherine Middleton on behalf of the people of Australia. The gift was decided following a request from the happy couple to [...]
Christmas Island, Australia (News4us.com) April 16, 2011 Commonwealth Ombudsman Allan Asher today announced his decision to conduct an investigation into the use of force by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Government’s immigration detention service provider, SERCO, on Christmas Island during the week of 12 March 2011. Mr Asher delivered a guest lecture at [...]
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