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Australia to Impose 14-Day Self-Isolation on International Travelers

TEHRAN (defapress) – Australia will impose 14-day self-isolation on international travelers arriving from midnight Sunday and ban cruise ships from foreign ports for 30 days, mirroring restrictions in nearby New Zealand aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
News ID: 80514    Publish Date : 2020/03/15

Australia to Settle More Immigrants outside Major Cities

TEHRAN (defapress) - The Australian government said on Saturday it is increasing the number of visas for skilled workers willing to migrate to the country's regions in a bid to ease pressure on major cities, where populations are growing twice as fast as elsewhere.
News ID: 79093    Publish Date : 2019/10/26

Iran, Australia FMs meet in New York

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne met and held talks in New York on Wednesday.
News ID: 78820    Publish Date : 2019/09/26

Australia Won't Host US Missiles, Prime Minister Says

TEHRAN (defapress) – US intermediate-range missiles will not be deployed in Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, after the United States revealed ambitions to site missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.
News ID: 78278    Publish Date : 2019/08/05

Iran ready to expand parliamentary ties with Australia

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran is willing and ready to enhance parliamentary ties with Australia in all levels.
News ID: 78277    Publish Date : 2019/08/05

Australia ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Detention of Citizen in China

TEHRAN (defapress) - Canberra on Friday said it was “deeply disappointed” with the criminal detention of an Australian-Chinese writer in China, demanding Beijing release him if he is being held for “his political views”.
News ID: 78107    Publish Date : 2019/07/19

Australia's Prime Minister Set to Form Majority Government

TEHRAN (defapress) - Prime Minister Scott Morrison looked set on Monday to form a majority government as vote counting from Australia's weekend election allayed fears that his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority following its shock victory.
News ID: 77480    Publish Date : 2019/05/20

Australia PM Calls for General Elections on May 18

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for general elections on May 18, local media reported Thursday.
News ID: 76744    Publish Date : 2019/04/11

Australia's Senate Condemns Lawmaker over New Zealand Massacre Muslim Comments

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australia’s Senate censured an independent right-wing lawmaker on Wednesday for his comments that New Zealand’s mosques shooting massacre which left 50 people dead was a result of letting “Muslim fanatics” migrate to the country.
News ID: 76577    Publish Date : 2019/04/03

Australia voices ‘continued support’ for JCPOA

TEHRAN (defapress) – Australian Permanent Representative to IAEA Brendon Hammer has highlighted his country’s “continued support” for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
News ID: 76008    Publish Date : 2019/03/06

Australia calls for broadening port coop. with Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – Australian Ambassador to Iran Ian Biggs called for enhancing port cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
News ID: 74851    Publish Date : 2019/01/08

Australia PM Slams ‘Ugly Racial Protests’ in Melbourne

TEHRAN (defapress) - Prime Minister Scott Morrison slammed “ugly racial protests” in Australia's second-largest city, after some far-right demonstrators were seen making Nazi salutes.
News ID: 74792    Publish Date : 2019/01/06

Palestinians Slam Australia's Move on Al-Quds

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat described as "irresponsible" Australia's recognition of west Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel's capital, saying it violated international law.
News ID: 74363    Publish Date : 2018/12/16

Australia Rejects UN Migration Pact, Sticks with Hardline Asylum-Seeker Policy

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australia will not sign up to a United Nations migration agreement because it would compromise its hardline immigration policy and endanger national security, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
News ID: 73855    Publish Date : 2018/11/21

Australia Police Say They Shot Man Who Made Stabbing Gesture

TEHRAN (defapress) - Police shot a knife-wielding man after one person was fatally stabbed and two others were injured Friday in the center of Australia's second-largest city, police said.
News ID: 73580    Publish Date : 2018/11/09

Australia Trade Minister to Visit China in Sign of Thaw

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australia's trade minister will travel to China on Sunday, in a sign that political tensions between the two countries may be easing.
News ID: 73463    Publish Date : 2018/11/03

Australia to Help Papua New Guinea Build Navy Base to Fend Off China

TEHRAN (defapress) – Australia is to help Papua New Guinea develop a navy base and train police, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, the latest Australian action to protect its interests in the Pacific in the face of a more assertive China.
News ID: 73430    Publish Date : 2018/11/01

Australia’s Most Wanted ISIL Terrorist Imprisoned in Turkey

Australia’s most wanted ISIL is currently behind bars in Turkey after his apprehension by the Turkish border police in 2016.
News ID: 70352    Publish Date : 2018/05/25

Iran takes over IONS presidency

The rotating presidency of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) has been officially handed over to the Navy of Islamic Republic of Iran Army for a two-year term.
News ID: 69823    Publish Date : 2018/04/23

Australia Police Arrest Man Accused of Plotting Attack in Melbourne

TEHRAN (defapress) - Police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of planning to use an automatic rifle for a mass shooting on New Year’s Eve in downtown Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city.
News ID: 67166    Publish Date : 2017/11/28