Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (311)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Unarmed Aussie cops head to MH17
AUSTRALIAN police officers are being deployed to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine — and they will be unarmed, Tony Abbott says. …read more Source:...
Grieving parents search for answers
THE parents of Fatima Dyczynski completed their pilgrimage of love to the MH17 crash site last night, after resisting efforts by Ukrainian officials to dissuade them from entering the rebel-controlled area. …read more Source:...
Houston defends MH17 ‘policing’
AUSTRALIA’S push to secure the MH17 crash site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine would be a police-led operation, not a military one, special envoy Angus Houston says. …read more Source:...
Julie Bishop heading to Ukraine to urge deployment of troops to MH17 crash site
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and her Dutch counterpart Frans Timmermans will return to Ukraine today to urge the government in Kiev to recall Parliament and approve the deployment of armed Australian troops to the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
AFP officers deployed to Kharkiv (AAP)
A large contingent of AFP officers is in Ukraine ready to secure the MH17 crash site, as Julie Bishop pushes for a security deal to be ratified on Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
AFP officers deployed to Kharkiv
A large contingent of AFP officers is in Ukraine ready to secure the MH17 crash site, as Julie Bishop pushes for a security deal to be ratified on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Couple’s heartbreak at MH17 site
AN Australian couple who lost their daughter in flight 17 has visited the crash site as scores of Australian police set up in Ukraine and sorting of bodies continues. …read more Source: THE...
Putin and Australia’s Abbott discuss MH17 probe (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Saturday discussed how an international probe could be set up into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine, in which 28 Australians were killed. …read more Source: The West...
More EU sanctions, troops advance
THE European Union has racketed the pressure on the Kremlin, imposing new sanctions, as Ukraine claims a military advance in the east. …read more Source: THE...
Attacks kill Ukraine mayor, target another (AFP)
Lviv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Two Ukrainian mayors have been targeted in separate attacks, authorities said Saturday, with one shot dead while the other’s house was hit by an anti-tank rocket. …read more Source: The West...
