Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (311)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
‘We shot down a plane’ (Yahoo7 and Agencies)
Intercepted phone calls show rebels were responsible, says Ukraine’s security services. …read more Source: The West...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine, 298 dead, 27 Australians on board
A Malaysia passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, with the airline confirming that 27 passengers were Australian. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Public officials play the blame game over MH17 crisis
While Barack Obama has been cautious to avoid playing the blame game, the US vice president and US senator John McCain have squarely lay the blame on Russia, while other officials say the fault is Ukraine’s. …read more Source: ABC...
27 Australians die in downed jet
UP TO 27 Australians were aboard a Malaysia Airlines plane apparently shot down by a missile over rebel-held east Ukraine, killing all 295 on board. …read more Source: THE...
Airlines warned of danger over Ukraine
UK authorities issued notice to airlines warning of danger in Ukraine airspace due to potential for aircraft misidentification. …read more Source: THE...
Malaysia PM ‘shocked’ by crash, relatives endure agonising wait (AFP)
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysia’s premier expressed “shock” at reports a Malaysia Airlines flight may have been shot down over troubled eastern Ukraine as his nation reeled from another wrenching air tragedy just months after MH370 disappeared. …read more Source: The West...
Live blog: crash of MH17
FOLLOW our blog for rolling coverage of the crash of MH17 over Ukraine, with 295 people including 27 Australians aboard. …read more Source: THE...
Deleted posts suggest Ukraine rebels downed Malaysian jet in error (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Social media posts by pro-Russian insurgents — most of them hastily removed — suggest the rebels thought they had shot down a Ukrainian army plane before realising in horror that it was in fact a packed Malaysian airliner. …read more Source: The West...
No distress call from jet: Malaysian PM
THE MH17 jet that went down in Ukraine did not make any distress call, Malaysia’s Prime Minister said. …read more Source: THE...
Malaysian jet, possibly shot down, crashes in Ukraine (AFP)
GRABOVE (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed Thursday in strife-torn east Ukraine, with US officials saying it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. …read more Source: The West...
