Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (311)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ukraine shelves corruption bill angering West (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian lawmakers bowed Wednesday to International Monetary Fund pressure and shelved a highly-controversial bill that critics feared would have defanged the former Soviet republic’s vital fight against corruption. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine puts brakes on corruption bill angering West (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s lawmakers Wednesday put the brakes on a bill that has triggered concern from its Western allies for hampering anti-corruption efforts in the graft-riddled former Soviet republic. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s presidential office says website attacked by Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The Ukrainian presidential administration said its website had been attacked by Russia in apparent retaliation for Kiev’s decision to block prominent Russian social networks. …read more Source: The West...
EUROVISION 2017 IN KYIV: PORTUGAL TRIUMPHS
Final. Portugal won the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv in impressive style, sealing victory with both the jury vote and the popular vote. In a field of much pumping beats and pyrotechnics, Salvador Sobral secured victory for his nation for t…(Фінал. Переможцем 62-го міжнародного пісенного конкурсу “Євробачення-2017» став...
Washington’s political chaos is a good return on investment for Moscow
Russia has yet to collect much of what it hoped for from the Trump administration, including the lifting of US sanctions and recognition of its annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Portuguese crooner wins Eurovision as conflict mars Kiev’s party (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Portugal won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time ever early Sunday with a melancholy ballad performed by a singer who suffers from a serious heart condition. …read more Source: The West...
The top five Eurovision 2017 performances
Look back on the top five performances at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian prankster moons Eurovision draped in Australian flag
A Ukrainian media personality and prankster notorious for ambushing celebrities like Kim Kardashian streaks at the Eurovision Song Contest wearing an Australian flag. …read more Source: ABC...
Eurovision hoopla fails to reach Ukraine’s war-torn east (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The buzz surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev has barely created a ripple in eastern Ukraine after being banned by Russian TV — the only broadcasters aired in the war-ravaged region. …read more Source: The West...
EU approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union approved visa-free travel for Ukrainians on Thursday, fulfilling a key promise to cement ties with Kiev as it remains embroiled in a deadly conflict with pro-Russian insurgents. …read more Source: The West...
