The Australian Government blocked the efforts of China to buy a cattle industry that entails 1% of the total landmass of the country. The government stated that the blockage is due to national interest concerns.
Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled that Australia's detention of asylum seekers on the nation's Manus Island is unconstitutional. Australia has a policy of refusing entry to asylum seekers and it pays Papua New Guinea and Nauru to host these refugees in detention camps.
The U.S. government on Monday approved a deal between the U.S. firms and Australia. This is to let the U.S. firms to sell its close ally Australia US$1.22 billion in air-to-air missiles and support equipment.
Former professional tennis player Nick Lindahl was arrested for trying to fix a match he told a friend who had bet on the match that he’d be stupid if he didn’t “tank” matches. The 27-year-old was found guilty of concealing conduct that corrupted the betting outcome in Burwood Local Court.
