perthherald.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for perthherald.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page perthherald.com http://www.perthherald.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:30:26 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:30:26 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Cricket Australia announces venues for 5-match Test series against India]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274179334/cricket-australia-announces-venues-for-5-match-test-series-against-india 274179334 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:55:19 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274179334/cricket-australia-announces-venues-for-5-match-test-series-against-india <![CDATA[Australian calls police after lover sends intimate photos to wife, kids]]> DUBAI, UAE - A Polish woman has been jailed in Dubai after trying to extort money from a married Australian man with whom she had an affair.

The 45-year old native from Poland, was able to extract AED 300,000 (USD 81,500) from her former lover, an Australian man aged 57.

After receiving the funds, the woman, a beautician, then demanded a further AED 1 million (USD 272,000) or she would make contact with t]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274179324/australian-calls-police-after-lover-sends-intimate-photos-to-wife-kids 274179324 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:51:22 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274179324/australian-calls-police-after-lover-sends-intimate-photos-to-wife-kids <![CDATA[Nearly half of Australians hit by wild weather during summer: report]]> SYDNEY, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A new report has estimated that 47 percent of Australians were hit by wild weather conditions in summer, with record heatwaves, intense storms, and cyclones sweeping through the country during the season.

In the latest edition of the Wild Weather Tracker report released on Tuesday, a research team from NRMA Insurance reported that the company received 19,600 claims for wild weather d]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274179278/nearly-half-of-australians-hit-by-wild-weather-during-summer-report 274179278 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:30:35 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274179278/nearly-half-of-australians-hit-by-wild-weather-during-summer-report <![CDATA[Led by Leah Purcell's captivating performance, High Country delivers fresh take on Australian rural noir]]> "If you don't know who your mob are, you don't know who you are," Detective Andrea "Andie" Whitford (played by Leah Purcell) is told early into the new crime series High Country.

Andie has recently arrived in the lush remote Victorian High Country with her partner Helen Hartley (Sara Wiseman), both trying to put traumas behind them as they start afresh.

Driving along a snaking winding road, Andie finds an]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274179227/led-by-leah-purcell-captivating-performance-high-country-delivers-fresh-take-on-australian-rural-noir 274179227 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:07:16 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274179227/led-by-leah-purcell-captivating-performance-high-country-delivers-fresh-take-on-australian-rural-noir <![CDATA[Australian wheat purchase postponed by Chinese buyers]]> BEIJING, China: Amid rising global stockpiles dragging down prices, Chinese wheat importers have canceled or postponed some one million metric tons of Australian wheat purchases.

With international prices trading close to three-and-a-half-year lows, last week, the U.S. government reported canceling more than 500,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat exports to China, the world's leading wheat buyer.

After adverse]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274174985/australian-wheat-purchase-postponed-by-chinese-buyers 274174985 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:15:14 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274174985/australian-wheat-purchase-postponed-by-chinese-buyers <![CDATA[Authorities warn workers over rising exploitation in Australia]]> CANBERRA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Authorities have warned people seeking work in Australia about an increase in worker exploitation and forced labor.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Sunday urged domestic and overseas workers who are seeking employment in Australia to be aware of being coerced, threatened or deceived into working against their will.

According to the AFP, there have been 178 reports of ]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274174081/authorities-warn-workers-over-rising-exploitation-in-australia 274174081 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:05:02 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274174081/authorities-warn-workers-over-rising-exploitation-in-australia <![CDATA["Rogue" taxi drivers could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales]]> SYDNEY, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Taxi drivers who overcharge or refuse fares could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) as the state plans to roll out a centralized database tracking bad behaviour, local media reported on Sunday.

The Australian state's Point to Point Transport Commissioner Anthony Wing will work with the taxi industry to expand the Driver Vehicle Database to track illegal activity suc]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274173928/rogue-taxi-drivers-could-be-blacklisted-in-australia-new-south-wales 274173928 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:49:01 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274173928/rogue-taxi-drivers-could-be-blacklisted-in-australia-new-south-wales <![CDATA[Quick View: Win-win cooperation the right choice for China, Australia]]> BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- As two major Asia-Pacific countries critical to global economic growth, enhancing the ties between China and Australia is mutually beneficial and echoes the expectations of neighboring nations.

There is no historical grievance or contemporary hostility between China and Australia, and their common interests vastly outweigh any differences. Both sides must ensure that cooperation con]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274173920/quick-view-win-win-cooperation-the-right-choice-for-china-australia 274173920 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:03 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274173920/quick-view-win-win-cooperation-the-right-choice-for-china-australia <![CDATA[Liel Abada could make Charlotte FC debut at Nashville SC]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274173731/liel-abada-could-make-charlotte-fc-debut-at-nashville-sc 274173731 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:45:48 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274173731/liel-abada-could-make-charlotte-fc-debut-at-nashville-sc <![CDATA[Australian blueberry breaks world record as heaviest ever]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274173564/australian-blueberry-breaks-world-record-as-heaviest-ever 274173564 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:09 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274173564/australian-blueberry-breaks-world-record-as-heaviest-ever <![CDATA[Nazi thugs putting the boot in]]> Nazi thugs putting the boot in (Photo courtesy Bill McAuley | billmcauleyphotographer.com)

Anti-Apartheid demonstration in Sydney, 1971.

Getting close - but not too close - this photo chronicles a vicious assault: a man wearing a swastika and jackboots attacks Anti]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274169703/nazi-thugs-putting-the-boot-in 274169703 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:52:10 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274169703/nazi-thugs-putting-the-boot-in <![CDATA[Australian gov't urged to reinstate canceled visas for Palestinians]]> CANBERRA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government is facing criticism for canceling the visas of Palestinians fleeing the war in Gaza.

It was revealed on Thursday that several Palestinians who were granted visitor visas by the Australian government have had them suddenly revoked.

Rasha Abbas, executive director of the Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) group, told Nine Entertainment newsp]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274164807/australian-govt-urged-to-reinstate-canceled-visas-for-palestinians 274164807 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:18:56 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274164807/australian-govt-urged-to-reinstate-canceled-visas-for-palestinians <![CDATA[Adam Voges roped in by LSG as consultant for IPL 2024]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274164397/adam-voges-roped-in-by-lsg-as-consultant-for-ipl-2024 274164397 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:58 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274164397/adam-voges-roped-in-by-lsg-as-consultant-for-ipl-2024 <![CDATA[ADIO expands Abu Dhabi's trade links with Western Australia]]> ABU DHABI, 13th March, 2024 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has signed a collaboration Letter of Intent with Western Australia's (WA) Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation to accelerate growth across shared areas of economic interest.

The collaboration is part of a series of strategic ADIO initiatives to drive greater private sector opportunities through strengthened relations with A]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274155546/adio-expands-abu-dhabi-trade-links-with-western-australia 274155546 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:03:41 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274155546/adio-expands-abu-dhabi-trade-links-with-western-australia <![CDATA[Joint Statement from Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen]]> February 24, 2024 - Ottawa, ON - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, today the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against seve]]> http://www.perthherald.com/news/274136850/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zealand-united-kingdom-and-united-states-on-additional-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen 274136850 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:36:22 GMT http://www.perthherald.com/news/274136850/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zealand-united-kingdom-and-united-states-on-additional-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen