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Russian Foreign Ministry adds 39 Australians on retaliatory stop list

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has announced that 39 representatives of law enforcement agencies, the border service and companies-contractors of the defense sector of Australia were included in the national stop list.

13:44 22.07.2022

Russia extends retaliatory stop list by adding 121 Australians

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday the introduction of restrictive measures against 121 Australians, including heads of law enforcement agencies, business persons, experts and journalists.

19:53 16.06.2022

Australian authorities suspect Russian national of stealing $77k online – report

A court in Australia has ordered to prevent a transfer of money allegedly stolen online from country's stock markets by a Russian national.

11:05 06.08.2015

Australian footwear company EMU drops Russian trademark suit

Russia’s Intellectual Property Court has granted a request by Australian footwear company EMU to dismiss a suit seeking early termination of legal protection of a trademark which had been registered by a Moscow-based company.

13:47 02.06.2015

Two Russians charged in Australia with smuggling animals - report

Two Russian men have been put under trial in Australia for an attempt to smuggle country’s native animals to Europe.

13:39 27.02.2015

International investigative unit begins the MH17 probe in Ukraine

Foreign members of the joint investigative unit have joined the MH17 probe with the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday citing the Ukrainian authorities.

11:24 09.09.2014

Australia expands sanctions against Russia

Australia has expanded its sanctions against Russia which are now in line with the United States and European Union.

13:38 01.09.2014

Australia vows to toughen sanctions against Russia

Australia considers toughening sanctions against Russia, The Australian reports, citing Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

12:50 08.08.2014

Australian High Court recognizes third gender category

In a landmark ruling Thursday, the Australian High Court recognized the existence of a third gender category, according to a statement released by the court.

13:04 02.04.2014

UN court bans Japanese whaling in Antarctica

The International Court of Justice ordered Japan to cease its whaling activities in Antarctica, Reuters reports.

14:55 31.03.2014

Latvia violated mother’s rights by returning her child to Australia - ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights has delivered a Grand Chamber judgment on the chamber ruling of November 2011 according to which the Latvian court order to return the applicant’s daughter to live with her father in Australia breached her family rights, reads the ECHR decision published on Tuesday.

11:53 27.11.2013

Australian PM announces deal to ship boat people to Papua New Guinea

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Friday that from here on out, all asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia will be shipped off to Papua New Guinea.

18:58 19.07.2013

UN court to hear Japan's whale hunt case in June

The International Court of Justice will hear Australia and New Zealand's lawsuit against Japan's whale hunting in the Antarctic in the summer, the court said on its website on Friday.

13:49 12.04.2013

Viktor Bout's accomplice consents to being extradited to United States

Arms dealer Viktor Bout's former business partner, the Syrian-born U.S. citizen Richard Chichakli, has given his consent to be extradited to the United States from Australia where he was arrested last January upon the request of U.S. investigators.

16:52 04.04.2013

Egyptian court removes ban on Australian gold producer's operations

Egypt's Higher Administrative Court has canceled the ban which was imposed last October on the gold exploration and mining activities of the Australian Centamin Egypt gold producer, the Egyptian State Council told journalists on Wednesday.

19:06 20.03.2013

New Zealand puts tobacco plain packaging law on hold

Philip Morris International announced Tuesday that the New Zealand government has decided to wait to implement its plan to require “plain” packaging for all tobacco products until Australian government has resolved its standing legal battles with Philip Morris and several other tobacco giants.

19:24 19.02.2013

Australia refuses to extradite accused Nazi war criminal

The High Court of Australia ruled Wednesday against the extradition of accused Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai to Hungary, where he is sought by prosecutors on war crimes charges stemming from the fatal beating of a Jewish teenager in 1944.

18:32 15.08.2012

Australia High Court upholds controversial tobacco packaging law

The High Court of Australia held Wednesday that the passage of a controversial new law requiring that all tobacco products be sold in packages featuring graphic images of the negative health consequences of smoking does not violate the country’s constitutional guarantee that property will not be acquisitioned by the parliament on unjust terms.

13:22 15.08.2012

ENRC drops suit against Russian steel sector leader to freeze Australian assets

Kazakhstan's ENRC Plc has withdrawn its claims against Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), Russian leading steelmaker, and dropped its lawsuit to freeze its Australian assets as the parties reached a settlement, MMK reports.

12:02 06.12.2011

Court unfreezes Russian leading steelmaker's Australian assets

The Federal Court of Australia froze the Australian assets of Russian leading steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works' (MMK) worth $866 million, including MMK's five-percent stake in the Fortescue Metal Group.

12:16 05.12.2011