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Articles of the author Yasmin Ginai
Australians go abroad for cosmetic tourism
A recent survey by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows a rise in the number Australians who have gone abroad for plastic surgery only to come back to have it fixed. Traveling abroad for plastic surgery has become popular in (...)

22 - 12 - 2011
At least 88 Indonesians reported dead in Australia sinking
At least 88 Indonesians have been reportedly killed after the boat they were on sank off the coast of Australia. A group of more than 250 asylum seekers traveling by boat from Indonesia to Australia had been stuck at sea for more than three (...)

22 - 12 - 2011
Indonesia to cut cattle imports from Australia
The Indonesian Government has expressed its future plans to reduce live cattle imports from Australia in a bid to reach self sufficiency within the country. Cattle exports are predicted to be reduced by half in 2012, which will undoubtedly have (...)

21 - 12 - 2011
Rescuers continue to find survivors from boat crash off Australia
A group of more than 150 asylum seekers traveling by boat from Indonesia to Australia have been stuck at sea for more than three days. Designed to only hold 100 people, the boat was overloaded resulting in a crash off the coast of (...)

21 - 12 - 2011
Sex workers in Fiji: “I will never sell myself again”
A UNAIDS funded report, compiled by the University of New South Wales International HIV Research Group has found that the Fijian military are committing human rights violations against sex workers following the introduction of the country's new laws (...)

20 - 12 - 2011
Writing checks in Maori: “is a legal right”
AUCKLAND: Patrick Tangaere is raising awareness of the official status of Maori language in New Zealand after he was questioned over a check he had written in Maori language to McDonalds's Family restaurant. Principal of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o (...)

12 - 12 - 2011
UN Climate Change conference: “If we don't act now, some of us will die”
Among the richest countries in the world attending the UN Climate Change conference in Durban were also some of the world's poorest and most desperate countries. Tokelau Island lays half-way between Hawaii and New Zealand and is among the most (...)

11 - 12 - 2011
End the death penalty in Asia, says rights group
AUCKLAND: Amnesty International New Zealand has called on a group of Asian countries to stop executions and unfair trials, the rights group said on Thursday. In a new report The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) said that a group of 14 (...)

08 - 12 - 2011
Utah police cleared of using pepper spray on haka performers
In October, Roosevelt police used pepper spray and batons on supporters performing the haka at a high school football game. The police of the small town in Utah have been cleared of charges. According to reports it was the first time the (...)

08 - 12 - 2011
One-on-one with musician Joseph Tawadros
Joseph Tawadros was born in 1983, Cairo, Egypt and became a resident of Australia in 1986. At the age of 28 Joseph has established himself as one the world's leading oud performers and composers. Joseph has performed worldwide in concert halls (...)

05 - 12 - 2011
Samsung wins legal battle against Apple in Australia
An Australian court on Wednesday reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy tablet computers in the country. This rare victory against rival Apple Inc has been welcomed by Samsung despite the speculated impact the ruling is (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
Australian student threatened with expulsion over afro at Islamic school
The Australian Islamic College in Rooty Hill threatened 13-year-old student, Billal Zraika with expulsion unless he cut his afro hairstyle. The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales Deputy Executive Director, Michael Carr said (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
New Zealand: Least corrupt public service in the world
AUCKLAND: The annual Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 has ranked New Zealand's public service as the least corrupt in the world. The Index scores countries on a scale from 10 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). New Zealand scored 9.5 out of (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
Australia likely to lift ban on uranium sales to India
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is looking to overturn the longstanding ban on uranium sales to India, originally imposed because of the country's failure to sign nuclear non-proliferation treaties. South Australia's Mineral Resources (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
Australia condemns attacks on British embassy in Iran
Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has condemned the violent raid on Britain's embassy in Iran. Anti-western protesters including members of the paramilitary basij brigades under the control of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, are reported to (...)

30 - 11 - 2011
Interview: Ahmed Abaza in New Zealand: “I will vote for the best of the worst”
Ahmed Tarek Bahgat Abaza was born in Cairo, 1984. His studies were in Sociology and Political Science in New Zealand and his postgraduate work in Philosophy is ongoing. He has written for New Zealand publications on socio-political issues and is (...)

29 - 11 - 2011
Egyptian Australians protest at Egypt consulate
Egyptian Australians have been protesting for the swift end to military rule and a smooth passage to democracy through this week's elections. Church services have been held by Coptic's praying for an end to the bloodshed in Cairo. Coptic (...)

29 - 11 - 2011
18 percent of Maori now live overseas
Leading demographer Tahu Kukutai says people need to rethink what it means to be Maori after discovery that almost one-fifth of all Maori in the world now live outside New Zealand. Yesterday, the Population Association conference was held in (...)

29 - 11 - 2011
One-on-one with Egyptian expat activist Ola Kamel in New Zealand
Ola Kamel is originally from Egypt and migrated to New Zealand 16 years ago with her family. After leaving behind a career in banking, Kamel began volunteer work in her local community. Following the events of 9/11 she heightened her efforts and (...)

28 - 11 - 2011
Amnesty International's 16 days of activism against gender violence
AUCKLAND: November 25 kicked off the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, which runs until International Human Rights Day, on December 10. These two symbolic dates underline violence against women as a grave abuse of human (...)

27 - 11 - 2011
US company accused of hijacking library management software
AUCKLAND: The Horowhenua Library Trust says US company, PTFS LibLime has hijacked its devised library management software developed in New Zealand 12 years ago and taken a trademark on its Maori name. The software system called Koha, manages and (...)

27 - 11 - 2011
Number of asylum seeker boat arrivals on Australian shores surges
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's government has renewed its plea to opposition parties to support the bill to allow offshore processing of asylum seekers in Malaysia amid the surge in boat arrivals since October. Australian authorities (...)

27 - 11 - 2011
Middle East fast food market proves profitable for New Zealand chain
AUCKLAND: Local fast food chain, Burger Fuel has proved popular in the Middle East despite falling sales in New Zealand. Burger Fuel sales were bolstered by the uptake in franchise fees in the Middle East. In 2007 Burger Fuel established (...)

27 - 11 - 2011
UN urges Maldives to change laws regarding flogging
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Navi Pillay urged the Maldives parliament on Thursday to end the “degrading” practice of flogging women found to have extramarital sex. “This practice constitutes one of the most (...)

27 - 11 - 2011
Ecstasy gaining popularity again in New Zealand
AUCKLAND: Last week police uncovered a major illegal drug syndicate, said to have controlled 90 percent of Auckland's ecstasy trade. After a yearlong investigation, 22 people have been arrested in connection and millions of dollars have been (...)

26 - 11 - 2011
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