Australia
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Tokyo not intends to join US-led AUKUS alliance
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – "We positively assess the purposes of AUKUS and intend to maintain partner relations with the countries that comprise it. However, Japan does not intend to join this structure," Fumio Kishida stressed
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Labor party returns to power in Australia after 9 years
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Anthony Albanese and his opposition Labor Party win the government after a campaign focused on personality over policy.
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'Yocheyed' to participate in Melbourne Setting Sun FilmFest.
TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Directed by Sahar Khosh-Chashman, the Iranian short film 'Yocheyed' is set to be screened at the Setting Sun Film Festival in Australia.
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China reacts to AUKUS hypersonic missiles deal
TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – China's envoy to the United Nations has reacted to the move by the UK, the US, and Australia to cooperate on hypersonic weapons under the trilateral AUKUS alliance.
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Australia announces sanctions against 33 Russian businessmen
TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The Australian government is introducing new sanctions targeting 33 Russian businessmen and their family members, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Monday.
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20 killed, thousands forced to evacuate due to Sydney floods
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of Sydney residents have been told to evacuate their homes as floods ravage eastern Australia.
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Deadly floods hit eastern Australia, 7 people killed
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The death toll from flash flooding in Australia's northeast has risen to seven today as a severe storm system pummels the city of Brisbane and the southeast of the state of Queensland.
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How to easily get cash for unwanted cars in Brisbane?
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Got a car that you want to get rid of? Live in Brisbane? Hey, if you’re in Goldcoast, Caboolture, Ipswich, or Logan, well do I have good news for you.
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Iran, Australia FMs discuss deepening relations
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne discussed expanding and deepening ties between the two countries as well as the regional and other international issues by phone.
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Iran starts Asian Handball C'ships with trouncing Australia
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian national men's handball team commandingly defeated Australia at the 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship on Tuesday.
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Two children among 4 dead in light plane crash in Australia
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Two men and two children have died on Sunday morning after a light plane crashed into mangroves off the Queensland coast in the north-east of the Brisbane metropolitan area in Queensland, Australia.
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Last solar eclipse of 2021 to occur on 4 December
TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The 4 December eclipse will be seen in Antarctica, South Africa, South America and Australia.
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Iran beach volleyball team becomes vice-champion of Asia
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iran's national beach volleyball team lost to Australia in the final of the 2021 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship to become vice-champion of Asia.
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Australia blacklists Lebanese Hezbollah movement
TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Under the pressures of the Zionist regime, the Australian government listed the Lebanese Hezbollah movement as a terrorist" organization.
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5.8-Magnitude Quake Rocks Western Australia
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Western Australia on Saturday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
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Iran issues emergency permit for new local Covid-19 vaccine
TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – An emergency permit for the Iranian-Australian Spikogen vaccine has been issued by the Iranian Health Ministry.
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Blinken goes to France on mission to repair ties after row
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has travelled to Paris in a bid to mend ties after a rift with Paris over a nuclear submarine deal with Australia which caused Paris's outrage.
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In an interview with MNA;
AUKUS in breach of NPT, damaging regional security: EU MP
TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Referring to US-Australia nuclear submarine agreement, Clare Daly says providing weapons-grade enriched uranium to a non-nuclear weapon state to power military submarines is a provocative action in a highly contested region.
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Europe 'must stop being naive', Macron says of submarine spat
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Europe needs to stop being naive when it comes to defending its interests and build its own military capacity, Emmanuel Macron said after Greece sealed a deal for French frigates worth about 3 billion euros ($3.51 billion).
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Iran envoy to IAEA:
IAEA must have access to atomic fuel for Australia submarines
TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should have timely access to nuclear fuel used for Australia's submarines envisioned in the AUKUS deal, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's ambassador to the IAEA said.
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US meeting with European allies including France canceled
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – A multilateral meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York bringing together European countries including France and the United States has been canceled due to scheduling issues.
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said, one of the country's biggest quakes on record.
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US Navy test-launches ballistic missiles amid row with France
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – The US Navy has successfully tested two Trident II D5LE submarine-launched ballistic missiles amid a growing row with France over a submarine deal with Australia on Sunday.
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Macron stabbed in back by American, Australian allies
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Regarding the cancellation of a submarine order from Australia in favour of a trilateral security deal with the US and UK, French government has been stabbed in the back by its Australian and American longtime allies.
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VIDEO: Protests against COVID lockdowns in Australia
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Protesters gathered on the outskirts of Richmond Melbourne to condemn the government's COVID-19 quarantine policies. Earlier, police tried to block all traffic to the central business district using a checkpoint.
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'Ballad of a White Cow' to go to Scottish, Australian fests
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Iranian film 'Ballad of a White Cow' directed by Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha will take part in two international film festivals in Scotland and Australia.
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Australia to host 2032 Olympic games
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Australian city of Brisbane will host the 2032 Summer Olympics.
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VIDEO: : Prisoners climb onto prison roof in Sydney
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Aerial footage shows the prisoners standing on the roof of Parklea Correctional Centre in Sydney, as smoke billowed from a burning section of the building.
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Afghanistan shared borders with China falls to Taliban
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Australia ended its 20-year presence in Afghanistan, Indian diplomats evacuated from Kandahar and finally afghan shared border with China fell to Taliban, these were the latest reports on Afghanistan in the past 24 hours.
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Australia announces end of military presence in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – The Australian government has announced the end of its military presence in Afghanistan.