Tag: Malcolm Turnbull

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday that migrants needed to fully embrace “Australian values” if they wanted to become citizens. Speaking in parliament, Turnbull urged the opposition to pass a legislation which would result in the creation of a revamped citizenship test, reports Xinhua news agency. Under the changes proposed in April, […]

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday said the country is open to sending more troops to Afghanistan in response to a request by the NATO. “We have been asked to consider sending additional resources, and we are actively considering that. We’re open to that,” Turnbull told the media. Turnbull had met senior officials […]

New Delhi/Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday said it might not be possible to reach a free trade deal with New Delhi, despite his and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to revive talks. Turnbull visited India earlier this week, meeting with business leaders and politicians in the hope of furthering talks about […]

Canberra: Australians have begun voting on Saturday in the first general election since political infighting ousted the nation’s fourth leader in a decade. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said he has united his conservative government in the nine months since he replaced Malcolm Turnbull, the BBC reported. Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten has pressed his […]