Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr Australia has expanded the economic sanctions against Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program. In a statement on Thursday, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said that the new sanctions target Iran’s financial, trade, energy and transport sectors, the Associated Press reported. Carr claimed that the sanctions aim to mount pressure on Iran over its nuclear... 

Immigration Minister Chris Bowen insists Australia’s tough asylum seeker policies are discouraging Sri Lankans from getting on boats despite a warning that boat arrivals could total 30,000 in 2013. The minister’s comments came as refugee advocate Paris Aristotle warned asylum seeker boat arrivals, which reached around 2500 in November, were likely to increase next year. “At the current... 

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr Australia has joined the list of countries that have warned the Israeli regime against any military strike on Iran, a report says. According to Israeli Haaretz newspaper, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, in a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, has voiced Canberra’s opposition to an attack on Iran. “More and...