MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Aboriginal deaths in custody in Australia and high incarceration rates came under a harsh spotlight from indigenous groups and policymakers on Thursday…
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Twists aplenty in Australian Navy twerking controversy
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – A dance troupe’s performance at an Australian Navy event created a furore on Thursday (April 15) as initial criticism over apparent twerking…
View More Twists aplenty in Australian Navy twerking controversyAustralia recommends the use of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to people under 50
CANBERRA (REUTERS) – Australia said on Thursday (April 8) it now recommends the use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine over that produced by AstraZeneca for people under…
View More Australia recommends the use of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to people under 50Australia trade minister tells China sovereignty non-negotiable
CANBERRA (BLOOMBERG) – Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan said the government will protect the country’s sovereignty and national interest, in response to a warning from…
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View More Over 700,000 AstraZeneca jabs secretly ‘sent to Australia from UK’ after EU blockadeTwo Australians freed from house arrest in Myanmar
YANGON (REUTERS) – An Australian couple has been freed from house arrest in Myanmar and allowed to leave the country without charge, one of the…
View More Two Australians freed from house arrest in MyanmarAustralia calls on EU to ship all pre-ordered Covid-19 vaccine doses
CANBERRA (REUTERS) – Australia has asked the European Union to allow exports of the entire 3.8 million Covid-19 vaccine doses the country had pre-ordered, Prime…
View More Australia calls on EU to ship all pre-ordered Covid-19 vaccine dosesAustralia's Queensland records one new local Covid-19 case
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia’s Queensland state, the epicentre of the most recent small outbreak of the coronavirus, recorded a new infection on Saturday (April 3),…
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MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia’s state of Queensland, which has been battling a small outbreak of Covid-19, recorded no new cases on Friday (April 2) as…
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SYDNEY (AFP) – More than two million people in Brisbane were ordered into a three-day lockdown Monday (March 29) after a cluster of coronavirus cases was…
View More Snap three-day lockdown ordered in Australia’s Brisbane after virus outbreakFood and supplies ferried to isolated Australians as flood threat lingers
SYDNEY (AFP, XINHUA) – Rescue teams delivered food and emergency supplies to Australians isolated by floodwaters on Wednesday (March 24) as authorities warned that swollen…
View More Food and supplies ferried to isolated Australians as flood threat lingersAustralians warned of deadly spider 'plague' after floods
SYDNEY (AFP) – A “plague” of the world’s most venomous spiders could swarm Sydney after torrential rain and flooding, the Australian Reptile Park said Wednesday…
View More Australians warned of deadly spider 'plague' after floodsAustralia remains on flood watch even as rains ease
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australian authorities issued fresh flood evacuation orders for parts of the east coast on Wednesday (March 24) even as Sydney woke up…
View More Australia remains on flood watch even as rains easeSuu Kyi's Australian adviser faces two charges in Myanmar
NAYPYITAW (BLOOMBERG) – An Australian adviser to Myanmar’s detained civilian leader, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, is being investigated by the authorities under two separate…
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