Australia


Australian rider provisionally banned from Tokyo Olympics

SYDNEY (AP) — Equestrian Australia said Wednesday it had provisionally suspended a member of the

Australia’s iron ore miners face train driver shortage amid COVID lockdowns

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) is asking train drivers working in mineral-rich Western Australia

Half of Australia hit by COVID-19 lockdowns as Victoria cases rise

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – More than half of Australia’s 25 million population came under hard COVID-19

Australia man ties bedsheets together to escape 4th floor hotel quarantine – police

(Reuters) – A man in the Australian city of Perth escaped mandatory quarantine in a

MEDIA RELEASE : Sydney Community Leaders’ Forum: Prime Minister and Multicultural Affairs Minister

SYDNEY, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and I met with senior leaders from Sydney’s multicultural communities

Australia inquiry urged to strip Crown Resorts of licence for main casino

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd (CWN.AX) should be stripped of the

Australia’s COVID-19 lockdowns expand as Delta variant spreads

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – A third Australian state announced lockdown rules on Tuesday to combat the

Australian central bank’s policy optimism tested by lockdowns

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank was counting on the economy to keep surprising with

Australia’s Afterpay to launch banking app in October

(Reuters) – Afterpay Ltd (APT.AX) will launch its banking app in October to widen its

Australia’s Victoria awaits lockdown call as COVID-19 cases ease

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s Victoria state reported a slight easing in locally acquired cases of