Australia


Australia halts defence ties with Myanmar, redirects aid

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has suspended its defence cooperation programme with Myanmar, Foreign Affairs Minister

New Zealand’s Auckland emerges from lockdown, Australia starts AstraZeneca vaccinations

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, emerged on Sunday from a strict weeklong

“We had anticipated a problem like this may arise, and prepared accordingly”: Australian PM Morrison

Canberra, Australia: The Italian Government, on Thursday, blocked a planned shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines to

Western Australia upgrades Crown Resorts inquiry to Royal Commission

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Western Australia upgraded an inquiry into Crown Resorts Ltd to a Royal

Australia asks European Commission to review Italy’s vaccine block

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia has asked the European Commission to review a decision by Italy

Australia’s AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination to begin from South Australia on Friday

Melbourne, Australia: The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine administration in Australia, second vaccination to be approved for

Australian AG Porter denies rape accusation, won’t resign

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) —Australia’s attorney-general denied having sexual contact with a 16-year-old who had accused

Australia building world’s first platypus sanctuary

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian conservationists on Wednesday unveiled plans to build the world’s first refuge

Australian economy storms ahead as COVID recovery turns ‘V-shaped’

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s economy expanded at a much faster-than-expected pace in the final quarter

Australia armed forces called in to support COVID-19 immunisation drive

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will seek the support of the defence forces in its COVID-19