Science and Technology


Portable Ventilators could be in urgent demand. A Nepali company has developed them.

If history is any indicator, as cases of COVID-19 increase, the demand for ventilators rise.

Australians rush to download coronavirus tracing app, PM’s popularity soars

SYDNEY, April 27 (Reuters) – More than a million Australians rushed to download an app designed

Australia launches controversial COVID-19 tracking app as some states start easing rules

The Australian government launched a controversial coronavirus tracing app on Sunday and promised to legislate privacy

Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay domestic media to use content

Sydney: Australia will force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to share advertising revenue with

David Elliott: Australia state police minister ‘fired prohibited weapons’

Australian authorities are investigating whether a state police minister broke the law by firing two

Australia takes Facebook to court over privacy

Australia’s privacy regulator is taking Facebook to court over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Office

Two Nepalis test positive for COVID-19 in UAE; Qatar bans arrivals from Nepal

Two Nepalis in the United Arab Emirates have tested positive for COVID-19 disease. The novel

Australia to use biosecurity law to restrict movements of coronavirus patients

SYDNEY, March 3 (Reuters) – Australia will use a little-known biosecurity law to restrict the movements of

Australia warns it can’t stop the spread of coronavirus from overseas

* Australia has restricted foreigners from China since Feb 1 * Restrictions extended to bar

Climate change lengthens Australian summers by 50% – study

SYDNEY, March 2 (Reuters) – Australian summers are now effectively twice as long as its winters