57 people were arrested by police during Sydney’s anti-lockdown protest.
Authorities in New South Wales said 57 people were arrested Saturday during an unauthorised protest against a COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney. Along with the 57...
As the NSW Covid-19 crisis worsens, Sydney’s anti-lockdown protests devolve into chaos.
As thousands of anti-lockdown protesters defied Covid-19 restrictions and gathered in Sydney's CBD, 57 people were arrested. A protester (left) tries to push away a...
Covid-19: In a new outbreak record, NSW records 136 cases.
In the 24 hours leading up to 8 p.m. yesterday, NSW recorded 136 new Covid-19 cases. Since the Delta outbreak began last month, the number...
SA declares a state of emergency, Victoria extends its curfew, and NSW reports 78 new cases.
South Australia is going into lockdown tonight as Victoria's lockdown is extended and new cases are reported in numerous Australian states. NSW recorded 78 new...
NSW reports 111 new Covid-19 cases, with one fatality.
People in many Sydney areas have been barred from leaving their homes for work, and the state's Covid-19 lockdown has been reinforced following the announcement...
NSW registers 77 new Covid-19 cases, one of which is fatal.
In the 24 hours to 8 p.m. yesterday (local time), New South Wales (NSW) registered 77 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases, including one fatality. The...
As the Delta COVID variant spreads, Sydney is shut down for another week.
The governor of Australia's More South Wales (NSW) state ordered a week-long extension of Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown on Wednesday, saying that new cases are likely...
The travel bubble between New Zealand and New South Wales has paused, but Queensland persists.
The travel pause with New South Wales and Queensland remains in effect, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, although people who normally dwell in New...
Despite 35 new instances, the Premier of New South Wales is optimistic about Covid-19.
Gladys Berejiklian, Premier of New South Wales, believes lockdown is having the "desired effect" after the state registered 35 new Covid-19 cases. Fewer people are...
NSW records 31 additional Covid-19 instances, with a total of 73,000 individuals tested.
The number of Covid-19 cases among New South Wales healthcare workers has risen to nine, with the state reporting 31 new locally acquired illnesses in...
Chinese censorship has been discovered in Australian universities, according to a human-rights organisation.
In this photo illustration from October 1, 2013, a computer mouse is lit by a projection of a Chinese flag. Tim Wimborne/File Photo/REUTERS SYDNEY, 30...
Three Australian localities have joined forces in the fight against the Delta COVID-19 version.
On Tuesday, New South Wales (NSW), Australia's most populated state, reported a small increase in locally acquired COVID-19 cases, while officials strengthened controls to suppress...
In the midst of an epidemic, Australia’s COVID-19 response team convenes for an emergency meeting.
The COVID-19 reaction committee in Australia is set to meet in an emergency meeting on Monday, following outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta form across...
New community cases in New South Wales and Victoria, according to Covid-19.
In New South Wales, two new instances of Covid-19 have been reported in the community, while Victoria has reported one, and the infection of a...
More pledges from Australia’s Prime Minister COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed to states despite deployment delays.
More doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be sent to Australian states and territories shortly, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as authorities seek to...
Covid-19: Sydney’s Bondi community cluster now has nine members.
The number of coronavirus infections in Sydney's eastern suburbs has now grown to nine, with masks now required inside in seven local government districts throughout...
Police in Australia have arrested a guy on suspicion of being a member of the Islamic State.
A Sydney man who tweeted extremist language and had explosives recipes was detained on Saturday for allegedly being a member of the Islamic State organisation,...
Despite the epidemic, Melbourne will enable citizens to leave the city.
Despite a persistent Covid-19 outbreak, Melbourne will allow its five million inhabitants to go more than 25 kilometres from home and stop required mask wear...
In Sydney, a Covid-19 community case has been verified.
In Sydney, a case of Covid-19 that was acquired locally has been identified. More information is anticipated to be released by NSW Health this evening....
Victoria, Australia, anticipates greater relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions.
Acting Premier James Merlino of Australia's Victoria state stated on Sunday that the state plans to announce more relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions this week, as...
Delta COVID-19 variant was discovered in the most recent epidemic in Melbourne, Australia,
Australia has extended lockdown restrictions in Victoria for another week in order to combat the rising COVID-19 epidemic. Australia is concerned about the current COVID-19...
Two additional local cases have been reported in Australia’s COVID-19 hotspot.
Victoria, Australia's second most populous state, reported two new locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising worries about how long a strict lockdown in the...
The Australian media was fined $840,000 for violating a gag order in the Pell sex assault case.
On Friday, an Australian court fined a dozen media companies a total of A$1.1 million ($842,270) for violating a suppression order on publicising former Vatican...
Morrison explains New Zealand’s attitude on China.
According to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, New Zealand's position toward China does not jeopardize the Five Eyes partnership. On May 30, 2021, Australian...
The state of Victoria in Australia has issued a report. The third day of confinement for 5 COVID-19 cases
On Sunday (May 30), Australia's Victoria state reported five new local COVID-19 cases, including a worker at a Melbourne elderly care home where not all...
Australia’s Prime Minister arrives in New Zealand for discussions over China and deportations.
Scott Morrison, Australia's Prime Minister, has arrived in Queenstown, declaring that expanding the trans-Tasman bubble into the Pacific is a "real possibility" Scott Morrison, who...
Victoria announces four new local cases of Covid-19.
The state's health agency reported four new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 in the previous 24 hours. People queue for a Covid-19 test in Melbourne...
For the first time in 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have been born on the Australian mainland.
Tasmanian devils were born in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years, according to the conservation organisation Aussie Ark. In an Instagram post...
Following a new outbreak of COVID-19, Australia has reinstated COVID-19 controls in Melbourne.
Melbourne, Australia's second-largest capital, restored COVID-19 controls on Tuesday (May 25), as officials sought the missing link in a new epidemic that has risen to...
Victoria, Australia, is looking into two possible COVID-19 positive cases.
On Monday (May 24), Victoria, Australia's second most populous state, said it was investigating two possible positive COVID-19 cases in Melbourne, which, if proven, would...
Australia will seek plans for the manufacture of mRNA vaccines in Australia.
Australia will request proposals from companies on Friday (May 21) to develop domestic manufacturing of mRNA vaccines in order to plan for potential pandemics and...
Australian surfer is killed by a shark while trying to alert others
A surfer in Australia died after being struck by a shark off the coast of New South Wales on Tuesday. After a shark bit into...
Australia maintains its intention to reopen the frontier in mid-2022.
Officials in Australia said on Sunday that the country will continue to close its doors to the rest of the world until the middle of...
After a travel ban, Australia conducts the first repatriation flight from India.
Following a temporary ban on all travel from the COVID-ravaged world last month, Australia conducted its first repatriation flight from India, with 80 passengers landing...
It’s all about the money, honey: Australia and New Zealand clash over the manuka mark
New Zealand beekeepers are vying for the exclusive use of the "manuka" name for their honey, pitting them against rival Australian farmers for a premium...
Flights between New Zealand and Western Australia will be reinstated.
Flights between New Zealand and Western Australia have resumed after being briefly halted due to another Covid-19 outbreak related to a quarantine hotel in Perth....
Covid-19: If Australians return from India, they can face prison time or fines.
Australian nationals returning from India could face up to five years in prison and fines after the government briefly declared the trip illegal. According to...
Australia expects a terrorist threat over the next 12 months, according to ASIO’s spy chief.
The director of Australia's domestic security department has told a parliamentary enquiry that a terrorist incident in Australia is likely over the next year. Although...
Australia has halted all travel from India.
Australia has just announced a suspension of all direct flights from India until May 15, as well as limits on certain indirect routes. All flights...
Battle myths on Anzac Day: The Terror of Napalm
A veteran of the Korean War described his wartime experiences, including the trauma of seeing the first use of napalm. Gordon Sutherland of Johnsonville attended...
Anzac Day is observed by the Governors General of New Zealand and Australia.
In a video message with her Australian counterpart, New Zealand's Governor General commemorates Anzac Day. Watch the message here: Reflecting on 2020, Dame Patsy Reddy...
The Australian Defence Minister has reversed a decision to deprive veterans of military decorations.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has reversed a decision to deprive a number of Australian soldiers who fought in Afghanistan of their honours. Following the Inspector-General...
The Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has not been approved for use in Australia.
The one-dose Janssen vaccine from Johnson & Johnson would not be used in Australia's vaccine rollout, at least for the time being, after the federal...
Seroja, a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Western Australia.
Seroja, a tropical cyclone, has struck the coast of Western Australia, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. The remnants of Seroja will continue...
June Newton, an Australian photographer, dies at 97.
June Newton, an Australian photographer, died in Monte Carlo at the age of 97, according to the foundation she established on Saturday. She is a...
Covid-19: Australia falls 85% short of vaccine delivery goal
Australia has fallen 3.4 million doses short of its target of delivering four million Covid-19 vaccinations by 31 March, prompting criticism of the government. A...
Covid-19: Lockdown in Greater Brisbane after four new community cases
There are four new community cases of Covid-19 in Brisbane, of which two are from an unknown origin. A healthcare worker tests a person at...
Australia poised for inquiry into veteran suicide, Morrison signals
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to announce a Royal Commission to examine veteran suicides, after a government backbench revolt over delays in establishing...
Australian 15yo deportee: Foreign Minister knew, but PM was not informed
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta was told by Australia last week they intended to deport a 15-year-old boy to New Zealand, but that message...
NSW quarantine hotel worker tests positive to coronavirus
New South Wales Health has confirmed a hotel quarantine worker has tested positive for coronavirus. File photo. Photo: 123rf.com It is the first locally acquired...