Australian politician’s staffer investigated for advancing China’s interests
Australian federal police raided the home and office of a man employed by an Australian...
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Victoria posts record 725 new coronavirus cases, 15 deaths
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a new daily record of 725 coronavirus cases and...
Australia records deadliest day of pandemic so far
An outbreak in Melbourne, Australia’s second-biggest city, has seen hundreds of new cases recorded daily...
Australia PM says building Indo-Pacific alliance will be ‘critical priority’
Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday that building an Indo-Pacific alliance with like-minded...
Australian PM says no evidence to suggest TikTok should be banned
FILE PHOTO: A person holds a smartphone with the TikTok logo displayed in this picture...
Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation
Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria said on Tuesday that anyone breaking COVID-19 isolation orders will...
Indigenous Australian group blocks Uluru access route over pandemic fears
Australia has closed the national park home to its revered indigenous site of Uluru after...
Government can mandate similar measures to Melbourne, expert says
Victoria is bringing in tough new measures in Melbourne to curb the spread of Covid-19,...
Tears and anguish as Melbourne sinks further into lockdown
The Flinders Street Station in Melbourne was nearly deserted on August 3, 2020 after new...
Australian city orders non-vital businesses shut to curb virus
A woman walks out of a near-deserted Flinders Street Station in Melbourne after the state...
Melbourne epidemiologist sounds warning to NZ over hotspot lockdowns
A Melbourne epidemiologist says the increased restrictions that came into force last night were “overdue”,...
Australia’s Victoria sees more than 650 new coronavirus cases: ABC TV
Australia’s state of Victoria reported more than 650 infections of the new coronavirus on Sunday,...
Virus curfew imposed on Australia’s second-biggest city
Australian authorities are set to impose strict and sweeping new measures to control a growing...
Australia’s government to back Victoria’s strict coronavirus lockdown
Australia’s government expressed support on Sunday for the strictest social-distancing measures yet by the state...
Covid-19 soars in Australia’s Victoria despite second Melbourne lockdown
Police patrol The Shrine of Remembrance enforcing the wearing of face masks in Melbourne, Australia...
Major Australian city in virus ‘limbo’ as outbreak rages
As Melbourne passed the halfway point of a six week lockdown, the state premier warned...
‘A fair go’: Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news in world first
Australia will force US tech giants Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to pay media outlets for...
Australia’s Victoria flags new steps to control surging Covid-19 cases
Premier Daniel Andrews has warned restrictions in Victoria are likely to be extended beyond the...
Australian PM says Sydney COVID-19 outbreak under control, Melbourne spike challenging
Medical personnel administer tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a pop-up testing centre, as...
John Clarke’s family donates ‘magical’ property to conservation
The late satirist, John Clarke, has left another lasting legacy – this time, to conservation....
Australia accused of failing scholar jailed in Iran
Australia says the case of Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an academic jailed in Iran, remains one of...
Victoria announces more than 700 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths
Victoria has reported more than 700 new Covid-19 cases in the state today. Commuters walking...
Emergency teams battle Australia’s worst virus outbreak in aged homes
Australia has sent defence and emergency medical teams, usually deployed to disaster zones, to aged...
Covid-19: New Victoria cases to be ‘doorknocked’ by military – Premier
Victoria has recorded its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in more than a week,...
US, Australia seek new military cooperation in face of China
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens while Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during...
Australia tells U.S. it has no intention of injuring important China ties
The United States and close ally Australia held high-level talks on China and agreed on...
China says Hong Kong to suspend crime-related agreements with UK, Canada, Australia
China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Hong Kong’s government would suspend agreements on mutual...
Why Victoria’s Covid-19 cases aren’t dropping despite lockdown
The epicentre of Australia’s coronavirus outbreak, Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, is coming up on three...
Australian police warn Chinese students of ‘virtual kidnap’ scam
Australian police have warned universities and Chinese officials about a spurt in “virtual kidnapping” scams...
Australian police disperse Black Lives Matter rally
Australian police on Tuesday detained at least one person and ordered about 50 others to...
