Australia

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.

5 years ago

Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022

Australia is sticking to plans to start re-opening to the rest of the world only from the middle of next…

5 years ago

Australia’s Victoria on alert after first COVID-19 case in two months

Australia's second most populous state reported a locally acquired COVID-19 case for the first time in more than two months…

5 years ago

Australia’s Star eyes Crown in $7 bln play, vies with private equity

Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group (SGR.AX) on Monday proposed an all-stock buyout of larger rival Crown Resorts Ltd (CWN.AX)…

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New Zealand to resume Australia “travel bubble” as Sydney COVID threat eases

New Zealand will lift its partial suspension of a "travel bubble" with Australia from midnight on Sunday as fears of…

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Australian PM hears emotional plea for Cameroonian asylum-seekers

A woman approached Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison in tears on Tuesday after he held a news conference in Queensland,…

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Australia job ads rise 4.7% in April as demand for labour stays strong

Australian job advertisements climbed for an 11th straight month in April to reach their highest in 12 years, suggesting strong…

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Australia marks 25 years since worst mass shooting

Australia marked the 25th anniversary of the country's worst mass shooting on Wednesday in which a lone gunman killed 35…

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