What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
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 year, officials said on Sunday, resisting mounting pressure to end the closure of international borders. In March 2020, Australia closed its borders to non-nationals and non-residents and has since been allowing only limited international arrivals, […]
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 on Tuesday, sending authorities scrambling to find the source of the infection amid concern about a new outbreak.
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) that it valued at A$9 billion ($7 billion), taking on two private equity giants for control of the troubled company.
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 a COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney eased. New Zealand had blocked travel to and from New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, on Thursday after a couple in Sydney with no links to high risk professions […]
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, as she made an emotional plea for him to help her family in Cameroon and asylum-seekers from Africa. The incident was caught on camera after Morrison had just finished a news conference in the city […]
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 demand for labour will withstand the removal of some government emergency support programmes. Monday’s figures from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ.AX) showed total job ads grew 4.7% in April from March, when they rose 7.8%. […]
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 people and forced authorities to implement some of the world’s toughest gun laws. Martin Bryant went on a shooting spree on April 28, 1996 at a cafe and tourist site at the former colonial prison […]
