Virus-hit cruise ship to leave Australian waters
Sydney, April 21 (IANS) The coronavirus-hit cruise ship, Ruby Princess, is scheduled to leave Australia’s waters this week, a spokesperson for New South Wales (NSW)...
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Australian PM announces resumption of elective surgeries
Canberra, April 21 (IANS) Elective surgeries will resume in Australia within a week amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday. The...
Hyderabad firm, Australian varsity to develop Covid-19 vaccine
Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) A Hyderabad-based vaccine maker and an Australian university have joined forces to develop a prophylatic, active, single-dose immunisation against coronavirus. In...
Majority of Australian businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic
Canberra, April 7 (IANS) Two-thirds of Australian businesses have lost money as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, official figures revealed on Tuesday. The...
Australian states close borders due to pandemic
Canberra, April 3 (IANS) Australian states have closed their borders in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. For the first time...
Australian Parliament recalled to vote on wage subsidy
Canberra, April 2 (IANS) The Australian Parliament will reconvene to vote on the government’s wage subsidy package despite border closures across the country due to...
Australian researchers begin testing COVID-19 vaccines
Canberra, April 2 (IANS) Researchers from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Thursday announced that they have begun testing vaccines for the...
Australian Army to deploy reservists for COVID-19 support
Canberra, March 26 (IANS) The Australian Army is preparing to deploy reservists to assist with the Australian Defence Force’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a...
Australian Defence Force suspends non-essential personnel
Canberra, March 24 (IANS) The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has decided to temporarily suspend non-essential personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan due to the coronavirus pandemic....
Finch, Warner question Australian govt’s COVID-19 measures
Melbourne, March 16 (IANS) Australian cricketers Aaron Finch and David Warner have questioned the government’s new policy to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the country....
Australian PM calls for coronavirus calm in speech to nation
Canberra, March 13 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used a landmark address to the nation to call for calm amid the novel coronavirus...
Australian Grand Prix cancelled amid coronavirus fears
Sydney, March 13 (IANS) The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix has been officially cancelled on Friday after a member of the McLaren Racing team was...
Post coronavirus diagnosis, McLaren pulls out of Australian GP
Melbourne, March 12 (IANS) After a team member tested positive for coronavirus, McLaren on Thursday pulled the plug on their Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand...
Surprised Australian GP continues amid coronavirus: Hamilton
Melbourne, March 12 (IANS) World champion Lewis Hamilton says he has been shocked with Formula 1 pressing ahead with this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix amid...
Australian paper prints blank pages to end toilet paper crisis
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) An Australian newspaper has recently printed extra pages to be used as toilet paper after coronavirus fears triggered panic among...
Australian Associated Press to shut after 85 years
Canberra, March 3 (IANS) The Australian Associated Press (AAP) announced on Tuesday that they will shut down their entire media operations after 85 years in...
Australian Treasurer accused of racism towards Hindus
Canberra, March 2 (IANS) Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been accused of making “racist” comments about Hinduism and other Indian religions in Parliament. Frydenberg made...
Australian summers now twice as long as winters: Study
Canberra, March 2 (IANS) Global warming in Australia has led to summers becoming twice as long as its winters, a new study revealed on Monday....
NZ’s Ardern lashes out at Australian PM Morrison
Sydney, Feb 28 (IANS) Visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday lashed out at her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison over his government’s deportation...
Australian police probe terror links for knife-wielding man
Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) Australian police on Monday continued to investigate whether a knife-wielding man, who was shot dead authorities in Brisbane the previous day,...