Australia News
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Captain Finch says underdone Australia can win World Cup
Most of Australia's players have had scant preparation for the Twenty20 World Cup but captain Aaron Finch said his underdone...
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Australia won't welcome international tourists until 2022
International tourists won't be welcomed back to Australia until next year, with the return of skilled migrants and students given...
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BHP signs nickel supply deal with Toyota-Panasonic battery maker joint venture
BHP Group Ltd said on Monday it had agreed to supply nickel sulphate from Western Australia that would be used...
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Australia's Delta outbreak spreads to new states
Australia reported more than 1,900 new infections of the Delta corona virus today, health data showed, with authorities struggling to...
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Australia to reopen border from November
Australia will reopen its international border from November, allowing vaccinated travellers into the country for the first time in 18...
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Australia's federal govt to cut Covid-19 income support
Australia's federal government will wind down emergency funding for people who lost work during Covid-19 shutdowns as vaccination rates increase...
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Australia's Daintree returned to Aboriginal owners
Australia's Daintree - the world's oldest tropical rainforest - has been returned to its Aboriginal custodians in a historic deal.The...
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Australia challenges Google's ad dominance, calls for data-use rules
Australia's antitrust watchdog called for powers to curb Google's use of internet data to sell targeted ads, joining other regulators...
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Australian PM refuses to commit to phasing out fossil fuels
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to commit to phasing out fossil fuels as a major climate conference approaches, while...
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Maxwell, Patel hat-trick help Bangalore hammer Mumbai
Glenn Maxwell's all-round show and a hat-trick by Harshal Patel helped Royal Challengers Bangalore hammer holders Mumbai Indians by 54...
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Quad leaders press for free Indo-Pacific, with wary eye on China
Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia vowed on Friday to pursue a free and open Indo-Pacific region...
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Disabled people can now use Android phones with face gestures
Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free, Google...
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Facebook wraps up deals with Australia media firms, TV broadcaster SBS not included
Facebook Inc has told Australian publishers it has stopped negotiating licencing deals, an email to the industry seen by Reuters...
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Virus-hit Fiji to reopen borders for tourists
Fiji plans to reopen for international tourists by November, aiming to rebuild a pandemic-devastated economy while battling a Delta-variant coronavirus...
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Earthquake shakes Melbourne and southeast Australia
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has rattled Australia's southeast including the city of Melbourne.The earthquake happened about 09:15 local time on...
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Australia steps up hydrogen funding ahead of climate talks
Australia said on Monday (Sep 20) it would step up grant funding for hydrogen projects to boost clean energy output,...