Australia News
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France: US and Australia 'lying' over defence deal
France's foreign minister has accused Australia and the US of lying over a new security pact that prompted Paris to...
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'The shadow pandemic': Australia's mental health crisis as COVID-19 lockdowns exact toll
It is dubbed Australia's "shadow pandemic", a worsening mental health crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns aimed at...
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Sydney Airport sale a step closer after improved $17.4b offer
A sale of Australia's greatest airport moved nearer on Monday as an infrastructure investor group gained permission to conduct due...
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Sydney Airport sale a step closer after improved US$17.4 bln offer
A sale of Australia's biggest airport moved closer on Monday (Sep 13) as an infrastructure investor group won permission to...
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Australian regulator denies approval for Qantas-Japan Airlines deal
Australia's competition regulator on Monday (Sep 13) denied authorisation for Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) to coordinate flights between...
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Cricket Australia threatens to cancel Afghanistan Test
Cricket Australia said Thursday it would have "no alternative" but to cancel hosting a historic Test match against Afghanistan unless...
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3-year-old boy found after three days' lost in Australian woods
A 3-year-old boy wearing a sweatshirt and diapers was found sitting in a creek and cupping water in his hands...
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Australia reports record daily Covid-19 cases, braces for worse
Australia, struggling to quell its worst wave of COVID-19, reported 1,756 infections on Saturday (Sep 4), another record high, and...
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Taliban approve Afghanistan's first cricket Test since takeover
The Taliban have approved Afghanistan's first cricket Test since their takeover, raising hopes that international matches will continue as usual...
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Australia considering new laws for Apple, Google, WeChat digital wallets
The Australian government is considering new laws that would tighten the regulation of digital payment services by tech giants such...
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Australian economy slowing in Q2
Australia's economy was likely already slowing before wide-scale coronavirus restrictions shuttered swathes of business and jobs, setting the stage for...
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Australia's Qantas posts fresh losses after 'diabolical' year
Australian airline Qantas on Thursday (Aug 26) posted more than US$1 billion in annual losses, after what it described as...
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Sydney records deadliest day of Covid, Melbourne lockdown extended
Australia's biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday (Aug 16), while residents in...
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Cricket Australia satisfied, says BCB CEO
Cricket Australia expressed their overall satisfaction regarding the bio-bubble protocol of the recently-concluded five-match T20I series between Bangladesh and Australia,...
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Australia's capital Canberra to enter virus lockdown
Australia's capital Canberra was ordered into a seven-day lockdown Thursday, after a single Covid-19 case was detected in the city...
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Australian researchers develop hydrogel to combat Parkinson's
Australian researchers have created a hydrogel that could be used as a one-off intervention to treat Parkinson's disease and possibly...