Australian states squabble over reopening domestic borders
A bitter row has broken out between Australian states, with some refusing to reopen domestic borders to outsiders despite a steep drop in coronavirus infections.
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Nearly 600,000 Australians lose jobs as virus lockdown bites
Almost 600,000 Australians lost their jobs as the virus shutdown took hold in April.
Potential tariffs not punishment but wake-up call to Australia
Against such a backdrop, growing concern over potential retaliatory measures from China seems totally justified given Australia’s heavy economic reliance on China.
A million Australians download Coronavirus tracker app
Australians use app designed to make Coronavirus contact tracing easier.
World should learn from COVID-19 and reform to prevent future pandemics
Australia’s current success in fighting the virus is attributed to several factors.
Australian court says raid at centre of press freedom row ‘unlawful’
A search warrant used to raid a prominent Australian journalist’s home in an operation that sparked wide-ranging debate over press freedom was overturned by the country’s High Court on Wednesday.
Australia in huge operation to test 9,000 crew stranded on cruise ships
Australian police and military will soon begin helicoptering doctors to several cruise ships stranded near Sydney to assess nearly 9,000 crew for COVID-19, officials said Thursday.
Football grinds to a halt, but not in Australia
Football might have ground to a halt across the world, but not in Australia where they are soldiering on, with a handful of fans turning up to cheer on their teams outside shuttered grounds this weekend.
Australia cuts interest rates to record lows
Australia’s central bank moves to pump billions into the financial system.
Financial fears spur Australian sport to play on despite virus
As events are scrapped around the world to counter the threat of coronavirus, a handful of Australia’s main sports are doggedly pressing ahead, spurred by fear of financial ruin.
Australia: $11 billion stimulus rescue package
Australia unveiled a massive US$11 billion spending plan yesterday, designed to curb the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and avert the country’s first recession in 29 years.
Direct charter flight from Australia to Cambodia proposed
A direct charter flight from Australia to Cambodia has been proposed.
Dams overflow as Australia braces for more floods
Dams near Sydney overflowed Thursday after days of torrential rain, as Australia braced for more storms expected to bring dangerous flash flooding to the country’s east.
Australian government provides $10 million for Cambodia’s landmine clearing
Australian government provided $10 million for landmine clearing in the Kingdom.
Wild weather as cyclone, storms lash Australia
Tropical cyclone Damien battered northwestern Australia’s resource-rich Pilbara.
Locust swarms plague East Africa as wildfires burn Australia
Strengthened by climate change, the Indian Ocean Dipole has made Australia drier while countries such as Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia become wetter and more hospitable to desert locusts.
Australia aiding Kingdom to improve construction safety
Australia to assist Cambodia on construction safety standards: New ambassador.
Three US crewmembers killed in water bomber crash while fighting bushfires in Australia
A large water-bombing plane crashed while fighting fires southwest of Sydney on Thursday, killing all three US crew on board, Australian officials said.
Dust storms and giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia
Thunderstorms and giant hail battered parts of Australia’s east coast on Monday after “apocalyptic” dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas, as extreme weather patterns collided in the bushfire-fatigued country.
A wildfire warning the world cannot ignore
True, climate change cannot start a wildfire, or any fire for that matter. But the effects of climate change can exacerbate bushfires.
Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control
Firefighters say they had finally brought their largest “megablaze” under control.
Overseas Cambodians call for permanent peace in the Country
Cambodians living in Australia declare they do not want their country to fall into war.
Australia bushfires flare as heatwave brings renewed misery
Bushfires flared in southern Australia on Thursday as a heatwave expected to bring renewed misery set in, and officials warned some areas are “just at the beginning” of the devastating crisis.
Smoke from Australia bushfires reach Brazil
Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on Tuesday, an arm of the National Institute for Space Research said on Twitter.
Lyon roars as Australia crush New Zealand to sweep series
Nathan Lyon captured five for 50 and 10 match wickets as Australia crushed New Zealand by 279 runs on Monday, capping a golden domestic summer as they swept the three-Test series.
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund
Reserve troops fanned out across fire-ravaged regions in three Australian states on Monday after a horror weekend, as the government pledged $1.4 billion over two years to help recover from the devastating months-long crisis.
Australia reels after another day of fire fury
Stunned Australians on Sunday counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused “extensive damage” across swathes of the country and took the death toll from the long-running crisis to 24.
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
Australia orders evacuation of residents from fire-ravaged coastal communities.
Thousands trapped on Australia foreshore encircled by fire
Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia on Tuesday, as blazes ripped through popular tourist areas leaving no escape by land.
Bushfires reach Melbourne as heatwave fans Australia blazes
Fire threatens three Melbourne suburbs, with residents warned it was too late to flee.
