Global virus cases top 18 million as Australian city imposes curfew
The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday.
Tag: Australia
Virus curfew imposed on Australia’s second-biggest city
Australia on Sunday introduced sweeping new measures to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in its second-biggest city, including an overnight curfew and a ban on weddings for the first time during the pandemic.
Review launched of Australia gymnastics after abuse claims
An independent review of Australian gymnastics was announced Thursday after a host of former athletes went public with accounts of physical, mental and emotional abuse in the sport.
Australia posts record number of new COVID-19 cases
Australia on Monday posted its highest number of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, even as officials expressed hope outbreaks in locked-down Melbourne may have peaked.
Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic
With authorities reporting ten fatalities Sunday and a rise in new infections.
Australia posts record number of new coronavirus infections
Australia reports a record 502 new coronavirus infections Wednesday.
Olympic figure skater Alexandrovskaya dies at 20 in apparent suicide
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, who represented Australia at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, has died aged 20 after falling out of the window in Moscow, her coach said on Saturday.
Australian city to make mask-wearing compulsory
Australia’s second-biggest city will make it compulsory to wear a mask in public, authorities announced Sunday, as Melbourne steps up efforts to bring a coronavirus outbreak under control.
Germany, Australia back Kingdom’s poor aid scheme
The governments of Australia and Germany, along with the UN Development Programme, this week took the lead in assisting the impoverished families of the Kingdom.
Concern over new Sydney cluster as Australia virus cases surge
A new coronavirus cluster emerged at a city pub on the heels of outbreak in Melbourne.
Australia cuts citizen returns as virus surge worsens
Australia will slash the number of returning citizens allowed into the country by half as it struggles to contain a worsening coronavirus outbreak in its second-largest city, officials announced Friday.
Panic-buying returns as Melbourne braces for lengthy lockdown
Shoppers in Australia’s second-biggest city strip supermarket shelves.
Australia to seal off virus-hit state as outbreak worsens
Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases.
Fears of second virus wave in Australia’s second city
Australians were warned Monday to avoid travelling to Melbourne, as the country’s second-biggest city tightened coronavirus restrictions amid fears of a second wave of the epidemic.
Business travellers to be allowed into Australia
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged an exemption from Australia’s international travel ban for “essential business travel.”
Australian PM calls for racism protesters to be charged
Black Lives Matter protesters should be punished for ignoring coronavirus lockdown rules Australia’s prime minister said Thursday, sparking anger by also claiming slavery never existed in the country.
Australia urged to get direct flight links off the ground
Tourism Ministry calls on the Australian government to speed up work on direct flights.
Australia suspends Olympic bid amid COVID-19 recovery
Australia’s Queensland has suspended its bid to host the 2032 Olympics recently as the state government focuses on economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
