Tag: Australias

Former Australia skipper George Bailey has been appointed chairman of the national selection panel, replacing the retiring Trevor Hohns, Cricket ...

Millions of residents in the city and several other areas will be placed under stay-at-home orders from Saturday afternoon for ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian state of Victoria reported a slight dip in new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, raising hope ...

The Australian city of Sydney on Saturday ordered a shutdown of building sites, banned non-essential retail and threatened fines for ...

SYDNEY: The prospect of an extended lockdown in Sydney loomed on Monday as Australian health officials reported yet another record ...

Authorities impose two-week lockdown in Sydney and a hard two day stay-at-home order in Darwin amid a surge in cases ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Japan-born Tsuneari Yahiro is heading to Tokyo as Australia’s first karate Olympian.Yahiro will compete in the 75-kilogram ...

A number of the devils were transplanted to Maria Island off the east coast of Tasmania in 2012 under the ...

The fossilized skeleton, nicknamed "Cooper," was found in southwest Queensland in 2007, at Cooper Creek in the Eromanga Basin. But ...

Robyn and Stuart Mackenzie, riding motorbikes one day in 2006 on their vast sheep and cattle farm in the Australian ...

MELBOURNE: Australia's Victoria state reported five new local COVID-19 cases on Saturday amid a strict lockdown, as people rushed to ...

(CNN) — Sunscreen expired? Suitcase gathering cobwebs? Fear not. As the world slowly starts to open back up, CNN Travel ...

At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. ...

Conservationists hope that the joeys will grow into fearsome predators that could help restore the continent’s environmental balance. Disclaimer: ...

Graham Fletcher, Australia's ambassador to China, attempted to enter the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in line with a ...

Ricky Ponting has opined that the inclusion of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith in the Ashes squad might help spark ...

Days after ending its divisive ban on allowing citizens to return from India, Australia carried out its first repatriation flight ...

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email.This week, ...

Now, one commodity is almost single-handedly keeping the trade relationship afloat: iron ore.Diplomatic relations between Australia and China fell ...

Man from Sydney’s eastern suburbs is first to acquire the virus locally in more than a month.Australia’s most populous ...

Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer on Monday informed he has allocated his donation to UNICEF Australia's India ...

At the weekend, the federal health minister, Greg Hunt, announced the government would bar people – including citizens and ...

Nepal suspended domestic commercial flights at midnight on Monday and will ban all commercial flights originating from India, Brazil ...

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan shutterd nightclubs until May 8, bans people from attending Sunday football derby that attracts ...

These are tough times for India, as the second Covid-19 wave has hit the country hard. Amidst all this, ...

Brisbane, Australia – In the early hours of the morning, security guards at an inner-city motel and serviced apartment ...

On an overcast day at Brisbane airport in early February, a plain white Airbus 319 with an Australian flag ...

The country has gone from a pandemic leader to playing catch-up amid a slow inoculation campaign. Disclaimer: This ...

SYDNEY, Australia — When Julia Banks arrived in Parliament five years ago after a successful career in law and ...

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email.For most ...

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations in aged care “has been a shemozzle”, with some residents and staff in homes ...

Sydney: Australia ended a lockdown of its third-biggest city, Brisbane, on Thursday (April 1), just in time for the ...

Days of heavy rain and flooding along Australia’s east coast have caused widespread damage and triggered the evacuation of ...

MELBOURNE: People in parts of Sydney`s northwest were ordered to flee their houses in the middle of the night ...

In Sydney, the country's biggest city, authorities pleaded for people to stay at home as a major dam overflowed ...

MELBOURNE: Australia’s east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday (March 20), forcing multiple evacuation orders and pleas from ...

In Sydney, the country's biggest city, authorities pleaded for people to stay at home as a major dam overflowed ...

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This ...

Sydney (CNN) — When my plane finally touched down in Sydney, I was overwhelmed by a sense of disbelief.After ...

The chief executive of the law firm representing Christian Porter is under fire after reportedly sending an all-staff email ...

Cricket is a funny sport so much so that Australia doesn’t mind cheering on their arch-rivals England in the ...

A Queensland farmer has been given approval to fly drones in New South Wales that drop poisoned bait to ...

Elderly Australians have suffered declining quality of aged care due to decreasing funding levels as successive governments provided the ...

In Australia, the websites that were previously blocked by Facebook are now accessible and sharable once again.But the battle ...

A woman from the city of Brisbane discovered something bizarre on her trip to Camp Mountain in the Moreton ...

The airline now says it is aiming to resume international flights in October, as it reported a 75 percent ...

Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Erin Scott | ReutersAustralia's antitrust chief on Wednesday claimed a victory over Facebook in ...

Australia on Monday began its mass COVID-19 vaccine programme with frontline healthcare staff and senior citizens getting the first ...

After months of anticipation at times bordering on the obsessive (with news helicopters following the arrival of the vaccine ...

Facebook's sudden and dramatic decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has had unexpected consequences for a ...

Various news sites seen on Facebook on Feb. 18, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia.Robert Cianflone | Getty Images News | ...

White lived in Shanghai for several years, setting up a network of distributors to sell his Jarressa Estate wine ...

Australia's Seven West Media became the country's first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as ...

He still uses the sign to communicate his convictions, just with maybe a little less spit and vinegar. Last ...

Security experts have warned a $200m Chinese-built fisheries plant, proposed for a Papua New Guinean island on Australia’s border, ...

The European Union lawmakers overseeing new digital regulation in Europe want to force Big Tech firms to ...

Sydney, Australia (CNN) — Ask almost any Australian about a drop bear, and they'll likely recount a close encounter ...

Jane Rimmer, Ciara Glennon and Sarah Spiers all went missing from a popular nightlife area in the Western Australia ...

Australian states and territories have different levels of restrictions to contain Covid-19. Here we answer some common questions about ...

ADELAIDE, Australia: Australia cricket captain Tim Paine has decided on his team’s first-test side to face India. Just don’t ...

(CNN) — A beach in Byron Bay, a coastal town in Australia about 100 miles south of Brisbane, has ...

Young India batsman Shubman Gill has stated that his team is ready for the Australian sledging and 'chun music' ...

China has formalised import restrictions targeting Australia’s $14bn coal exports, Chinese state media has reported.The National Development and Reform ...

Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh feels skipper Tim Paine could be the team's answer to its concerns at the ...