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Australia

Australia buys 20 million more Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines for COVID-19

The announcement comes hours after Australia said it would stop using the AstraZeneca jab on those under 50 years old.

09/04/2021

Travel News

Travel between Australia and New Zealand allowed from April 19

Travellers will not have to quarantine when they move between the two nations.

06/04/2021

Australia

Former Olympian guilty of plotting to smuggle €130 million of cocaine

Nathan Baggaley, a three-time world champion canoeist, was found guilty alongside his brother of trying to smuggle 650 kilos of cocaine into Australia in 2018.

02/04/2021

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Volunteers pick fruit in Australian cemetery to combat food insecurity

"When we first started the real focus was on reducing waste, but we quickly realised what a problem food security is in Ballarat, and that's become the main reason for what we do," says co-Founder of Hidden Orchard Ellen Burns.

29/03/2021

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Clean-up underway after record flooding on Australia's east coast

Residents in New South Wales state started cleaning up on Thursday after record flooding on Australia's east coast.

25/03/2021

Ecotech

Electronic 'noses' are being used to sniff out wildlife traffickers

Animals smuggled in luggage and mail may soon be saved with the help of one of Australia's most trafficked species.

25/03/2021

Australia

Australian PM 'disgusted' over parliament sex scandal, vows to act

A whistleblower said that government staff used the parliament's prayer room to have sex, and that sex workers had been brought into the building.

24/03/2021

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Pet emu rescued from flooding in Sydney

A pet emu was rescued from flooding in Sydney, Australia.

24/03/2021

Earth News

Australia’s ‘unprecedented’ flooding triggers climate change concerns

Thousands have been affected in some of the same regions hit by Australia's devastating wildfires last summer.

22/03/2021

Australia

Australia: Evacuations as severe floods hit Sydney and New South Wales

More evacuations have been ordered after heavy rain brought the worst flooding for decades in Australia's most populous state.

21/03/2021

Travel News

Why these surfers in Australia are learning about Indigenous culture

Students surfers are being taught about the rich history of their local surf breaks.

03/03/2021

Nature

Australia marine hotspots found to store 2bn tonnes of 'blue carbon'

Three UNESCO World Heritage sites can store billions of CO2 in carbon sinks, according to a new report.

03/03/2021

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Wild Aussie sheep loses 35 kilos at the baaa-bers

Despite Baarack's hefty locks, he falls short of the world record held by a late compatriot, Chris, who made headlines when he was shorn of a 41-kilogram mane in 2015.

25/02/2021

Australia

Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news

Australia's parliament passed final amendments to a media law on Thursday that will force Google and Facebook to pay for news content.

25/02/2021

Australia

Facebook will lift Australia news ban after striking payment deal

On February 18, 2021, Facebook hit back at publishers and the government with a sudden decision to block news on its platform across the entire country.

23/02/2021

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Novak Djokovic shows off trophy after Australian Open win

"I think about winning more Slams and breaking records, of course. And most of my attention and my energy from this day forward, until I retire from tennis, is going to be directed in majors, trying to win more major trophies," Djokovic said.

22/02/2021

Australia

Djokovic beats Medvedev to claim ninth Australian Open title

Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev to claim ninth Australian Open title

21/02/2021

Ecotech

Disposable face masks are being shredded and turned into roads

Around 6.8 billion face masks are thrown away each day during the pandemic. Is this the solution to repurposing them?

18/02/2021

Australia

Facebook blocks news content in Australia over proposed media law

Australian and global news organisations had their content removed from Facebook pages in Australia over a new law that would make digital platforms pay for content.

18/02/2021

Australia

Stefanos Tsitsipas upset Nadal in five sets in Melbourne

Rafael Nadal’s bid for a record 21st Grand Slam men’s singles title has ended after losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas - and women's top seed Ashleigh Barty is also out after Karolina Muchova's win.

17/02/2021

Nature

A census of sea slugs is helping scientists to track climate change

Researchers in Australia are counting nudibranchs in a bid to better understand global warming.

15/02/2021

Earth News

Toxic chemicals cause turtle deformities in the Great Barrier Reef

Chemicals are posing a threat to our marine life, making their way into the food chain via seafood.

14/02/2021

Earth News

Australian family rescues stranded kangaroo from lake

Watch this family act fast after spotting a kangaroo struggling to stay afloat.

11/02/2021

Australia

Australia: an estimated 30 homes destroyed in out-of-control wildfire

People in a 25-kilometre stretch west from Wooroloo to the Walyunga National Park northeast of Perth were told Tuesday it had become too dangerous to leave their homes.

02/02/2021

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Australians demand justice for indigenous people on national day

Organisers of the protests called for the abolition of Australia Day as it marks the beginnings of colonial rule by Britain.

26/01/2021

Australia

Google threatens to remove search engine from Australia over new law

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hit back at the search giant saying "we don't respond to threats" after Google said it would remove its services from the country.

22/01/2021