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Australia

Tennis stars hit out at Australian Open COVID isolation measures

Posts on social media show tennis players hitting balls across the walls of their hotel rooms in a bid to stay in shape ahead of the tournament.

18/01/2021

Australia

Grand slam champions among players quarantined at Australian Open

Grand slam champions are among 47 players in hard lockdown at the Australian Open, after four people on charter flights into Australia tested positive for COVID-19.

17/01/2021

Australia

Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon

A racing pigeon survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometre Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States but authorities consider the bird a quarantine risk.

14/01/2021

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Recycling plant engulfed by large fire in Brisbane

Plumes of smoke billowed across the Australian city of Brisbane as firefighters fought a blaze at a recycling plant.

16/12/2020

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Australia's Gold Coast beaches swamped by foam caused by rough seas

Rough seas have caused foam to form on Australia's Gold Coast beaches.

15/12/2020

Australia

First samples of asteroid subsurface recovered in Australian outback

Japan's space agency has made history by successfully capturing and returning subsurface material from an asteroid for the first time.

06/12/2020

Australia

Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghans, shocking report finds

The report recommended 19 soldiers be referred to federal police for criminal investigation for the unlawful killing of 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians.

19/11/2020

Travel News

Medieval battles are growing in popularity in Australia, but they're not for the faint hearted

With axes and swords, the mix of combat sports with 16th-century weapons is not a re-enactment, say the athletes who train three times a week for the battles.

30/10/2020

Green News

Coral reef taller than the Empire State Building found in Australia

Scientists are both “surprised and elated” by the discovery in the Great Barrier Reef.

28/10/2020

World

Melbourne celebrates the end of a gruelling four-month lockdown

After 112 days, the Australian city of Melbourne has lifted its coronavirus lockdown.

28/10/2020

World

Bush fires in 2019 and 2020 caused unprecedented damage in Australia

Nearly three billion animals have been killed or displaced.

23/10/2020

Nature

Warming has killed half of Great Barrier Reef's corals: study

"There is no time to lose — we must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions," the study authors warned.

14/10/2020

Green News

Chris Hemsworth releases Tasmanian devils back into Australia

Tasmanian devils haven't existed in mainland Australia for 3,000 years.

06/10/2020

Europe Decoded

Chinese app TikTok opens up in Australia in bid to fight mistrust

The app, owned by ByteDance, a private Chinese company, has come under scrutiny in Australia after Donald Trump announced plans for a possible ban in the United States.

29/09/2020

World

Australia’s beached whales: massive stranding is Tasmania

A further 200 dead whales were found close to where hundreds of beached animals were discovered earlier this week.

24/09/2020

Australia

Almost 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia's largest ever stranding

A third of the whales have died after being stranded on a sand bar off the coast of Tasmania.

23/09/2020

Australia

Rescue operation underway as 270 whales stranded on Australian coast

A pod of pilot whales stranded on sandbars off Australia's southern island of Tasmania state.

22/09/2020

Australia

Australia to amend law making Facebook and Google pay for news

Draft legislation may be altered to allay some of the digital giants’ concerns, but remains fundamentally unchanged.

17/09/2020

Australia

Last two Australian journalists leave China after 'harassment'

The reporters had been sheltering in diplomatic compounds after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures.

08/09/2020

Eco-Innovation

Naturally coloured cotton is hailed as an environmental 'breakthrough'

Australian scientists came up with the 'gamechanger' solution for the textile industry.

04/09/2020

Australia

Facebook threatens to stop news sharing in Australia over proposed law

Facebook said it would block publishers and people from sharing news content over proposed legislation in Australia that would have them pay for news.

01/09/2020

Climate

Climate change 'clearly played role' in Australia's severe fire season

The extreme bushfires experienced in the Australian state of New South Wales in 2019-20 are likely to become “more frequent” an inquest has warned, pointing at climate change as one of the key drivers.

25/08/2020

Australia

Queen Elizabeth approves top military honour for Australian war hero

Edward "Teddy" Sheean sacrificed his life for his shipmates more than quarter of a century ago — and will now be posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

12/08/2020

Green News

This new app will protect you from deadly snakes and spiders

You can now 'Shazam' Australian snakes and spiders to identify what they are - and whether they can hurt you.

10/08/2020

Living

What can an Aboriginal health centre teach us about eco-architecture?

Rammed earth construction techniques date back to the Neolithic era, but the method is growing in popularity again.

08/08/2020

Green News

‘Liquid gold’: Stale beer turned into renewable energy in Australia

Did you know beer can be used to generate electricity?

04/08/2020