Oceania

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

Ecotech

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

New Zealand

'Inhuman': Christchurch killer sentenced to life without parole

The judge said his crimes stemmed from a warped and malignant ideology.

26/08/2020

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

New Zealand

Gunman intended to blow up mosques, attack a third, NZ court told

Tarrant spent months surveilling his intended targets with a drone before carrying out an attack on two mosques in Christchurch in 2019, killing 51 people.

24/08/2020

New Zealand

Female leaders better at fighting COVID-19 than men, study finds

New Zealand, Germany and Bangladesh performed far better during the first wave of the pandemic than neighbouring companies with male leaders.

18/08/2020

New Zealand

New Zealand delays election after new virus outbreak

After 102 days without any community transmissions of COVID-19, there now are 58 known cases.

17/08/2020

New Zealand

New Zealand working to find source of latest COVID-19 outbreak

Experts in New Zealand are working to find out the source of the latest outbreak of coronavirus, with test results showing the strain could be from Australia or the UK.

13/08/2020

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

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New Zealand: People queue at supermarkets amid new COVID-19 cases

People rushed to supermarkets in New Zealand after the country announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections after more than 100 days without cases.

11/08/2020

New Zealand

COVID-19: New Zealand sees first outbreak after 102 days

The Prime Minister has announced four confirmed cases of COVID-19 in one family from an unknown source.

11/08/2020

Earth 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

Earth News

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

Earth News

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

Did you know beer can be used to generate electricity?

04/08/2020

Earth News

Recycled roads will be made out of old tyres and building waste

1 billion scrap tyres are produced globally every year. Now researchers are blending them together to make roads.

03/08/2020

Australia

Australia: Melbourne under curfew as Victoria state battles COVID-19

Sweeping new coronavirus restrictions were imposed from Sunday night, after a disaster was declared in the virus-hit Australian state.

03/08/2020

Earth News

Infrared drones could save koalas from extinction

Conservationists in Australia are using the latest technology to protect the vulnerable species.

02/08/2020

Australia

COVID-19: Mandatory masks in Australian state after record daily cases

Victoria state recorded a record daily number of cases since the beginning of the outbreak.

30/07/2020

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Beach erosion in Australia leaves residents on edge

This was the scene after large waves battered Australia's coastline north of Sydney, causing severe erosion and forcing several residents to evacuate their homes.

17/07/2020

Australia

Australian governor who fired sitting PM 'given assurances by Queen'

Elizabeth II's private secretary told the Governor-General who sparked Australia's biggest constitutional crisis that he could dissolve parliament

14/07/2020

Australia

Australia closes state border as COVID-19 cases rise

Melbourne, Victoria's capital, announced a surge of 127 new cases on Monday.

06/07/2020

New Zealand

New Zealand's health minister resigns after virus blunders

New Zealand's health response has been praised around the world after the country managed to eliminate community transmission of the virus. But Health Minister David Clark himself has been widely ridiculed.

02/07/2020