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Josh Cavallo is only active male top-flight footballer to come out

Josh Cavallo has received global support after becoming the only active male top-flight footballer to come out as gay.

Climate

Australia sets net-zero emissions target but won't give up coal

Widely seen as a climate laggard, Australia is one of the world's largest coal and gas exporters.

Health news

COVID-19: Sydney exits lockdown after 106 days

Sydney has reopened after four months in lockdown, with people running to the shops and hairdressers on Monday.

Green News

Forget Tinder! This is how humpback whales find love

A rare marine phenomenon - the humpback whale ‘heat run’ - has been captured on film by scientists in Australia.

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Travel News

International tourists won’t be returning to Australia until 2022

Australia’s prime minister said tourists won’t be welcomed back until next year, with skilled migrants and students set to be given higher priority for entry.

Travel News

Australia to reopen to international travellers in November

Australia is set to restart international travel next month once the country hits its 80% vaccination target, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday.

Travel News

Australia's travel ban could be ending very soon

There is light at the end of the tunnel for Australians who have been stuck abroad throughout the pandemic.

World News

Wary of China, leaders of India, Australia, Japan and the US meet

Concern is growing about China's behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular its repeated flying of warplanes close to Taiwan.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: AUKUS ruckus and EU-Poland troubles continue

Warsaw was involved in multiple disputes this week, as the list of differences between Poland and the EU grow.

Australia

5.9 earthquake causes some damage in Australia, no injuries

5.9 earthquake causes some damage in Australia, no injuries

France

'Trust is missing': Submarine row could delay EU-Australia trade deal

Australia's cancellation of a multi-billion euro submarine order with Paris was an 'attack' against European interests, an MEP

France

France cancels meetings with UK and Australia over AUKUS row

France canceled meetings with British and Australian officials after the cancellation of a multi-billion-euro order for French submarines.

France

Macron to speak with Biden on AUKUS fallout

The discussion will be the first contact between the two states since France recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia in an emerging diplomatic crisis.

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Pepper spray used on anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne

Police used pepper spray in a number of confrontations and made over 200 arrests in Melbourne, as several hundred attendees flouted stay-at-home orders and marched through an inner-city suburb

Australia

Australia has no regrets over submarine contract

The Australian PM says he has no regrets over cancelling a submarine contract with France in favour of a new deal with the United States as AUKUS row deepens

Europe News

New US-Australia defence pact eclipses EU's Indo-Pacific pivot

As the EU unveiled a new strategy to engage with the Indo-Pacific region, its top diplomat struggled over the timing of the announcement — which came just hours after the US and UK launched a new security pact with Australia.

Tech News

Australia uses facial recognition to check in on COVID quarantine

The country's two most populous states are using facial scanning technology, extending controversial trials to most Australians.

World News

'Stab in the back': France blasts new US-UK-Australia security pact

The 'AUKUS' pact aimed at countering China's influence in the region will see Australia scrap its Attack Class Submarine Programme with France in favour of a deal with the UK.

Tech News

Tech this week: Brexit bites again and Amazon’s big rewards

Three UK follows Vodafone and EE in reintroducing roaming charges in the wake of Brexit and why is Amazon offering to pay University tuition for 750,000 workers?

Tech News

Dutch scientist finds recording of a talking duck (no, not Donald)

A Dutch scientist has uncovered old recordings of a musk duck mimicking the phrase "You bloody fool!" in an Australian accent.