australia

Australia’s state of Victoria to indefinitely extend its 5th lockdown despite drop in Covid-19 cases

The lockdown, the fifth imposed in the state over the course of the pandemic, will not be lifted as scheduled,…

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Australia CANCELS Katie Hopkins’ visa after quarantine breach, reveals TV star was allowed in on basis of ‘economic benefit’

Hopkins, who had already been booted from the upcoming season of Australia's Big Brother VIP show for allegedly breaching Sydney’s…

3 years ago

Australia completes full withdrawal from Afghanistan, leaving behind trail of war crime allegations

Defense Minister Peter Dutton announced on Sunday that over the past several weeks, Australia had pulled 80 support personnel from…

3 years ago

Sydney faces further lockdown extension as Australia reports 77 new cases in NSW & first Covid-19 death this year

“Tragically, we’ve seen one older person die and I want to extend my deepest condolences to their families and loved…

3 years ago

‘People’s PM’ Bob Hawke’s slavish service to US intelligence shows Australia has never been independent, let alone a democracy

The shocking disclosure was made by academic Cameron Coventry, who analyzed diplomatic cables from official archives, and found that, while…

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China lodges complaint with WTO against Australia over trade tariffs

Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said that Beijing would now appeal against Australia’s duties on imports of railway wheels, wind towers…

3 years ago

Beijing complains to WTO over Australia’s ‘wrong practices,’ citing historic moves against Chinese products

Speaking on Thursday, Gao Feng, a Chinese commerce ministry spokesman, said that Beijing would be appealing against Australian measures which…

3 years ago

Pregnant women in Australia & New Zealand need not wait until after delivery to get Pfizer jab, updated vaccination advice says

The updated medical advice was issued on Wednesday by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), an expert health…

3 years ago

Not even wildlife can go undetected: Australia trains AI road cameras for KOALA ‘facial recognition’

A team of artificial intelligence specialists from Griffith University in South East Queensland have been working on high tech cameras…

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Australia’s Victoria state pushes ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown into 2nd week after 15 new Covid cases in last 2 days

After imposing a “circuit breaker” lockdown last week that was meant to expire on June 3, Victoria health officials extended…

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