Australia To Manufacture ‘Promising’ COVID-19 Vaccine
Australia has secured access to a “promising” potential coronavirus vaccine, the prime minister announced Tuesday, saying the country would manufacture…
Australia, China Store Cheap Oil In Strategic Reserves
Some crude oil-hungry Asian nations, including Australia are taking advantage of the collapse in prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic…
Australia Calls For Independent Probe Into Virus Response
Australia on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, including the World Health…
Aussie Sport Plays On In Empty Stadiums
Australia’s hugely popular Aussie Rules season has kicked off in front of 100,000 empty seats on “the most remarkable, weird…
Coronavirus Global Death Toll Hits 5,802 As Report Says
The global death toll stood since the virus first emerged in late December has been reported to be 5,802, while…
Scientists Race To Develop Vaccine For New Coronavirus
Scientists from the United States to Australia are using new technology in an ambitious, multi-million-dollar drive to develop a vaccine…
Rains ‘Breaking The Back’ Of Australia Bushfire Crisis
Heavy rain was raising hopes Friday for an end to Australia’s unprecedented bushfire crisis, as downpours douse blazes that have…
Australian Minister Resigns Over Funding Scandal
Australia’s agriculture minister has been forced to resign after she was found to have steered public money to sports clubs…
Relief As Rain Falls Over Australian Bushfires
Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief…
‘Hazardous’ Air Pollution Halts Australian Open Practice
Soaring pollution halted Australian Open practice and delayed qualifying on Tuesday as smoke from raging bushfires hit the build-up to…
Australian ‘Megablaze’ Brought Under Control
Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed…
Australia Firefighters Race To Contain Blazes
Firefighters raced to contain massive bushfires in southeastern Australia Tuesday, taking advantage of a brief drop in temperatures and some…