Virus measures back in place in the country as election candidates postpone campaigning for a week
12 Aug 2020 9:36 AM
There are still 23 active cases but all were detected at the border when entering the country and are held in managed isolation facilities
09 Aug 2020 10:27 AM
Cases with unknown sources of infection, referred to as 'mystery cases' still continue to be a concern
08 Aug 2020 3:24 PM
The polls had pointed to a cliffhanger election this September, but the story has since changed because New Zealand's coronavirus response
08 Aug 2020 1:07 PM
Production of beef, lamb and pork has been reduced by one third to reduce chances of virus spread in meat processing plants
06 Aug 2020 11:30 AM
The virus has spread rapidly through nursing homes in Melbourne, with almost 1,500 active infections now linked to the facilities
05 Aug 2020 11:33 AM
Authorities predicted that the latest restrictions in country's biggest cities would cost around 250,000 jobs
03 Aug 2020 3:20 PM
Victoria, which is Australia's second most populated state, declared state of disaster over spike in new coronavirus cases
02 Aug 2020 6:13 PM
Once proud of itself about a tough approach to social distancing, the state now accounts for about 60% of Australia’s 17,300 cases
01 Aug 2020 10:12 AM
Government has deployed disaster-relief teams to elderly-care centres and extended Melbourne's lockdown measures to surrounding cities
30 Jul 2020 3:01 PM
While Washington is Australia’s main security ally, China is its largest trading partner
29 Jul 2020 9:04 AM
Australia, Canada and the UK suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong earlier this month
28 Jul 2020 1:48 PM
The country had seen only 11 cases until a week ago but the total now stands at 61, with new cases being found daily
27 Jul 2020 4:52 PM
India is one of the top sources of skilled immigrants to Australia, with nearly 90,000 students studying in Australian universities
26 Jul 2020 5:44 PM
Behrouz Boochani applied for refugee status after attending a literary festival to speak about Australia's hardline immigration policies
24 Jul 2020 12:27 PM
Australia has recorded about 11,800 coronavirus cases with a death toll of 123, a fraction of what has been seen in other countries
20 Jul 2020 1:16 PM
A warning for “hazardous tsunami waves” was issued briefly for coastal regions but later it was announced that the danger has passed
17 Jul 2020 1:53 PM
Since 2014 nearly 3,000 New Zealanders in Australia have had their visas cancelled ‘on character grounds’
16 Jul 2020 4:13 PM
The Christchurch mosque shootings were a shock to the world, which prompted immediate action for stricter gun laws in New Zealand
13 Jul 2020 8:53 AM
Some five million residents of greater Melbourne were ordered into a six-week lockdown this week in an effort to curb a second wave of virus
10 Jul 2020 11:19 AM