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A member of the Australian Defence Force (L) takes a swab for a COVID-19 coronavirus test on a member of the public in Melbourne on June 27, 2020. (AFP)

Australia sees second wave of virus after restrictions eased

The country reported its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in the last two months and is now considering reimposing...

29 Jun 2020 5:54 AM GMT

Medical workers staff a drive-through Covid-19 testing site located in a shopping centre carpark in Melbourne. (AFP)

Australia starts virus testing blitz to stop second wave in Melbourne

30 new COVID-19 infections reported in Melbourne overnight in a continuing outbreak that has raised fears of a second...

26 Jun 2020 6:39 AM GMT

People cross a traffic intersection in the central business district of Sydney. (AFP)

Australia reports biggest daily rise in two months

Family get-togethers might have played a big role in the surge as it comes just weeks after Australia began easing...

25 Jun 2020 6:06 AM GMT

People walk along Albert Park lake in Melbourne. (AFP)

Australia might need weeks to tame the second wave of virus

Australia has recorded about 11,800 coronavirus cases with a death toll of 123, a fraction of what has been seen in...

20 July 2020 7:46 AM GMT

A member of the Australian Defence Force carries a batch of swab samples taken from members of the public at a drive-through COVID-19 coronavirus testing station in the Melbourne suburb of Fawkner on July 2, 2020. (AFP)

Thanks to conspiracy theories, Australians are refusing to test for...

Health officials in southern state of Victoria pled with the public to get themselves tested and to ignore...

3 July 2020 7:10 AM GMT

Victoria states authorities say welcomed a stabilisation in coronavirus cases, saying the state had averted an exponential increase in infections due to its strict lockdowns. (AP)

Australia's Victoria sees 'stabilisation' in new coronavirus cases

Cases with unknown sources of infection, referred to as 'mystery cases' still continue to be a concern

8 Aug 2020 9:54 AM GMT

A patient has her temperature checked at a medical clinic during lockdown due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus in Melbourne. (AP)

Australia's hotspot state tells citizens not to panic buy

Production of beef, lamb and pork has been reduced by one third to reduce chances of virus spread in meat processing...

6 Aug 2020 6:00 AM GMT

A man walks past a large face mask pinned to a tree in Melbourne on August 3, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)

Australia's virus cases soar despite month-long lockdown

The virus has spread rapidly through nursing homes in Melbourne, with almost 1,500 active infections now linked to the...

5 Aug 2020 6:03 AM GMT

Workers push trolleys past an empty shop in Melbournes central business district on August 3, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)

Australia announces paid pandemic leave for those required to...

Authorities predicted that the latest restrictions in country's biggest cities would cost around 250,000 jobs

3 Aug 2020 9:50 AM GMT

A cyclist passes a group of police and soldiers patrolling the Docklands area of Melbourne. (AFP)

Australia's second-biggest city imposes overnight curfew

Victoria, which is Australia's second most populated state, declared state of disaster over spike in new coronavirus...

2 Aug 2020 12:43 PM GMT

Police detain an anti-mask protester in Melbourne. (AFP)

Australia's Victoria sees a drop in new COVID-19 cases

Once proud of itself about a tough approach to social distancing, the state now accounts for about 60% of Australia's...

1 Aug 2020 4:42 AM GMT

Police arrest a protester at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne on September 5, 2020 during an anti-lockdown rally protesting the states strict lockdown laws as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)

Anti-lockdown protests erupt in Australia just as cases start to come...

Four men were arrested and charged with incitement over the so-called 'Freedom Day' protests planned for several...

5 Sep 2020 8:45 AM GMT