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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

Ambulance officers transfer a resident from the Epping Gardens aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Epping as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)

Australia's elder-care homes most vulnerable amid virus resurgence

Government has deployed disaster-relief teams to elderly-care centres and extended Melbourne's lockdown measures to...

30 July 2020 9:31 AM GMT

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens while Australias Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a press conference at the US Department of State following the 30th AUSMIN July 28, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Not ready to harm important' ties with China: Australia tells US

While Washington is Australia's main security ally, China is its largest trading partner

29 July 2020 3:34 AM GMT

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said that New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. (AP Photo)

New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty over Chinese...

Australia, Canada and the UK suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong earlier this month

28 July 2020 8:18 AM GMT

Experts fear a severe COIVD-19 outbreak could be catastrophic in a country where malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are already problems. (Representational Image: AFP)

Papua New Guinea orders lockdown after first COVID-19 death

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 July 2020 11:22 AM GMT

The Indian community in Australia is comprised of nearly seven lakh people. (Representational Image)

Australia's migration intake to fall by over 2 lakh; Indians affected

India is one of the top sources of skilled immigrants to Australia, with nearly 90,000 students studying in Australian...

26 July 2020 12:14 PM GMT

Behrouz Boochani, the Kurdish film-maker, writer and refugee who has documented life inside the Australian offshore immigration camp on Manus Island, poses for a portrait in Christchurch, New Zealand. (AP)

Award-winning refugee author granted asylum in New Zealand

Behrouz Boochani applied for refugee status after attending a literary festival to speak about Australia's hardline...

24 July 2020 6:57 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

The quake struck about 12.50pm local time at a depth of 85 km (52 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and struck offshore 18 kms (11 miles) east-southeast of Wau.(Representational Image: AFP)

Quake of magnitude 7 hits Papua New Guinea

A warning for hazardous tsunami waves was issued briefly for coastal regions but later it was announced that the...

17 July 2020 8:23 AM GMT