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Australia cancels two infra deals with China on national interest grounds

Australia has cancelled two Chinese Belt and Road infrastructure building initiative deals with a state government, provoking an angry response from Beijing

Australia ends four Chinese deals on national interest grounds

The new laws give the federal government power to overrule international agreements by lower-level administrations that violate the national interest.

Australia, New Zealand open travel bubble, start quarantine-free flights

They successfully halted Covid-19 transmissions from spreading through their nations.

Australia: Indian-origin driver jailed for 22 years for killing policemen

An Indian-origin drug-affected and sleep deprived truck driver was jailed on Wednesday for 22 years for ploughing his heavy vehicle into Australian police officers and killing four of them last year

Australia mourns Prince Philip: PM Morrison offers sympathies to Queen

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison offered his country's deepest sympathies and condolences to Queen Elizabeth II on the passing of Prince Philip

Australia backs Pfizer virus vaccine over AstraZeneca for under-50s

Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Paul Kelly, told reporters the risk of clots was extremely low.

Australia halts AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for most people under 50

Australia on Thursday become the latest country to restrict use of the AstraZeneca vaccine by recommending that it not be given to people under age 50

Top seed Daniil Medvedev reaches 3rd round of Miami Open

Top seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia needed two tie-breaks over more than two-and-a-half hours to overcome an inspired Alexei Popyrin of Australia 7-6 (3), 6-7 (7), 6-4 in the third round

'Shameful' sex acts filmed in Australia's parliament rock Morrison govt

Support for Morrison's government fell to a 13-month low in the latest Newspoll published March 15

Australia to rescue thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years

The rain submerging large swathes of the state contrasts with weather conditions a year ago, when authorities were battling drought and catastrophic bushfires

Australia's most populous state New South Wales hit by severe rains, floods

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that hundreds of people have been rescued from the waters

Top US lawmakers and experts support historic QUAD leadership summit

Top US lawmakers and experts applauded the first Quad summit of leaders from the US, India, Australia and Japan and supported the move of Biden to address the challenge posed by China in Indo-Pacific

The Quad might have finally found a mission amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Quad's priority should be the same as the rest of the region's: promoting growth and development that is healthy and less dependent on China

News Corp inks Australia Facebook deal, signalling truce after blackout

Google had also objected for months and threatened, like Facebook, to withdraw core services from the country, before signing deals with most media outlets

News Corp reaches three-year agreement with Facebook in Australia

News Corp said on Monday it had reached a three-year agreement to provide Facebook Inc users access to news in Australia.

With eye on China, 'Quad' nations to tie up in rare earths: Report

The US, Japan, India and Australia will work together to secure rare earth metals that are essential to the production of electric car motors and other products, the report said

BS READS: How Australia's news bargaining code can address media's revenue woes

A new law in Australia that mandates Facebook and Google to pay news publishers might inspire similar legislation in other countries. To what degree will it solve news industry's revenue problem?

Australia suspends defence cooperation with Myanmar over military coup

Australia has suspended its defence cooperation with Myanmar and is redirecting humanitarian aid because of the military takeover of the government and ongoing detention of an Australian citizen. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Monday that Australian diplomats only had access to economic policy adviser Sean Turnell twice since he was detained in early February. She described the access as very limited consular support. We continue to absolutely call for the release of Professor Sean Turnell, Payne told Australian Broadcasting Corp. Australia announced late Sunday it had suspended a defense training program with Myanmar worth about 1.5 million Australian dollars ($1.2 million) over five years. The program had been restricted to non-combat areas such as English-language training. Australian humanitarian aid will be directed away from Myanmar government and government-related entities. Instead it will focus on the immediate humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable and poor in

Australia asks EU to review block of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

The EU executive backed Italy's decision to block a shipment of 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia, European officials said

Finch stars as Australia levels T20 series with New Zealand

Finch carried his bat for 79 from 55 balls to propel Australia to a 50-run win over New Zealand