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Australian journalist formally arrested in China on suspicion of spying

Australian national Cheng Lei was detained last year by Chinese authorities

Chinese-Aus reporter arrested for allegedly spreading Chinese secrets

China has formally arrested a Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN, on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, Australia's foreign minister said on Monday

Australian PM expresses support to India after U'khand glacial collapse

After the devastating flash floods in Uttarakhand following a glacial collapse, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday expressed support to India during the aftermath of the disaster

Microsoft supports Australian plan to make Google pay for news content

Although Bing is Australia's second most popular search engine, it has only a 3.6 per cent market share, according to web analytics service Statcounter

Microsoft backs Australia's proposed media laws targeting Google, Facebook

Both Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook have called the laws unworkable and said last month they would withdraw key services from Australia if the regulations went ahead

A symbiotic relationship

Tech giants and media must have a revenue-sharing model

Australia approves Pfizer Covid vaccine; inoculations to begin next month

The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday gave provisional approval for people aged 16 and over to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech

Google says to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news

Australia is on course to pass laws that will make tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content included in search results or news feeds

Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia over charging for news

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly hit back, saying "we don''t respond to threats." "Australia makes our rules for things you can do in Australia," Morrison told reporters in Brisbane

Cricket hits an advertising six after India's historic win in Australia

Ad rates for upcoming India-England series up 10-15%

Coronavirus lockdowns are spreading a year after China closed Wuhan

In Australia, the recent discovery of one case in Brisbane prompted a three-day lockdown

Google closes Fitbit deal as US, Australia probe $2.1 billion transaction

Google closed its deal to buy fitness tracking company Fitbit, the companies said, even as US and Australian competition regulators said they were continuing probes of the $2.1 billion transaction

Australia's third-largest city enters 3-day lockdown after new strain case

Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown from Friday afternoon after a local resident was found to be infected with the mutant strain of Covid-19

Covid-safe election to cost Aussie taxpayers additional $22.9 million

Australia's next federal election is likely to cost the country about an additional 30 million Australian dollars ($22.9 million) due to Covid-19 measures

Australia changes word in anthem to honour Indigenous people, reflect unity

Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called the spirit of unity and the country's Indigenous population

No 'link' between stranded Indian ship crew and ties with India, Aus: China

The relations between India and China are under stress over the current military standoff at Eastern Ladakh

Over 100 venues named as potential coronavirus hotspots in Sydney

Officials in the Australian state of New South Wales have named over 100 venues across Sydney as potential Covid-19 hotspots, instructing anyone who attended them to self-isolate and get tested

Here's everything you need to know about Britain's new coronavirus variant

The governments of Australia, Italy and the Netherlands say they detected cases of the new strain

Australia ups ante in China trade row with appeal to WTO on barley tariffs

The appeal to the independent trade body threatens to further stoke bilateral tensions that have already seen China impose tariffs on a range of Australian commodities

Former Australian Test cricketer all-rounder Eric Freeman dies at 76

Former Australia Test all-rounder Eric Freeman has passed away at the age of 76.