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Australian journalist and television anchor Cheng Lei detained in China

Cheng has not been charged, according to the ABC, but is being held in detention under a 'residential surveillance at a designated location.'

Huawei quits oldest sports sponsorship deal after 9 yrs with Aus rugby team

Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced it is ending its oldest major sporting sponsorship deal in the world when it ends its contract with Australian rugby league team

Australia records its deadliest day of pandemic; Victoria sees 41 deaths

Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic on Monday as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift a lockdown on the country's second-largest city

Covid vaccine: Why public health interests may outweigh religious freedom

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils also signalled its "profound concern" over the use of foetal tissue in vaccine development.

Australia boosts defence spending by A$1 bn in latest coronavirus stimulus

Australia has so far promised to spend about A$260 billion in stimulus to support its ailing economy

India, Japan, Australia working on a supply chain pact to counter China

The talks are at a working level currently, but Japan would like to bring them to a higher level at some point, according to a person in Tokyo

Can Australian govt force its people to get Covid vaccine under the law?

The right to bodily integrity is a fundamental legal principle in Australia. This means a person cannot be subject to medical treatment without consent

Australia to give free Covid vaccine doses to citizens: PM Scott Morrison

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia had reached a deal with Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to receive the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with Oxford University

Aus state's Covid-19 outbreak stemmed from failed hotel quarantine scheme

Since late June, Victoria has experienced a resurgence of the virus, peaking at 725 daily infections on Aug. 5 and prompting a return to strict lockdowns, including a nightly curfew in the capital

Google attacks Australian govt, says users could lose access to free search

The US-based company's warning, contained in what it called an Open letter to Australians, comes a week before public consultations close on Australian draft laws

Google slams Australian antitrust law, says it will hit individual creators

Google's YouTube video service allows individuals and companies to create channels featuring advertisements that create revenue for both them and YouTube

Infosys extends support for GovHack 2020 in Australia, New Zealand

IT major Infosys on Friday announced extention of its support for GovHack 2020 in Australia and New Zealand

India-Australia friendship based on bharosa, samman: Scott Morrison

"Australia joins wholeheartedly in its celebration of independence and extends our warm congratulations to the people of India," he said

Australian BP worker fired for Hitler memes wins $143,000 compensation

An employee of BP Plc's Australian refinery who was fired last year for mocking management online using a well-known meme of Adolf Hitler has been awarded more than $143,100 in compensation

India to host 2021 T20 World Cup, Australia gets to hold it in 2022: ICC

The global body also confirmed that next year's women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand has been postponed until February-March 2022

India's new education policy could create scope for Australian universities

The National Education Policy sets out a series of sweeping changes to university education in the country

Tested Covid-19 positive? Here's what follows - and why day 5 is crucial

If you are like most people with Covid-19, you won't need to go to a clinic or hospital, and can safely self-manage the illness at home

Australia's Victoria state imposes curfew in Melbourne; reports 429 cases

Australia's Victoria state on Monday reported 429 Covid-19 cases, a day after it declared "a state of disaster" following a surge in the number of coronavirus infections

Covid-19 crisis: Australia's Victoria state declares disaster, night curfew

An evening curfew will be implemented across Melbourne from 8 pm to 5 am

Aus plans to force FB, Google to pay for news; to address power imbalance

The draft code allows commercial news businesses to bargain - individually or collectively - with Google and Facebook, in order to be paid for news the tech giants publish on their services