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Australia opposes any attempts to unilaterally alter status quo along LAC

Referring to the situation in eastern Ladakh, Australian High Commissioner said Australia "urges" restraint along the LAC, and supports continued moves towards de-escalation

Australian Outback pub bans messy emus for 'bad behaviour'

An Australian Outback pub has banned emus for bad behaviour, and erected barriers to prevent the large, flightless birds from creating havoc inside

Australian regulator sues Google for misleading about personal data use

Regulator says practice allowed Alphabet Inc unit to link the names and other ways to identify consumers with their behaviour elsewhere on the internet

Australia to allow 200,000 less migrants in 2020-21, Indians impacted

India is one of the top sources of skilled immigrants to Australia. Approximately 90,000 students are studying in Australian universities

Australia approves Remdesivir for Covid-19 treatment as cases rise

The approval comes as Australia is seeing a sharp increase in coronavirus infections in the state of Victoria

Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong; offers 10,000 visas

Scott Morrison announced suspension of Australia's extradition treaty with Hong Kong over the national security law imposed there and offered visas to 10,000 students and temporary skilled workers

Australian players to prepare for England series as T20 WC may be postponed

The report also stated that if Australia players play in the IPL, "..the ideal scenario would be they could go straight from the England limited overs series to wherever the T20 league is held"

Football: Covid-19 spike in Australian state forces 10 AFL teams to leave

Victoria has had 17 consecutive days of double-digit Covid-19 infections, most of them more than 50 a day

Australia may offer safe haven to Hong Kongers threatened by Chinese moves

Mr. Morrison said Cabinet would soon consider options "to provide similar opportunities" as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered Hong Kongers

Aus to invest $270 bn to boost defence capabilities amid China's threat

Scott Morrison said $270 bn will be invested to modernise country's defence capabilities to maintain regional security and deter or respond to "aggression" in the strategic Indo-Pacific

Australian govt boosts cybersecurity amid growing foreign attacks

Australian govt announced on Tuesday that it will allocate ($928 mn) to strengthen country's cyber security amid escalating tensions due to suspicion of meddling and espionage by foreign countries.

Spike in Covid-19 cases in Australia's Victoria stalls sports' restart

Queensland issued new directives that force sporting teams based in the state into a 14-day quarantine should they play a club based in Melbourne, which is the capital of Victoria

Covid hits Australia's golden economy, country faces rocky road to recovery

The unemployment rate for females looking for full-time work surged to 8.3% in May from 5.4% in February before coronavirus-driven shutdowns kicked in

Australia, New Zealand win joint bid to host 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup

The island neighbours beat Colombia 22-13 on Thursday in a vote by the Fifa Council

Between deer and running dogs

Book review of The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century

Google's $2.1 bn Fitbit deal could harm competition: Australian regulator

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the first regulator to voice concerns about the deal in a preliminary decision on Thursday

Australian football's A-league to resume from July 16 with Melbourne derby

The league has been suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic and players and clubs have taken a financial hit

Facebook won't pay Australian media firms for using news on its platform

Facebook says it would not affect its revenue if news were not available on its service

Donald Trump talks China with Narendra Modi, calls him to expanded G7 meet

PM shares concerns with US President over the violent protests across US

World marches for George Floyd as outrage grows; EU 'shocked, appalled'

Chanting Black Lives Matter and I can't breathe," about 3,000 protesters held an impassioned but peaceful march through central Sydney on Tuesday demanding fundamental change in race relations.