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Pedestrians walk away from the central business district as lockdown due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus starts in Melbourne. (AP)World
Australian authorities warn against panic buying in hotspots

Production of beef, lamb and pork has been reduced by one third to reduce chances of virus spread in meat processing...

6 Aug 2020 11:29 AM IST

Victorian protective service officers are seen walking on patrol past a sign to urge people to stay home as lockdown of Melbourne forces people to stay at home if not working due to the continuing spread of COVID-19, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (AP)World
Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown

The virus has spread rapidly through nursing homes in the city, with almost 1,500 active infections now linked to the...

5 Aug 2020 11:20 AM IST

A worker cleans security bollards outside Flinders Street station in Melbourne. (AFP)World
Evening curfew imposed in Melbourne for next six weeks

PM Scott Morrison said workers in Victoria state will be entitled to a 1,500 Australian dollar payment if they are...

3 Aug 2020 3:10 PM IST

A cyclist passes a group of police and soldiers patrolling the Docklands area of Melbourne. (AFP)World
Australia-'s Victoria state declares -'disaster-'

Overnight curfews and a ban on weddings imposed on Melbourne, Australia-'s second-biggest city

2 Aug 2020 6:12 PM IST

Police detain an anti-mask protester in Melbourne. (AFP)World
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 10:03 AM IST

Medical workers evacuate a resident from the Epping Gardens aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Epping on July 30, 2020, as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)World
Australia reports deadliest day as virus spikes in elder-care homes

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

30 July 2020 2:58 PM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Australias Foreign Minister Marise Payne at the State Department in Washington, DC. (AFP)World
No intention to injure ‘important’ China ties: Australia tells US

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

29 July 2020 9:01 AM IST

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said that New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. (AP Photo)World
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 1:40 PM IST

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)World
Papua New Guinea orders lockdown after first virus 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 4:49 PM IST

The Indian community in Australia is comprised of nearly seven lakh people. (RepresWorld
Australia-'s migration intake fall likely to affect Indians

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

26 July 2020 5:43 PM IST

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)World
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 12:24 PM IST

A man wearing a face mask walks past a sign advertising masks in Melbourne. Australias second-biggest city will make it compulsory to wear a mask in public, authorities announced on July 19, as Melbourne steps up efforts to bring a coronavirus outbreak under control. (AFP)World
Masks now mandatory in Australia as virus casualty climbs new records

Authorities in Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, are also on high alert despite the border with...

23 July 2020 2:50 PM IST

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