Politics Apr 10 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls for May 21 election Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday advised Governor-General David Hurley as representative of Australia’s head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, to set the election date.
World Mar 01 Thousands evacuate from worst Australian floods in a decade Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and hundreds of thousands more have been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in more than a…
World Jan 16 Ruled out: Australia deports Djokovic for being unvaccinated Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia on Sunday after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Health Jan 10 Australian court rules for Djokovic but battle to stay in country not over Novak Djokovic has won a court battle to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open after his exemption from strict coronavirus vaccination rules was questioned, but the drama might not be finished.
World Oct 05 Australia won't welcome foreign tourists until at least 2022 Australia's prime minister says foreign tourists won’t be welcomed back until at least next year. Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined plans Tuesday for lifting some of the toughest and longest COVID-19 travel restrictions imposed by any democracy.
World Sep 19 Australia says France knew of 'grave' submarine concerns France accused Australia of concealing its intentions to back out of the 90 billion Australian dollar ($66 billion) contract for French majority state-owned Naval Group to build 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines.
Politics Sep 16 Australia to acquire nuclear submarines through new security alliance Australia's prime minister says it has canceled a contract with France for conventional submarines and instead will build nuclear-powered submarines using U.S. technology because of changing strategic conditions in the Asia-Pacific region.
World Mar 15 Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women Australians rallied in the capital and other cities Monday demanding justice for women and calling out misogyny and dangerous workplace cultures as the government reels from two rape allegations.
World Feb 23 Facebook to lift Australia news ban after dispute over paying for journalism The social media company caused alarm with its sudden decision last week to block news on its platform across Australia.
World Feb 18 In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia In a surprise retaliatory move Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news stories, escalating a fight with the government over whether powerful tech companies should have to pay news organizations for content.