Scientists urge more protection for platypus in Australian state
SYDNEY – Australian scientists have called for the platypus to be listed as a vulnerable species in Victoria state, after research found dwindling numbers of the semi-aquatic mammal because of…
Australia hails vaccine deal as virus surge abates
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE – A fresh outbreak of infections in Australia’s coronavirus hot zone of Victoria has eased further, while the country agreed a deal to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine that…
China launches anti-dumping probe into wine imports from Australia
BEIJING/SYDNEY – China says that it has begun an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine in a move that will likely worsen tensions between the two countries and knocked…
Australian COVID-19 infections set to hit one-month low
SYDNEY – Australia is on track to record its lowest one-day rise in new COVID-19 infections in a month, buoying hopes that a stringent lockdown in the country’s second-most populous…
Malaysia says Vietnamese fisherman killed in clash with coast guard
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia says that a Vietnamese fisherman has died from gunshot wounds after a confrontation broke out when the country’s coast guard sought to inspect two boats they…
Australian state premier apologises for cruise ship failures after COVID-19 spike
SYDNEY – The leader of Australia’s New South Wales state has apologised for failing to stop people carrying the novel coronavirus from disembarking from a cruise ship in Sydney in…
Google says Australian antitrust law would hit small content creators
SYDNEY – Alphabet Inc’s Google has said a proposed antitrust law in Australia forcing tech firms to pay for news that appears on their social media websites would adversely impact…
Vietnam to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine
HANOI – Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as it fights a new outbreak after going several months with no local cases.…
Australia awaits findings on cruise ship coronavirus outbreak
MELBOURNE – The findings of a public inquiry into how passengers infected with the novel coronavirus were allowed to disembark a cruise ship in Sydney in March, triggering a major…
Australia on course for lowest one-day rise in COVID-19 cases in more than 3 weeks
SYDNEY – Australia is poised to post its lowest one-day rise in new COVID-19 cases in more than three weeks today, stoking hopes that a second wave of new infections…
