Covid-19 vaccine should be mandatory: Australia’s PM
CANBERRA, Aug 19, 2020, IBT, AFP. Australia’s leader called Wednesday for coronavirus immunisations to be…
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China launches anti-dumping investigation into Australian wine
BEIJING, Aug 18, 2020, AFP. China on Tuesday ramped up tensions with Australia after it…
[Special coverage] The Pacific War: Losers and Winners
“The Pacific War” which ended 75 years ago this weekend, was not a single entity:…
New Zealand’s PM Jacinda Arden postpones the general election to October 17
WELLINGTON, Aug 17, 2020, Merco Press. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday postponed…
Aussies reimbursed $545M after robodebt bungle – with more to come
CANBERRA, Aug 17, 2020, AAP. Australians who paid the government money through the controversial robodebt…
Australia’s New South Wales Premier apologises for Ruby Princess Covid-19 fiasco
SYDNEY, Aug 17, 2020, 9News. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has offered an unreserved…
‘Advanced negotiations’: Australia aiming to lock in Covid-19 vaccine deal
SYDNEY, Aug 16, 2020, SMH. Australia is poised to sign a multi-million dollar deal with…
New Zealand’s Covid-19 outbreak grows, as Australian cases ease
MELBOURNE, Aug 16, 2020, Reuters. A new coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand is still growing,…
Cook Islands closes border over re-emergence of Covid-19 in New Zealand
AVARUA, Aug 15, 2020, RNZ. The Cook Islands has temporarily shut its air border for…
No plan to quarantine travellers to Fiji abroad: govt
SUVA, Aug 14, 2020, RNZ. Fiji’s health ministry says all visitors arriving in the country…
New report finds 1 in 6 Australians fell victim to cyber crime during lockdown
CANBERRA, Aug 14, 2020, 9News. As many as one in six Australians fell victim to…
New Zealand extends Auckland ‘lockdown’ for 12 days
AUCKLAND, Aug 14, 2020, BBC. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a 12-day…