Australia
Australia to ease international border restrictions from November
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced an 18-month ban on Australians travelling abroad will be lifted from next month, easing one of...
Australia’s CBA, ANZ sued in New Zealand for missed loan interest refunds
Two of Australia's "big four" banks are facing a multi-million dollar claim in New Zealand for not refunding more than 150,000 customers the interest...
Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdown to end sooner for the vaccinated
Australian authorities announced plans on Monday to gradually reopen locked-down Sydney, unveiling a two-tiered system that will give citizens inoculated for COVID-19 more freedoms...
Australia hits vaccine milestone as Melbourne cases hover near record levels
More than half of Australia's adult population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, authorities said, as they step up inoculations in hopes...
Australian police clash with anti-lockdown protesters, arrest nearly 270
Australia's police arrested 235 people in Melbourne and 32 in Sydney on Saturday at unsanctioned anti-lockdown rallies and several police officers were injured in...
Sydney pilots home quarantine as Australia looks to reopen border
Australian officials will trial a home quarantine system for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Sydney, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as...
Australia to build eight nuclear-powered submarines under new Indo-Pacific pact
Australia will build eight nuclear-powered submarines under a new Indo-Pacific security partnership with the United States and Britain that analysts say will likely rile...
Sydney COVID-19 infections ease, but unclear if they have peaked
Sydney's COVID-19 cases rose at the slowest pace in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, but officials said they needed to see a steady drop...
Australia’s Queensland state warns of possible COVID-19 lockdown
Australia's third most populous state said on Saturday it may order a snap lockdown after a cluster of COVID-19 cases, as the country posted...
