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Djokovic faces deportation after Australia cancels visa for second time

Novak Djokovic's visa was refused for the second time by the Australian government on Friday, citing the world tennis no. 1's lack of COVID-19...

Australia’s views on climate crisis ‘backward’: Human Rights Watch

According to a renowned human rights organisation, Australia's "backwards" attitudes on global warming and asylum seekers are becoming increasingly unacceptable to the rest of...

OPINION: Should Australia review its Antarctica policy?

Since 1961, the Antarctic Treaty System has overseen the continent's affairs. However, it is now battling strategic power competition as well as new challenges...

OPINION: Australian air quality standards can combat Covid

According to Raina MacIntyre, a senior epidemiologist, Australia's focus on hand hygiene has been about as effective as telling people that mosquitoes will give...

Job vacancies surge in Australia as labour shortage bring crisis

As the lockdowns ended last year, job openings soared across Australia, exposing staff shortages that are now hampering economic activity as Covid cases rise. The...

OPINION: As elections knock door, Morrison caught in own Covid web 

Scott Morrison has refused to make quick antigen tests free for a straightforward reason that has nothing to do with the budget or the...

Australia sticks to $3.5 billion tank purchase deal with US

As part of a massive overhaul of the army's fleet, Australia has committed to buying more than 120 tanks and other armoured vehicles from...

Djokovic wins legal battle but Australian officials yet to take a call   

When Australian immigration officials denied Novak Djokovic's medical exemption from a COVID-19 vaccination requirement and terminated his visa, it sparked a maelstrom of logistical,...

Australia to expand health, medical research capabilities with $44 million

Through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the Morrison Government is spending more than $44 million in postgraduate scholarships, international collaboration, and...

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