First time in decades, rare pink handfish spotted in Australia
For the first time in 22 years, a rare "walking" handfish, which is exclusively found in Australia, has been discovered off the coast of...
Covid cases spike in NSW, Queensland
On Christmas Day, NSW set a new record for the highest number of daily cases since the epidemic began, with 6288 infections.Since Omicron began...
Over 100 flights cancelled as staff sidelined over Covid guidelines
Thousands of Australians had their domestic flights cancelled in the hours building up to Christmas as frontline workers were asked to test and isolate...
Australia to cut booster dose time gap to 4 months
As the country grapples with record infections caused by the Omicron variant, Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Friday that the government would...
‘Racist welfare scheme’: Australia to pay $1.4 million in compensation to aboriginal people
Hundreds of Aboriginal people will get $1.4 million (£1.1 million) in compensation from the Australian government as part of a settlement of a class...
Super Typhoon Rai: Australia to donate $5 million to Philippines
Australia will donate $5 million in emergency aid to the Philippines to aid in the recovery from the devastation wrought by Super Typhoon Rai,...
Omicron spread: Australian states reinstate Covid-curbs
On Thursday, Australia reinstated COVID-19 curbs to encompass the majority of the population, including mandatory mask wearing indoors, capacity limits, and QR code check-ins,...
Australia, India in talks to speed up trade deals
Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, held a virtual conference with his Australian counterpart Dan Tehan on Wednesday to expedite negotiations on...
Astronomers in Australia capture black hole eruption
Curtin University astronomers have produced the most complete photographs of the nearest active black hole to Earth as part of an international team.According to...