New phase of pandemic: 128 cases of contagious Delta variant surface across Australia
SYDNEY, Australia: An outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases, authorities said on Monday. Cases have also...
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Australia falls 85% short of vaccine delivery target
CANBERRA, Australia: Australia has fallen 3.4 million doses short of its target of delivering four million Covid vaccinations by March 31, prompting criticism of the...
Floods spark evacuation warnings for NSW, Queensland towns
SYDNEY, Australia: Australian authorities have issued evacuation warnings for low-lying towns in northern New South Wales (NSW) as storms batter the nation’s east coast. On...
Wild weather batters wide stretches of Australia’s eastern coast
SYDNEY, Australia: Wild weather is battering a 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) stretch of Australia’s east coast, bringing torrential rain and “abnormally high” tides to cities...
Christmas amid virus threat: Queensland-South Australia border restrictions to ease on December 12
BRISBANE, Queensland: Queensland will ease its border restrictions with South Australia in time for Christmas, authorities have revealed. Subject to no cases of community transmission...
Australia issues fresh bush fire warnings in Queensland, New South Wales
CANBERRA, Australia: Authorities have warned that massive bush fires raging in two states will continue to pose a threat, despite “catastrophic” conditions easing. About 150...
Great Barrier Reef to go extinct in 12 years: climate report
BRISBANE, Australia: Queensland’s current carbon emissions would cause the extinction of most of the Great Barrier Reef within 12 years if replicated worldwide, a new...
Man killed, woman injured after falling from zipline in Queensland rainforest
Queensland, Australia: A man died and a woman suffered injuries in an accident at a zipline park in the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland,...
‘Minutes of life lost’ counter on cigarettes to help quit smoking
QUEENSLAND, Australia: University researchers have found ‘minutes of life lost’ counter on cigarettes more effective and impactful than packet warnings. Queensland’s James Cook University research...
Drought-hit Australian town relies on tanker supply costing million dollars a month
QUEENSLAND: A drought-hit town of Australia is heavily relying on water supply from tanker trucks which is costing millions of dollars a month. A massive...