Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
When Mari Paz Moreno arrived in Australia in 1960, the government hoped she would quickly marry one its many single Spanish sugarcane workers looking for love - but she had other plans. SBS - Published
Sporting stadiums converted into quarantine camps, police guarding medical stockpiles and schools temporarily shut down are some of the actions authorities are prepared to take if Australia succumbs to.. The Age - Published
Flooding caused by torrential rain paralyzed large parts of Indonesia's capital on Tuesday (February 25), as major streets were inundated with murky, brown flood water and power supplies cut in certain..
Ireland coach Andy Farrell speaks about the team's 24-12 Six Nations loss to England at Twickenham. England’s claim they were ready to rediscover the form that swept them to last autumn’s World Cup..
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England head coach Eddie Jones speaks to the media following the team's 24-12 Six Nations triumph against Ireland. England’s claim they were ready to rediscover the form that swept them to last..
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Serb star Novak Djokovic looks ahead to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as the world number one returns to action following his Australian Open triumph.
England cricket captain Heather Knight says the team are looking forward to playing their T20 World Cup opening match against South Africa at the WACA in Perth, Australia.
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Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US for political purposes. The Labour politician on Thursday visited Assange for two hours at..
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An Australian passenger filmed her final moments walking through the corridors of a cruise liner quarantined due to the coronavirus outbreak, before being evacuated from Japan on Wednesday evening.
Experts are criticizing Japan's handling of the coronavirus outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which claimed the lives of two elderly passengers on Thursday (February 20). Gloria Tso..
An ex-rugby player killed himself in Australia after allegedly dousing his family with petrol and setting them alight in their family car in Brisbane on Wednesday (February 19), local media reported...
A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate from China. Diplomatic staff and citizens of other countries currently in parts of China hit by the coronavirus are..
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is "awake and speaking" after suffering serious injuries in a horror crash during the Daytona 500. Newman, 42, was injured in a last-lap wreck in Monday's race at Daytona..
Ryan Newman is hospitalized in a "serious condition" following his final-lap accident at the Daytona 500. According to Autosport, doctors have confirmed that his injuries are not life-threatening...
A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating diplomatic staff and citizens from China. The widespread evacuations are in response to the new coronavirus. Australia will evacuate more..
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday he was pleased that volunteer firefighter Paul Parker had not been dismissed following his viral tirade against the prime minister himself. Emer..
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday (February 17) that he was angry and disappointed at General Motors decision to retire the Holden brand, although not surprised.
President Donald Trump took a lap around the Daytona 500 race track in his presidential limousine. He said: "There is no greater thrill than to join you at the world center of racing for the 62nd..
SHOWS: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (FEBRUARY 17, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN CRICKET JUSTIN LANGER SAYING: "It was obviously a very
Cyber thieves are tying up valuable resources at a major Australian charity trying to distribute bushfire funds, by using bots to generate hundreds of fraudulent claims. The Age - Published
Australia's Olympic team chief has told athletes to "stay calm" as a top official warns the coronavirus poses the greatest peace-time threat to the Games. The Age - Published
Australia is urging athletes to keep training amid suggestions the coronavirus could force the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympic Games. SBS - Published
Experts say the health impact in Australia could be worse than it has been in China because there are more older people - who are more susceptible to the virus. The Age - Published
The Australian government has activated its emergency response plan to an impending coronavirus pandemic, foreshadowing fever clinics, fast-tracked vaccines and severe pressure on hospitals, blood.. The Age - Published
Sadam Abdusalam is fighting to have his wife and three-year-old son, who is an Australian citizen, freed from house arrest in Xinjiang. SBS - Published
Hundreds of Spanish women board a plane bound for Australia in the 1960s, in search of a better life. What they didn't know was the Spanish and Australian governments had a plan to marry them off to.. SBS - Published
A new policy paper published by a Chinese-Australian think tank has argued for greater measures to ensure greater racial diversity in parliament. SBS - Published
Australia's top Olympic doctor has warned the next fortnight will be "the real test" in bringing the threat coronavirus poses to the Tokyo Games under control. The Age - Published
As Australia reels from one of the worst bushfire seasons on record, a group of firefighters have launched a campaign to get volunteers better respiratory protection. SBS - Published
Fifteen Australians have been cleared of coronavirus and seven others only have mild symptoms, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed. SBS - Published
When globetrotting Wall Street Journal correspondent Bill Hartley came to Australia in 1969 to write political and financial pieces, ACTU president Bob Hawke half-jokingly told him he was “the.. The Age - Published
Australia is under an "unprecedented" threat of foreign espionage and interference, one of the country's most senior spy chiefs said in a rare speech, citing the case of a "sleeper agent" who spent.. Reuters - Published
The head of Australia's national security organisation says the threat from foreign espionage is higher now that it was at the height of the cold war. SBS - Published
An uptick in the quality of Australian students' writing is giving education experts hope and underlines the value of national testing. SBS - Published
Australia is under an "unprecedented" threat of foreign espionage and interference, one of the country's most senior spy chiefs said on Monday. Reuters - Published
The head of Australia's national security organisation says the threat from foreign espionage is higher now that it was at the height of the cold war. SBS - Published
Australia recover from being reduced to 10-3 to beat Sri Lanka by five wickets and claim their first win of the Women's T20 World Cup in Perth. BBC News - Published
An Australian theme park on Monday was referred to an industrial prosecutor by the coroner looking into an accident on a river rapids ride that killed four people, saying the operator ignored warnings.. Reuters - Published
266 Australians are finally home after a long journey from Wuhan, China and 14 days in quarantine. But the ordeal is not over for at least 100 Australian residents and citizens stuck in the epicenter... SBS - Published
Australian travellers are being urged to exercise a high degree of caution in Japan and South Korea due to a heightened risk of contracting coronavirus. SBS - Published
Leading Australian scientists have warned that a coronavirus outbreak is increasingly likely in this country after large outbreaks in Italy, Japan, Iran and South Korea. The Age - Published
Australian travellers are being urged to exercise a high degree of caution in Japan and South Korea due to a heightened risk of contracting coronavirus. SBS - Published
Families, firefighters and politicians gathered in a solemn public ceremony in Sydney on Sunday to honor the 25 people killed in recent bushfires that tore through the country's most populous state. Reuters - Published
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says he anticipates that Australia will still be exporting coal in 2050, even under a Labor policy for net zero emissions. SBS - Published
Immersing children in unstructured free play in nature like the bush, green spaces and gardens has a myriad of benefits, according to a world-first Australian review of studies into nature play. The Age - Published
Seven cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed among a group of 164 Australians who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. SBS - Published
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Saturday it will allow the return of some Chinese high school students who have been blocked from entering the country due.. WorldNews - Published Also reported by •Reuters
About 700 defence personnel who served in the Rwanda peacekeeping mission Operation Tamar in the 1990s have been honoured at a service in Canberra. SBS - Published
The latest cases bring the total number of people returning from the cruise ship to test positive to coronavirus to six. The Age - Published Also reported by •SBS
Witnesses at Australia's Royal Commission have implicitly described an experience common to many with cognitive disabilities - being treated as 'sub-human'. Attitudes need to change, they say. SBS - Published
Australian universities have raced to the top of a prestigious global ranking even as they complain about cuts to research funding. Now the funding source is under threat. The Age - Published
Scientists around the world are working at lightning speed to make a COVID-19 vaccine – and Australian experts are bringing breakthrough technology to the effort. How do you make a vaccine and what's.. The Age - Published
In a major step forward for the international effort to fight the rapidly-spreading disease, a factory in Melbourne has started producing a test dose of a potential coronavirus vaccine, The Age can.. The Age - Published
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