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Australia's vaccine diplomacy in Pacific islands wards off Beijing - PM Morrison

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 07:26 AM

Australia has been able to stop an "incursion" by Beijing into the Pacific islands by talking with leaders there weekly and offering vaccine aid, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. Read more »

Australian leader tests positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 09:24 PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing flu-like symptoms, he said Tuesday. Read more »

Pandemic-weary Australian nurses go on strike

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 09:04 AM

Thousands of nurses walked off the job in Australia's largest city Sydney on Tuesday, protesting against staff shortages and pandemic-related stress. Read more »

Australia to reopen borders to tourists on February 21

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 01:08 PM

Australia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic welcomed home after Australian fiasco

Aleksandar Vasovic and Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 09:59 AM

Novak Djokovic returned to a rapturous welcome in Serbia on Monday after Australia deported the world men's tennis No. 1. Read more »

Australia COVID-19 infections hit record amid runaway Omicron

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 10:35 AM

Australia on Thursday reported its biggest COVID-19 pandemic caseload: 147,000 new cases. Read more »

Australia COVID cases hit 1M as omicron drives record surge

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 12:20 PM

Australia on Monday surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases, with more than half of them recorded in the past week, as the omicron variant ripped through most of the country driving up hospitalization numbers and putting a strain on supply chains. Read more »

Australia sees COVID-19 daily cases soar past 100,000

Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 05:26 PM

Australia has been posting successive record numbers of new daily infections, with another surge on Saturday. Read more »

Australia's new pandemic high: 47,799 COVID infections

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 02:31 PM

Australia's COVID-19 cases touched a fresh pandemic high on Tuesday amid an Omicron surge in its two most populous states. Read more »

New Australian COVID-19 cases dip but hospitalizations rise

Reuters
Posted at Jan 02 03:16 PM

New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend. Read more »

Australia starts new year with record COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 11:23 AM

All Australian states, except for Western Australia, have begun to live with the virus after higher vaccination levels. Read more »

Australia shortens booster wait amid Omicron threat

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 02:33 PM

Australia on Friday narrowed the wait time for people to receive COVID-19 booster shots amid another record jump in daily infections. Read more »

Coronavirus spreads in Australia's pubs; Omicron cases linked to party boat

Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 12:25 PM

COVID-19 infections have been spreading in pubs and clubs in Australia's biggest city, including three new cases of the Omicron variant. Read more »

Australia approves COVID vaccine for children aged 5-11

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 07:37 AM

Australia on Sunday cleared the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, with the next stage of its vaccine rollout expected to start in early 2022. Read more »

Australia probes first probable Omicron community case

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 30 12:58 PM

Australian authorities said Tuesday an international traveler who was most likely infected with the Omicron variant has spent time in the community. Read more »

Australia detects first COVID Omicron infections

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 04:42 PM

Health officials said Sunday they had detected the Covid Omicron strain in Australia for the first time in two passengers who were tested after flying into Sydney from southern Africa. Read more »

Melbourne reopens, eases pandemic restrictions

Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 06:20 AM

Melbourne residents flocked to the city's pubs, restaurants and hair salons in the early hours of Friday. Read more »

Australia's virus cases remain subdued as vaccinations rise

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 19 12:01 PM

Australia's COVID-19 cases remained subdued on Tuesday as its largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, gradually move towards normality amid a surge in vaccinations, after being rocked by a third wave of infections from the Delta variant. Read more »

Melbourne to ease world's longest COVID-19 lockdowns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 03:35 PM

Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week, officials said on Sunday. Read more »

Doctors fret as Sydney readies to exit lockdown

Renju Jose and Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Oct 08 02:59 PM

Australian doctors warned a too-rapid easing of COVID-19 curbs in Sydney could put pressure on health systems and risk lives, as the city prepares for key restrictions to be relaxed next week. Read more »