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Australia's conservative PM concedes election defeat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 11:46 PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted defeat in national elections Saturday and said he was stepping down as leader of his conservative Liberal Party. Read more »

Australia accuses China of paying bribes to win deals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 08:30 AM

Australia's defense minister on Sunday accused China of paying bribes for international deals but refused to say whether corruption played a role in Beijing's newly signed defense pact with the Solomon Islands. Read more »

Australian prime minister calls May 21 election

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 03:40 PM

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison called federal elections for May 21 on Sunday, launching a come-from-behind battle to stay in power. Read more »

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 »

Australia to build nuclear submarine base on east coast

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 07 12:45 PM

Brisbane in Queensland and Newcastle and Port Kembla in New South Wales are being considered as possible locations for the estimated A$10 billion ($7.4 billion) defense facility, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. 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 »

'Fortress Australia' re-opens after two-year COVID closure

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 05:46 AM

Australia opens its international borders to all vaccinated tourists Monday, nearly two years after the island nation first imposed some of the world's strictest Covid-19 travel restrictions. Read more »

UK pledges $34-M to enhance security in Indo-Pacific

Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 05:01 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison called for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Read more »

Australia evacuates final Ukraine embassy staff

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 13 08:53 AM

Australia has directed all remaining embassy staff in Kyiv to evacuate, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday, as Russia continued to build up troops on its border with Ukraine. 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 »

Australia PM Morrison loses control of WeChat Chinese account as election looms

Kirsty Needham, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 04:41 PM

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal Party lost access to his official WeChat social media account months ago, politicians said on Monday, issuing claims of censorship, while the still-active account being run by a new Chinese controller now promotes Chinese life in Australia. Read more »

Australia to re-open borders to students, workers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 01:13 PM

Australia announced Monday it will re-open to foreign students and skilled workers from next month. Read more »

Unvaccinated players allowed into Australia for Open: PM

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 27 09:10 AM

Australian PM Scott Morrison said unvaccinated tennis players would be allowed to enter the country to play at the Australian Open in January. Read more »

Australia to ease border restrictions from November

Colin Packham and Jamie Freed, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 12:36 PM

An Australian government source said plans were being discussed to allow foreign visitors to enter the country. Read more »

US, Australia, Britain form Indo-Pacific security pact

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 16 06:05 AM

The 3-way partnership, dubbed AUKUS, is a "historic" new piece in Washington's growing focus on the region. Read more »

Australia PM says lockdowns cannot go on forever

Reuters
Posted at Aug 23 02:34 PM

Australia must start to learn to live with COVID-19 when higher vaccination targets are reached, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Read more »

Targeting Asia-Pacific defense, Australia to spend $580M on military upgrades

Colin Packham and Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 04:00 AM

Australia's military focus on the Indo-Pacific area comes amid rising competition with China for influence in the region in recent years. Read more »

Australia, largely free of COVID-19, in no hurry to reopen borders - PM

Lidia Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 12:35 PM

Australia is no hurry to reopen its international borders and risk the country's nearly coronavirus-free lifestyle, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. Read more »

Australia abandons COVID-19 vaccination targets after new advice on AstraZeneca shots

Paulina Duran, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 08:27 AM

SYDNEY - Australia has abandoned a goal to vaccinate nearly all of its 26 million population by the end of 2021 following advice that people under the age of 50 take Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine rather than AstraZeneca's shot. Read more »

'Disgraceful' sex acts in parliament rock Australia's government

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 08:13 PM

Leaked videos of staff from Australia's conservative government performing sex acts in parliament, including one man masturbating over a female MP's desk, left Scott Morrison's administration facing yet another major scandal Tuesday.   Read more »