Australia to mark 10-year anniversary of Hughes’ death MELBOURNE: Cricket stadiums will fly flags at half-mast and players will wear black armbands as Australia marks the... Published 22 Nov, 2024 12:46pm
World Woman dead, 120,000 without power as damaging storms hit Australia SYDNEY: A woman has died and more than 120,000 were left without power after high winds and heavy rain hit southern... Published 02 Sep, 2024 12:33pm
World Sydney knife attacker had mental health issues, ideology not motive, police say SYDNEY: The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there was no... Published 14 Apr, 2024 10:44am
World Hundreds rescued after flooding in Australia SYDNEY: Widespread flooding in Australia left hundreds needing to be rescued after a natural disaster was declared... Published 07 Apr, 2024 12:16pm
World Bus accident kills 10 wedding guests in Australia SYDNEY: At least 10 people died and 25 were injured after a chartered bus carrying wedding guests rolled off a ramp... Published 12 Jun, 2023 10:08am
World Melting Antarctic could impact oceans ‘for centuries’ SYDNEY: Rapidly melting Antarctic ice threatens to dramatically slow deep-water currents in the world’s oceans,... Published 30 Mar, 2023 12:51pm
World Australia PM tours flood-hit Victoria state; evacuations, sandbagging underway SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday toured flood-hit parts of Victoria state, including the... Published 16 Oct, 2022 11:44am
World Australian police seize record $1.1bn of crystal meth SYDNEY: Australian police said on Friday it had seized some A$1.6 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of crystal meth, also... Published 26 Aug, 2022 09:52am
World Sydney asks thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash floods SYDNEY: Torrential rain pummelled Australia's east coast on Thursday with Sydney receiving nearly a month's rain... Published 07 Apr, 2022 10:13am
World Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns SYDNEY: Heavy rains deluged Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people... Published 30 Mar, 2022 11:18am
World Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods moving towards Sydney NEWCASTLE: Australia's emergency services ordered 200,000 people to flee from the path of a wild storm that lurched... Published 03 Mar, 2022 09:57am
World Australia tells tens of thousands to flee floods GRAFTON: Deadly floods spread down Australia's east coast Tuesday, stranding residents on rooftops and bridges and... Published 01 Mar, 2022 10:51am
World Omicron surge threatens to slow down Australia's economic recovery SYDNEY: Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic on Wednesday,... Published 12 Jan, 2022 11:06am
World New Australian COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalisations rise SYDNEY: New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend, but remained well... Published 02 Jan, 2022 11:09am
Sports Sydney test not at risk over COVID rules: NSW health minister New South Wales (NSW) health minister Brad Hazzard said on Tuesday that the state's COVID-19 contact tracing rules... Published 28 Dec, 2021 11:00am
World Australia sticks with easing plans as virus cases jump SYDNEY: Australia will push ahead with plans to ease Covid restrictions before Christmas, officials said Tuesday,... Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:04am
World More border rules ease in Australia ahead of Christmas holidays SYDNEY: Coronavirus-free Queensland state opened its domestic borders to all vaccinated people on Monday for the... Published 13 Dec, 2021 12:02pm
World Australia on alert after first probable Omicron community case SYDNEY: Australian authorities said on Tuesday that an international traveller who was most likely infected with the... Published 30 Nov, 2021 09:21am
World Australian state confirms two cases of Omicron coronavirus variant MELBOURNE: Health officials in Australia's most populous state confirmed on Sunday that two arrivals from southern... Published 28 Nov, 2021 12:58pm
World Australia's biggest states open borders in time for Christmas season SYDNEY: Australia's Victoria state removed entry restrictions to citizens of neighbouring New South Wales on Friday,... Published 05 Nov, 2021 11:57am
World Australia reports 1,882 COVID-19 cases as police quell protests Several hundred people managed to gather in downtown Melbourne and local media reported some early arrests and clashes with the police Published 18 Sep, 2021 10:11am
World Australia's Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown It is the city's sixth lockdown of the pandemic, and includes a curfew, the closure of playgrounds and strict limits on exercise Published 29 Aug, 2021 10:42am
World Sydney readies for more military support as Delta sweeps city Unfortunately, this trend (in cases) will continue for at least the next few days, New South Wales (NSW) state premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters in Sydney, the state capital Published 13 Aug, 2021 11:06am
Markets Australia, New Zealand dollars hurt by commodity prices, US taper talk The New Zealand dollar shed 0.31% to stand at a one-week low of $0.6974, moving away from the one-month high of $0.7088 hit on Aug. 4 Published 10 Aug, 2021 10:48am
World Australia's New South Wales reports 283 local COVID-19 cases Total infections in the latest outbreak from the highly infectious Delta variant neared 5,500 for the state Published 09 Aug, 2021 10:51am
Markets Australia shares set to open higher; NZ gains The benchmark closed higher on Thursday Published 30 Jul, 2021 11:43am
World Australia's New South Wales reports biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021 A total of 172 new local cases were detected in New South Wales, up from 145 a day earlier Published 27 Jul, 2021 10:59am
World Melbourne extends lockdown as Australia fails to stop outbreak About 12 million people are under lockdown in Melbourne and Sydney Updated 19 Jul, 2021 11:46am
Markets Australia shares propped up by miners, tech stocks; virus worries weigh The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.2% to 7,341.4 at the close of trade. During the session, the benchmark touched its highest level since June 18 Published 08 Jul, 2021 01:22pm
World Australia's Victoria reports zero COVID-19 cases as lockdown ends The 44-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 after reaching Queensland state and later passed the virus to her husband. Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:58am