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Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years
Victoria, Australia's most populous state, will be closed off from the rest of the country, and its 6.6 million residents along with it
06 Jul 2020 9:50 AM
Weekend-long protests in Australia to support Black Lives Matter movement
An ancient Aboriginal smoking ceremony took place as families of those who have lost relatives while in police custody circled
05 Jul 2020 2:52 PM
Thanks to conspiracy theories, Australians are refusing to test for COVID-19
Health officials in southern state of Victoria pled with the public to get themselves tested and to ignore disinformation spreading online
03 Jul 2020 12:40 PM
Australia considering to provide 'safe haven' for Hong Kongers
China’s parliament passed the controversial national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday against disapproval from international community
02 Jul 2020 10:45 AM
New Zealand's health minister resigns after virus blunders
'It is essential our health leadership has the confidence of the New Zealand public,' PM Jacinda Ardern said in a statement
02 Jul 2020 8:51 AM
Australia escalates defences amid rising tensions with China
Just as US has angrily demanded to its allies, Australia's government has committed to spending at least two percent of GDP on defence
01 Jul 2020 9:40 AM
Australia sees second wave of virus after restrictions eased
The country reported its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in the last two months and is now considering reimposing social distancing
29 Jun 2020 11:24 AM
Australia starts virus testing blitz to stop second wave in Melbourne
30 new COVID-19 infections reported in Melbourne overnight in a continuing outbreak that has raised fears of a second wave in Australia
26 Jun 2020 12:09 PM
Australia reports biggest daily rise in two months
Family get-togethers might have played a big role in the surge as it comes just weeks after Australia began easing social distancing
25 Jun 2020 11:36 AM
New Zealand launches campaign for online porn safety
An advertisement showing two pornography actors turning up at a boy's home has helped the country's new online safety campaign go viral
21 Jun 2020 2:10 PM
Australia reimposes restrictions in its second-most populous state
Victoria state recorded double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases for a fourth consecutive day
20 Jun 2020 4:03 PM
Australia under frequent cyberattacks, says PM
Authorities refrain from commenting on the speculation that the attacks were part of Australia’s increasingly hostile rift with China
19 Jun 2020 10:25 AM
New Zealand gun laws tightened again after shootings
Parliament passed legislation to establish firearms registry to track every gun after ban on military-style semi-automatic rifles last year
18 Jun 2020 1:59 PM
New Zealand military to oversee border control after expats test corona+
A 24-day run with no cases was broken on Tuesday when it emerged two women who recently arrived from Britain tested positive for COVID-19
17 Jun 2020 9:36 AM
New Zealand protesters take knee outside US consulate
As Michael Jackson's 'They Don't Care About Us' played in the background, the protesters chanted 'No justice, no peace' in unison
14 Jun 2020 7:43 PM
A pandemic revelation: Women rule (better)
Women leaders winning over the coronavirus crisis prompts the question - “Who should run the world?”
14 Jun 2020 7:21 PM
BLM rallies hit Australia for 2nd weekend, some banned
Thousands of people protested in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane against racism and the deaths of Indigenous Australians in custody
13 Jun 2020 11:43 AM
Now New Zealand also removes statue of controversial colonist
Statues and place names honouring slavers and colonial military figures are being reassessed worldwide in response to anti-racism protests
12 Jun 2020 8:43 AM
I did a little dance: Jacinda Ardern on New Zealand’s zero virus status
New Zealand citizens no longer bound by social distancing rules and limits on public gatherings
08 Jun 2020 4:18 PM
New Zealand clears its last COVID-19 case
Country's final patient was given the all-clear and released from isolation after testing negative and remaining symptom-free for 48 hours
08 Jun 2020 9:05 AM
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