Breaking News and Current Events in Australia
- Kiwi brother and sister sentenced over brutal attack on police
An Australian judge has blasted a Kiwi brother and sister who repeatedly strangled a female police officer to near unconsciousness and restrained her using her own handcuffs, telling the pair: "Shame on you both".Hylton Miharo ...
New Zealand Herald. Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:06:23 +1200. - Dentist Madeleine Duff shares her top tips and tricks to get white teeth from home
A celebrity dentist has revealed everything you need to know about teeth whitening - and her top tricks to help you get a perfect smile. Dr Madeleine Duff from Melbourne shared advice.
Daily Mail. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 22:21:24 GMT. - How the US steamrolled Chinese tech giant out of Five Eyes
Huawei has lost the anglosphere. The telecommunications giant that symbolised China's economic rise will no longer build 5G networks across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and now Britain.
Eryk Bagshaw. Sydney Morning Herald. Tue, 07 Jul 2020 06:00:00 +1000. - Border between Australia's most populous states closed
Border between New South Wales and Victoria shut down indefinitely as COVID-19 cases soar.
Al Jazeera. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:54:43 GMT. - Australia Considers Safe Haven for Hong Kong Protesters
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says new resettlement plans are being drafted.
Voice of America. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 06:00:08 -0400. - COVID-19 Outbreak in Melbourne Forces Closure of State Border
Border between Victoria and New South Wales will be closed beginning Tuesday.
Voice of America. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 05:40:54 -0400. - Luton family reunites Australian relatives with lost photo
The wedding day snap of three men taken in 1952 was found in a thrift shop in Brisbane.
BBC News. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:10:37 GMT. - Coronavirus: Australia to close busy Victoria-New South Wales border for first time in 100 years
Move follows order for more than 300,000 people in Melbourne suburbs to go under lockdown
Zoe Tidman. The Independent. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 07:00:00 GMT. - Coronavirus: Australia to close Victoria-New South Wales border
The first closure of the border since the pandemic began follows a sharp rise in cases in Melbourne.
BBC News. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 05:18:53 GMT. - Asia Today: Australian state's cases spike, borders to shut
The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria recorded two deaths and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus cases on Monday as authorities prepare to close its border with New South Wales. ...
Yahoo. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 23:59:02 -0400. - The Australian Air Force Can Send Just Two Fighters Into Battle With China
The tyranny of distance weighs heavily on Australia's ability to deploy air power.
By David Axe, Contributor. Forbes. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0400. - 3,000 people put into 'hard lockdown' as coronavirus cases soar in Oz tower blocks
Nine inner-city tower blocks, home to 3,000 people, have been placed in "hard lockdown" after a surge in coronavirus infections in Melbourne, Australia.
Sky News. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 12:27:00 +0100. - Australia Faces its Own Reckoning Over Diversity in Media
The Black Lives Matter movement has inspired Australians to examine issues of race in our own country.
Besha Rodell. New York Times. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 03:01:58 +0000. - Thousands rally across Australia in Black Lives Matter protests
"No police officer or prison guard has ever been criminally charged with murder and sent to prison, so that's why we are here for justice," Bogaine Spearim, one of the organisers, said.
Jerusalem Post. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 10:13:25 GMT. - Australia to receive first three Triton HALE UAVs by 2025
Australia can expect delivery of its first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2023, and of the ...
Janes 360. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:09:13 Z. - First confirmed underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites found off Australian coast
Ancient submerged Aboriginal archaeological sites await underwater rediscovery off the coast of Australia, according to a study.
Science Daily. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:17:22 EDT. - Australia sees highest new coronavirus caseload since mid-April, successful virus fight overall
Australia saw its highest new coronavirus caseload on Monday since mid-April, with 85 cases, officials recently announced.
Kayla Rivas. Fox News. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:44:19 GMT. - 300-Pound, Wombat-Like Creature Once Roamed Australia
Paleontologists describe a new species of extinct Australian marsupial that is most closely related to modern wombats but was the size of a black bear
Smithsonian. Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:30:19 +0000. - Chevron Snaps Up Gas Sales Deal With BHP in Western Australia
Chevron (CVX)-run Gorgon and Wheatstone natural gas facilities are expected to churn out 500 terajoules of domestic gas daily for the Western Australian market.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:21:00 GMT. - Virus numbers surge globally as many nations ease lockdowns
India considers new measures; cases increase in south and west of US; resurgence in Australia, China and South Korea despite earlier success
Times of Israel. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:56:44 +0000.
Facts About Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a Southern Hemisphere nation which
occupies the continent of Australia and a number of nearby islands.
Its capital city is Canberra, and its national currency is the Australian
Dollar. English is the primary language spoken by Australians, and
in 2007, Australia's estimated population was 20,434,000.
For more news and information about Australia, visit the official Australian government website. For detailed maps of Australia, visit this Australia map website.