France, Australia speak out about Taliban prisoners release, transfer ahead of Doha talks
Moscow/Sputnik: The French Foreign Ministry expressed on Friday its discontent with the Afghan government's decision to release Taliban prisoners who were convicted to sentences for murdering French citizens, and Australia's high-ranking officials condemned the decision to transfer "sensitive" prisoners to Doha.
Upper house of Australia's Victoria votes to extend COVID emergency for 6 months - Reports
Moscow/Sputnik: The upper house of the Australian state of Victoria has voted to extend the state of emergency, imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19, for another six months, the Age daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Australia witnesses recession for first time in nearly 3 decades
Canberra/UNI: Australian Gross Domestic Product has fallen 7.0 percent in the June quarter, the largest quarterly fall on record, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday.
China launches anti-subsidy probe on wine imports from Australia
Beijing/Xinhua: China's Ministry of Commerce on Monday announced its decision to launch an anti-subsidy probe on wine imports from Australia.
Majority of Australians back int'l flights ban, COVID-19 patients tracking: poll
Canberra/Xinhua: A majority of Australians support banning all international flights to the country and compulsory tracking for COVID-19 patients to prevent the spread of virus, according to a poll.
Washington: The United States and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to trilateral dialogues with Japan and Quad consultations with Japan and India.
Hong Kong Conflict: China suspends extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, Britain
Hong Kong/Beijing: Amid growing conflict, China on Tuesday announced a decision to suspend extradition and judiciary assistance treaties between Hong Kong and Canada, Australia and Britain.
Australia now joins US in declaring China's claims in South China Sea as 'illegal'
Sydney/Beijing: In a move, which might further deteriorate relations with China, Australia has backed the US in declaring Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea to be illegal.
Australian coronavirus death toll rises to 126
Canberra/Xinhua: Australia on Tuesday reported 388 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth welcomed the positive results from COVID-19 vaccine trials around the world.
Australia might ban Chinese app Tik Tok
Sydney: Amid growing concern that the platform might pose a national security threat and even when it is feared that the user's data might be shared with China, the Australia government is planning to ban Tik Tok following the action taken by India after a border faceoff with China, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Australia has increased its defence budget by a whopping 40 per cent to 270 billion dollars for a ten-year period, the country's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said while he launched the 2020 Defence Strategic Update and the 2024 Structure Plan on Wednesday.
Australia under sophisticated cyber attack, says PM Scott Morrison
Canberra/UNI: Australia's PM Scott Morrison on Friday informed that the country was currently facing a sophisticated state based cyber attack.
Mysterious green fireball above Australia's outback leaves experts baffled
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: A mysterious, green colored fireball flew across the sky of Australia's remote outback on Monday, stunning onlookers and leaving local experts baffled about its origins.
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Thousands in Australia march on race-related issues
Canberra/Sputnik/UNI: Australia on Saturday saw protesters take to the streets in most major cities on the back of the worldwide wave of anti-racism demonstrations, local media reported.
US, three other allies target China over Hong Kong national security law
Washington: China's decision to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong has earned criticisms from the United States and its three major allies.