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Australia to close border between 2 largest states as coronavirus cases spike.
The border between the states of New South Wales — home to Sydney — and Victoria — home to Melbourne — is due to be shut late Tuesday.
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Thousands attend Black Lives Matter protests in Australia.
A rally in Sydney on Sunday began with a ceremony at which people mourned the Indigenous Australians who have died in police custody.
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Canadian pilot impaired by carbon monoxide fumes in 2017 Australia crash: investigator.
The bureau has not said when its final report on the cause of the 2017 crash will be released.
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Australia may follow Britain in opening door to Hong Kong people after security law.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday that events in Hong Kong were concerning and the Australian government was "prepared to step up and provide support."
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Australia to spend additional $270 billion on defence boost over decade, PM says.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned that the post-pandemic world will become more dangerous and announced a renewed focus on Australia's immediate region.
South Korea’s capital eyes stronger restrictions as coronavirus cases climb.
South Korea's health said Sunday afternoon that the government is prepared to implement stronger social distancing measures if the epidemic continues to grow.
Australia suffers from worst recession in 30 years as coronavirus recovery begins.
Women have been particularly hard hit.
Australia, once nearly free of coronavirus, reports worst case surge in 2 months.
Desperate to contain the outbreak, Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said authorities are beginning a testing blitz across the worst effected suburbs.
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Australia says ‘state-based actor’ behind recent cyberattacks but won’t identify country.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there were not a lot of state actors that could launch this sort of attack, but Australia will not identify which country was responsible.
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George Floyd protests: Thousands gather in Australia for Black Lives Matter rallies.
The biggest demonstration was in Perth, the Western Australia state capital, where the Australian Broadcasting Corp. estimated that 5,000 people gathered to honour George Floyd and remember indigenous Australian people who have died while in custody.
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Australia prepares to reopen doors to international students in July.
International students have been Australia's most lucrative industry after mining, with China the largest source of foreign students.
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Drone captures incredible footage of ‘largest green turtle gathering ever seen’.
The drone counted approximately 64,000 turtles congregating in a coral cay.
Australia on track to be largely rid of coronavirus by July, official says.
New South Wales said it would resume community sports like netball and cricket from July 1, after the state went for two weeks without any cases of community transmission.
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Koala, wombat become ‘iso-buddies’ during coronavirus lockdown.
Their "special friendship" blossomed when their zookeeper started putting them in the same enclosure.
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China won’t respond to pleas to ease tension after call for coronavirus probe: Australia.
China accused Australia of playing "petty tricks" and the Chinese ambassador to Australia warned Chinese consumers could boycott Australian products if Australia pursued the inquiry.
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