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Australia to consider proposal to suspend flights from India

Australia is set to consider a proposal on Tuesday to suspend flights from India to prevent more virulent ...

Published 27 Apr, 2021 11:10am

US hits vaccine milestone as NZealand, Australia open travel bubble

WASHINGTON: The hard-hit United States has passed a hopeful milestone as half its adults have had at least one Covid...

Published 19 Apr, 2021 11:13am

Australia flags mass inoculation amid COVID-19 vaccine turmoil

SYDNEY:Australia’s national cabinet will begin meeting twice a week from Monday to help mobilise the country’s...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 10:43am

Australia doubles Pfizer vaccine order as Astra clotting worries upend rollout

SYDNEY:Australia has doubled its order of the Pfizer Inc COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on...

Published 09 Apr, 2021 11:10am

Australia short of 3 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses in blow to vaccination drive

SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday said it had not yet received more than 3 million doses of previously promised...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 11:05am

New Zealand-Australia travel bubble to start on April 19

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19, New Zealand...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 11:00am

Australia to continue AstraZeneca vaccination despite blood clotting case

MELBOURNE:Australia will continue its inoculation programme with AstraZeneca PLC, health officials said on Saturday,...

Updated 03 Apr, 2021 12:45pm

Some Australians return home as others evacuated in floods crisis

SYDNEY:Australians hit by devastating floodwaters began returning to their homes on Thursday as skies cleared and...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:38am

Australia prepares for flood recovery as wild weather eases

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities issued fresh flood evacuation orders for parts of the east coast on Wednesday, and warned that water levels would keep rising in some areas, even as Sydney woke up to clear skies for the first time in several days.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 06:45am