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Islamophobic attack on pregnant woman: Australian jailed
Sydney: An Australian man has been jailed for three years for a suspected Islamophobic attack on a pregnant Muslim woman. Stipe Lozina, 44, punched and stamped on Rana Elasmar, 32,…
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Google to pay USD 1 billion over 3 years for news content
London: Google will pay publishers USD 1 billion over the next three years for their news content. The internet search giant said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news…
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‘Arrivals to Aus from Covid-19 safe nations could quarantine at home’
Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday that people arriving in the country from “Covid-19 safe” nation could be allowed to quarantine at home, than at a hotel.…
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Stranded whales in Australia to be euthanised
Canberra: Several pilot whales currently stranded off the west coast of Australia’s Tasmania will be euthanised as they cannot be saved, officials said on Thursday. Some 380 whales have already died…
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Don’t treat us as a political football, says TikTok
Sydney: Short video-sharing platform TikTok, which has just got some reprieve in the US market after a deal with Oracle and Walmart, told an Australian Senate committee in its written submission…
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Health
Spider venom may work as a painkiller for bowel syndrome
Sydney: The venom from one of the largest spiders in the world may bring the hope to ease the gut pain suffered by millions of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),…
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Australia pays 3.7M USD to help news agency amid pandemic
Canberra: The Australian government on Friday announced a 5 million Australian dollars (USD 3.7 million) grant to the national news agency as part of pandemic-related assistance to regional journalism. Australian Associated…
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Business
Australia allows import of Indian pomegranates
Kolkata: India will now be able to export pomegranates to Australia for the first time if certain biosecurity conditions are met, a senior diplomat said on Thursday. The development comes after…
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Australian software tracks COVID mutations that threaten vaccine
Sydney: Australian researchers have developed a new tool to help tackle the problem of mutations in COVID-19, which could render prospective vaccines ineffective. On Wednesday, the team from Melbourne University revealed…
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Entire world beginning to unite against China says, Pompeo
Washington: The entire world is beginning to unite against China’s unfair practices and countries like India, Australia, Japan and South Korea are going to partner with the US to push back…
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Australia’s economy takes the sharpest dive since in the 1930s
Canberra: Australia’s economy has suffered its sharpest quarterly drop since the Great Depression because of the pandemic, with data released on Wednesday confirming the country is experiencing its first recession in…
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NATO-like alliance needed with India, Aus and Japan: US
Washington: The United States seeks to formalise its closer defence ties with countries of the India-Pacific region — India, Japan and Australia — similar to something like the North Atlantic Treaty…
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Australia records its deadliest day of pandemic
Melbourne: Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic on Monday as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift a lockdown on the country’s second-largest…
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Business
China blocks imports from Australian beef producer
Beijing: China blocked imports from an Australian beef producer on Friday after reporting a banned drug was found in its meat, and Australian officials said they were working to resolve the…
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Crime
Australia open to taking gunman back from New Zealand
Canberra: Australia’s prime minister on Friday said he was open to allowing an Australian white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques to serve his life sentence in…
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Sports
Bankwest Stadium to host A-League 2020 Finals Series: FFA
Sydney: Bankwest Stadium in Sydney will host the entire A-League 2020 Finals Series, including the Grand Final which will be played on August 30, said Football Federation Australia (FFA). FFA…
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Australia records highest daily COVID-19 deaths
Melbourne: Australia on Monday recorded its highest count in daily COVID-19 deaths with 25 fatalities, taking the country-wide coronavirus death toll to 421. Apart from the 25 deaths, 282 new COVID-19…
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England to host Australia for T20I, ODI series in September
London: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced that it will host white-ball international matches behind closed doors later this summer against Australia. The matches will be played…
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News
A tribute mushaira to be held in honour of Rahat Indori
Sydney: An Indo-Australian diaspora group, the Indian Crescent Society of Australia (ICSOA), will be organising an online mushaira as a tribute to the late poet Rahat Indori this upcoming Independence Day. Popular Merathi,…
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Sports
Former Australia cricketer Lorna Beal passes away aged 96
Melbourne: Cricket Australia on Monday paid tribute to former women’s cricketer Lorna Beal, who passed away aged 96. Beal was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne in 1923 as Lorna Larter. A right-handed…
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Australia reports the highest spike in daily COVID-19 deaths
Melbourne: Australia on Monday reported its highest daily coronavirus deaths with 19 fatalities during the last 24 hours, all in Victoria state, prompting the state premier to acknowledge that the COVID-19…
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Australia states about $10bn boost for the wage subsidy scheme
Canberra: The Australian government on Friday announced a significant expansion of its wage subsidy scheme in response to the coronavirus restrictions which were reimposed in Victoria state due to an alarming…
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Hockey Australia cancels January’s Indoor Championships 2021
Melbourne: Hockey Australia (HA), in conjunction with its Member Associations, on Thursday, agreed not to proceed with the scheduled Australian Indoor Hockey Championships in January 2021. After closely monitoring the…
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Woman injured by whale at Australian tourist spot
Canberra: A woman has suffered serious injuries after being struck and injured while swimming with humpback whales off the coast of Western Australia, it was reported on Monday. The Australian…
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Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
Canberra: The Australian government said on Friday it plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content. In releasing a…
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Australia records deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic
Canberra: Australia on Thursday recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic so far, with 13 new deaths and a record 744 confirmed cases. With the new tallies, the total number…
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Australia records biggest daily spike in COVID-19 cases, deaths
Canberra: Australia on Monday recorded its most significant daily spike in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, amid a resurgence of the virus. With the new cases (549) and deaths…
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Sydney reintroduces COVID-19 restrictions
Sydney: Australia’s largest city of Sydney on Friday reintroduced restrictions on hospitality venues in a bid to avoid a second wave of COVID-19 infections. Venues, including restaurants, cafes and bars were…
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Australia announces record-high budget deficit
Canberra: The Australian government on Thursday announced the country’s most significant budget deficit since World War II. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann delivered an update on Australia’s economic…
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Positive results for UK’s COVID-19 antibody test
Sruthi Vibhavari United Kingdom’s Rapid Test Consortium (RTC), in partnership with Oxford University and other leading diagnostic firms developed a COVID-19 antibody test that takes 20 minutes to give results.…
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