Australia considering taking China to World Trade Organisation

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Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says Australia is considering taking China to the World Trade Organisation as trade tensions continue to boil over. Earlier in the year, China introduced an 80 percent tariff on Australian barley. “There is a pattern of … Read More

Brexit: Boris Johnson calls Emmanuel Macron as deadline looms

Fishing remains one of the key sticking points of negotiations – Getty Images Boris Johnson has told the French president the UK wants to “explore every avenue” to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, days before the PM’s … Read More

In Australia, stalled migration is bad news as faltering economy heads for first recession in 30 years

Net immigration is expected to fall 85 percent in the financial year to June 2021, curbing demand for everything from cars and property to education and wedding rings Immigration is a politically divisive topic in Australia but there is a … Read More

Bushfires left estimated 445 dead from smoke and a nation traumatised

An estimated 445 people were killed by exposure to bushfire smoke over the Black Summer fires, while 3340 were admitted to hospital due to heart and lung problems and 1373 people attended emergency departments due to complications with asthma. The … Read More

Australia fires: Life during and after the worst bushfires in history

Australia experienced the worst bushfire season ever in 2019-2020 with fires blazing for months in large parts of the country. Around 126,000 square kilometres of land and thousands of buildings were destroyed and at least 33 people died. Many animals were injured … Read More

Australia Closes Borders in Response to Coronavirus Crisis

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Travelers wait in line at a Virgin Australia Airlines counter at Kingsford Smith International Airport, amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. THE LATEST: Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 10,000 Trump Touts Two Drugs for Coronavirus Treatment … Read More

Australia tells citizens to reconsider all foreign travel amid coronavirus pandemic

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The Australian government had previously advised against travel to regional epicentres in China, Italy, South Korea and Iran.PHOTO: EPA-EFE SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia on Friday (March 13) warned citizens the coronavirus pandemic is now so widespread that they should reconsider all foreign … Read More

Australia wildfires ‘contained’ in New South Wales for first time in ‘exhausting’ fire season

After months of battling wildfires that scorched thousands of homes and created mass evacuations in eastern Australia, officials announced Thursday that all the blazes in the New South Wales state are considered contained after recent rains. New South Wales Rural Fire Service‘s deputy commissioner … Read More

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