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15.08.2022 / 09:17

Investigation into Australian 'shadow government' promised

Revelations that Australia's former prime minister secretly appointed himself to several ministerial posts during the Covid-19 pandemic have sparked a political firestorm, with his successor promising a rapid investigation.

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'The wait is over' as tourists to return to Australia

Australia will welcome international tourists tomorrow after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high Covid-19 vaccination rates to live with the pandemic as infections decline.

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Australia to reopen borders to tourists on 21 February

Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from 21 February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions.

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Australia reopening borders to tourists 'not far away'

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that parliament will debate the matter this week.

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Novak Djokovic's deportation over vaccination status exposes Australian border policy

This screen grab from AFPTV shows Serbia's Novak Djokovic (R) as he disembarks from his plane at the airport in Dubai after losing a legal battle to stay and play in the Australian Open over his coronavirus vaccination status. (Photo by STR/AFPTV/AFP Weary after two years of some of the harshest COVID-19 border restrictions in the world, many Australians wanted Novak Djokovic kicked out of their country for traveling to a tennis tournament in their country without being vaccinated.But the backdrop to the government's tough line on the defending Australian Open champion — and Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s description of the expulsion as a "decision to keep our borders strong" — dates to nearly a decade ago.

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Novak Djokovic covid infection gave him vaccine exemption, lawyers say

Novak Djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter Australia after contracting Covid-19 last month, his lawyers said in a court filing on Saturday.

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COVID-19: Australia relaxes testing rules amid Omicron surge

Australia sought to relieve pressure on overrun COVID-19 testing facilities on Thursday by narrowing its definition of close contacts of infected people and relaxing requirements for tests, as daily cases topped 20,000 for the first time in the pandemic, said Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

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Cleo Smith, missing 4-year-old girl, found 2 weeks after being snatched from campsite

Alec Baldwin breaks silence on deadly ‘Rust’ shooting Western Australia state Police Commissioner Chris Dawson would not detail what the girl had gone through. She is “as well as you can expect,” Dawson said.

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Australia to buy experimental Covid-19 drug, says Prime Minister

Australia is to purchase 300,000 courses of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

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Australia to end travel ban in pivot to living with Covid-19

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Australia to ease 18-month-old border closure 'within weeks'

Australia will begin to reopen its borders next month 18 months after citizens were banned from travelling overseas without permission.

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Australia to ease 18-month-old border closure 'within weeks'

Australia will begin to reopen its borders next month 18 months after citizens were banned from travelling overseas without permission.

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Australia trialing home quarantine in effort to open border

Australian officials will trial a home quarantine system for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Sydney, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said, as the country moves to reopen its borders despite persistent Covid-19 cases.

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Biden to talk COVID-19, climate change in first Quad Leaders Summit Sept. 24

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will meet with leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his first-ever Quad Leaders Summit on September 24, according to the White House.Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan are expected to take part in the meeting.

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Sydney pubs to reopen next month as lockdown eases

Sydney's cafes, restaurants and pubs are set to reopen in the second half of October after months of strict lockdown.

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UK to send four million Pfizer doses to Australia

The UK will send four million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, as his country raced to halt a deadly virus outbreak.

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Australia needs 80% of adults vaccinated before reopening, says Prime Minister

Australia will have to vaccinate 80% of its adults against Covid-19 before it can consider reopening its border, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

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Australia PM 'sorry' for slow vaccine rollout

Australia's prime minister has apologised for the country's glacial vaccine rollout, as Sydney recorded a record jump in new coronavirus infections.

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No, we can’t treat COVID-19 like the flu. We have to consider the lasting health problems it causes

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Australia tightens border further to curb virus outbreak

Australia announced a dramatic cut in the number of people who will be allowed to enter the country, as it struggles to contain coronavirus clusters that plunged major cities into lockdown.

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Vaccine hesitancy in Australia may hamper plans for 'homesick' Irish

Australia is one of the slowest countries in the developed world to immunise its population against Covid-19 due to supply shortages, logistical problems and recent rising vaccine hesitancy.

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Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022

Australia is sticking to plans to only start re-opening to the rest of the world from the middle of next year, officials have said, resisting mounting pressure to end the closure of international borders.

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Australia's borders to remain closed indefinitely to prevent the spread of COVID: PM Scott Morrison

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India seeks Australia’s support for temporary waiver of patent protections for Covid jabs

New Delhi: India on Friday sought Australia’s support for a proposal for a temporary waiver of patent protections for covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organisation, a move that would boost supplies of the life-saving inoculations to poorer nations.India put forth its views during a telephone conversation between prime minister Narendra Modi and his Australian prime minister Scott Morrison.

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Australia PM says extreme penalties 'unlikely' for travel ban offenders

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is under pressure to overturn rules barring travel from Covid-19 ravaged India, said it was "highly unlikely" travellers would face maximum penalties of five years in jail and a A$66,000 (€42,000) fine.

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Unmute, please: Echoes, glitches resound in virtual summit

WASHINGTON – Climate. Climate. Macron. Macron again. Beep. Beep. Beep. Can someone please tell Vladimir Putin he’s on live? Mr. President, Mr. President?

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Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly's interview on ABC Radio National on 12 April 2021

FRAN KELLY: As we were just discussing there with the Minister, Scott Morrison has abandoned the Government's COVID vaccine rollout target, saying he hopes that all Australians will get their first vaccine by the end of the year, but it can't be guaranteed. More than 1.1 million doses have been administered so far.

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Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly's interview on Sunrise on 12 April 2021

ALLISON LANGDON:Well, Australia's vaccine rollout has hit another hurdle with the Prime Minister abandoning any hopes of a timeline.KARL STEFANOVIC: Scott Morrison conceding it's now impossible to know whether all Australians will receive a COVID shot by the end of the year.For more, Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, joins us again. Professor, always good to have your company.

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Australia plans to spend $417 M on hydrogen, carbon capture

CANBERRA – Australia’s prime minister has proposed spending an extra 539 million Australian dollars ($417 million) on hydrogen and carbon sequestration projects, seeking to burnish his government’s green credentials ahead of a climate summit to be hosted by President Joe Biden.

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Australia to buy extra 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

CANBERRA – Australia said Friday that it has finalized a deal to buy an extra 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as it rapidly pivots away from its earlier plan to rely mainly on the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Australia blames EU supply issues for slow vaccine roll-out

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blamed restricted vaccine supply from Europe for his country's halting coronavirus inoculation efforts, as he faced down growing public frustration over the slow roll-out.

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Australia misses Covid-19 vaccine target

Australia will fall well short of its initial Covid-19 vaccination target, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said and claimed European export restrictions were partly to blame.

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Australia to build guided missiles to boost defense capacity

WELLINGTON – Australia announced Wednesday it would begin building its own guided missiles in close collaboration with the U.S. as it seeks to boost its defense capabilities.

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Trapped Sydney driver becomes first flood disaster fatality

CANBERRA – A motorist trapped in a car in Sydney on Wednesday became the first fatality of the Australian east coast floods.

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Australian east coast rain to ease but flooding continues

SYDNEY – Heavy rainfall was forecast to ease across Australia’s east coast but floodwaters will linger for days across New South Wales state where 15,000 people were nervously waiting on Tuesday for potential orders to evacuate.

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Australia PM wants more women in politics after new scandal

CANBERRA – Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday he was shocked and disgusted by the latest sex scandal to rock his government and vowed to do more to attract women into politics.

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Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state

CANBERRA – Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales and forced thousands to evacuate their homes as record rain continues to inundate the country’s east coast.

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Australia gives COVID-19 shots to virus-hit Papua New Guinea

CANBERRA – Australia will send COVID-19 vaccines from its own supply to its near-neighbor Papua New Guinea and will ask AstraZeneca to send more to try to contain a concerning wave of infections, Australia's prime minister said Wednesday.

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'Quad' countries to launch joint venture to boost Covid vaccine production

New Delhi: The US, India, Australia and Japan on Friday announced the launch of their ambitious joint partnership venture to boost production of vaccines to combat covid-19, in a move seen as mounting a challenge to China, at the inaugural summit of Quad now upgraded to the leaders’s level.US President Joe Biden, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga shared a virtual stage to herald the start of a reinforced partnership aimed at global good.

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Australian leader says Quad meeting will anchor stability

CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday his first-ever meeting with President Joe Biden as well as the leaders of India and Japan will become an anchor of stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Australia seeks to boost tourism with cheap flights

Almost one million Australians will be able to enjoy half-price flights to domestic holiday destinations, under a government plan announced to boost tourism as Covid border closures keep international travellers out.

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Australia's leader backs attorney-general accused of rape

WELLINGTON – Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday expressed support for his attorney-general, who this week denied accusations he raped a schoolgirl when he was a teenager.

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Australian AG Porter denies rape accusation, won't resign

CANBERRA – Australia’s attorney-general denied having sexual contact with a 16-year-old who had accused him of raping her 33 years ago and said Wednesday he would not resign as the nation's top law officer.

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Australian prime minister stands by minister accused of rape

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday stood by an unnamed Cabinet minister against calls for him to step down from office over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 years ago.

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Day after anti-vaccine protests, Australia begins Covid-19 inoculation drive

Australia rolled out its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday, with top officials among a small group receiving the first jabs.

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Australian leader urges Facebook to lift its news blockade

CANBERRA – Australia’s prime minister on Friday urged Facebook to lift its blockade of Australian users and return to the negotiating table with news publishing businesses, warning that other countries would follow his government’s example in making digital giants pay for journalism.

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The Latest: Australia approves AstraZeneca vaccine for use

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s regulator on Tuesday approved the AstraZeneca vaccine as its second for use against COVID-19.

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Australian leader has 'constructive' talk with Google boss

CANBERRA – The Australian prime minister said he had a “constructive” meeting on Thursday with the head of Google after the tech giant threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over plans to make digital platforms pay for news.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0