Australia
Australia PM says Indigenous voice details to follow referendum
SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) - Details for giving Australia's Indigenous people a voice in parliament will follow a national referendum on the…
Australia makes monkeypox a disease of national significance
SYDNEY, July 28 (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday the spread of monkeypox was now a "communicable disease incident of national significance"…
Australia’s COVID hospital admissions, deaths rise as variant surges
Hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Australia have reached a new high for a second straight day, data showed on Tuesday, while the…
Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise
SYDNEY, July 21 (Reuters) - Australia reported one of its highest daily death tolls from the novel coronavirus on Thursday while hospital…
Australia raises guard against foot and mouth disease after Indonesia cases
SYDNEY, July 20 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday said it has stepped up protection against foot and mouth disease at its international…
Australia reinstates COVID quarantine pay amid fresh Omicron wave
SYDNEY, July 16 (Reuters) - Australia will reinstate support payments for casual workers who have to quarantine due to COVID-19, Prime Minister…
Australia gov’t faces pressure to reinstate COVID quarantine pay amid fresh wave
SYDNEY, July 15 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a snap meeting of federal and state leaders next week…
Australia unemployment dives to 48-year low as jobs boom
SYDNEY, July 14 (Reuters) - Australia's unemployment rate dived to a 48-year low in June as hiring outstripped all expectations, while record…
Thousands more evacuate in Sydney even though heavy rains ease
SYDNEY, July 6 (Reuters) - A wild storm system that has pounded several parts of Sydney with torrential rain for four days…
Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes
SYDNEY, July 5 (Reuters) - Torrential rains kept battering Australia's east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the flood crisis in Sydney as thousands…
EXPLAINER-Why Australia is battling floods again
MELBOURNE, July 4 (Reuters) - Torrential rain is lashing Australia's southeast coast, forcing thousands of people from their homes because of the…
Australia job ads up 1.4% in June as labour market tightens
SYDNEY, July 4 (Reuters) - Australian job advertisements rose to their highest since 2008 in June as demand for labour showed no…