Government And Politics

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Jul 6, 2020

Asia Today: Australian state's cases spike, borders to shut

The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria recorded a death and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus cases as authorities prepare to close its border with New South Wales

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Jul 2, 2020

Asia Today: Cases rise in locked Australian suburbs, India

A coronavirus outbreak in Australia’s second-largest city continued to grow, and the Northern Territory detected its first case in three months

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Jun 26, 2020

Women's World Cup heads to a welcome Down Under in 2023

The Women’s World Cup is heading to Australia and New Zealand in 2023 after a sustained effort by the joint bidders to secure the global soccer event in the southern hemisphere

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Australian lawmaker investigated in China influence probe

Jun 26, 2020

An Australian state lawmaker was suspended from his party and his home was searched in an investigation of alleged influence by China

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Jun 24, 2020

Pro tennis set to resume in Australia after lockdown

Tennis players in Australia will have a chance to compete for prize money for the first time since March in a UTR pro series starting this weekend in Sydney

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Jun 23, 2020

Asia Today: Virus sets off new school closures in Australia

Two schools have been closed in Melbourne, Australia, after students tested positive for the coronavirus

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Jun 23, 2020

Virus numbers surge globally as many nations ease lockdowns

The coronavirus pandemic is worsening globally as case numbers surge in many large countries that have been lifting lockdowns, including the U.S. India’s infection numbers are rising by about 15,000 each day, and some states are considering new lockdown measures to try and halt the spread of the virus

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Jun 19, 2020

Australian leader says unnamed state increasing cyberattacks

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a "sophisticated state-based cyber actor” is targeting Australia in an escalating cyber campaign threatening all levels of government, businesses, essential services and critical infrastructure

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Scott Morrison

Jun 19, 2020