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Australians under strict lockdown, cruise ship with sick passengers denied entry
SYDNEY: Australians began living under strict new lockdown rules today, as coronavirus cases topped 1,600 and authorities denied entry to a cruise ship carrying hundreds on board complaining of respiratory illnesses. As new restrictions closing non-essential services came into effect,
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Australia unveils USD$1.56 billion health package to fight coronavirus
SYDNEY: Australia announced a A$2.4 billion (US$1.56 billion) health package today, that proposes setting up fever clinics and offering cost-free facilities for people to consult doctors over video calls, as it combats the spread of the coronavirus. Australia has been
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Australia to hold wide-ranging inquiry into disastrous bushfires
SYDNEY: Australia will hold a wide-ranging inquiry into the causes of recent bushfires that killed 33 people and razed an area the size of South Korea, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday. Australia has for months been battling hundreds of
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‘Black summer’: Aussie PM leads tribute to bushfire victims
SYDNEY: Australia suspended Parliament today to honour the victims of a national bushfire crisis that has killed 33 people, as more than 100 fires remained ablaze across the country’s east coast. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has received public criticism
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Australia boosts emergency funding for bushfire-affected businesses
Australia today boosted emergency grants and loans for small businesses hit by bushfires that have ravaged the country during the peak tourist season, as firefighters used cooler weather to prepare for a return of hazardous fire conditions. The fires have
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Australia town mourns volunteer firefighter fallen in bushfires
Firefighters, family and the small Australian town of Holbrook hailed fallen volunteer firefighter Samuel McPaul a hero in a solemn funeral today, as long awaited rains started to extinguish some of the deadly bushfires raging for months. McPaul, 28, was
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Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia’s east coast today and brought relief to farmers battling years of drought, but the city of Melbourne braced for another wave of unhealthy air over the weekend. Australia, famous for its
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Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
MELBOURNE: Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia east coast today and brought relief to farmers in three states battling a drought which has left much of the country tinder dry. Australia, famous for its pristine beaches and
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Australian tourism industry seeks urgent help as cost of bushfires grows
Australia’s peak tourism body estimated the country’s bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost A$1 billion (US$690 million) and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors. Industry bosses were due to meet with Tourism
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Australia ‘open for business’ as cool change eases bushfire threat
Australia today urged international tourists to put aside concerns about raging bushfires after the United States downgraded a travel warning, even as thick smoke disrupted preparations for the Australian Open in Melbourne. Australia is experiencing one of its most severe
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