Australia

The Australian Football League has contacted more than 50,000 fans who attended Friday’s Richmond- Geelong match, amid fears hundreds may have been exposed to COVID-19 on the train.

Dilin was unable to hold back his emotions when he talked about his young daughter, who he has not seen since November 2019.

Australia will resume repatriation flights for some citizens in India after a controversial ban on arrivals from the country ends on 15 May.

Residents across the Greater Sydney region will be subject to snap new COVID-19 restrictions after two new cases of community transmission were discovered.

A new COVID-19 case has been recorded in the Sydney community.

Australia joined other nations yesterday in announcing restrictions on arrivals from India.

All Australian athletes and officials heading to the Tokyo Olympics will be fast-tracked for vaccination ahead of the games, the government has said.

Perth will be subject to extended COVID-19 restrictions past an initial lockdown period of three days, says Premier Mark McGowan.

Western Australia has recorded a fresh community case of COVID-19, bringing the number of known local infections linked to the Perth Mercure Hotel to three.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resisted pressure to set more ambitious carbon emission targets while other major nations vowed deeper reductions to tackle climate change.

Australia is in no hurry to reopen its international borders and risk the country’s nearly coronavirus-free lifestyle, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today.

New Zealanders in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands could find themselves stranded with no transit through Australia when the travel bubble starts.