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.

Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose Janssen vaccine will not be part of Australia’s vaccine rollout.

Tropical cyclone Seroja slammed Western Australia, leaving homes destroyed and many without power before it weakened into a tropical storm.

Australia’s vaccine roll out is to be further delayed after local regulators advised limiting use of the AstraZeneca shot – the country’s main vaccine.

A man has been whipped by what he described as the “angriest octopus” while swimming on holiday at a Western Australian beach.

An Australian Olympic kayaker and his brother have been found guilty of attempting to smuggle A$200m ($152m; £109m) of cocaine into the country.

Australia has fallen 3.4 million doses short of its target of delivering four million COVID vaccinations by 31 March, prompting criticism of the government.

Greater Brisbane has been ordered into a snap three-day lockdown after four more coronavirus cases emerged in the community.

Thousands of Australians have been evacuated or rescued from flooding across Sydney as heavy rain continues to batter the east coast.

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across Australia, protesting against the sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country.