Australia   Australia Fraser Island residents told to leave immediately Residents of a coastal resort town on a popular Australian holiday island have been told to leave immediately by authorities as a bushfire worsens. December 7, 2020 2:26 pm   Australia Australian scientists map millions of galaxies with new telescope Australian scientists say they have mapped a million new galaxies using an advanced telescope in the desert. December 1, 2020 3:34 pm   Australia Australia's biggest telco fined over indigenous contracts Australia’s largest telco faces a A$50m (£27.5m ; $37m) fine over its sale of mobile contracts to vulnerable indigenous customers. November 26, 2020 5:46 pm   Australia Australia state reopens border after COVID cases plummet The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is to reopen its border with neighbouring Victoria for the first time since July after coronavirus cases there fell to zero. November 23, 2020 10:01 am   Australia Shark attack in Western Australia kills man near Cable Beach A man has been killed by a shark off a popular beach in Western Australia. November 23, 2020 5:29 am   Australia COVID: Pizza worker's 'lie' forced South Australia lockdown South Australia decided to enter a state-wide lockdown based on a lie told by a man with Covid-19 about his link to a pizza shop, police say. November 21, 2020 7:55 am   Australia COVID-19: South Australia to enter 'circuit breaker' lockdown The state of South Australia will enter an immediate six-day lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus outbreak discovered days ago. November 20, 2020 4:45 am   Australia Australia signs two more COVID-19 vaccine agreements Australia has secured 50 million more potential coronavirus vaccine doses through two new agreements that will boost federal government funding of its immunisation plan to more than $3.2 billion. November 5, 2020 8:20 am   Australia Coronavirus in Australia: Victoria to ease lockdown as cases fall Officials are easing tight coronavirus restrictions in the state of Victoria after more than 100 days of lockdown. October 19, 2020 7:09 am   Australia Australia opens 'travel zone' to New Zealanders New Zealanders are to be granted access to Australia in the first opening of international borders by either nation since COVID restrictions were imposed. October 3, 2020 5:43 am   Australia Australia whale stranding: 470 animals now beached in Tasmania record The Australian state of Tasmania has recorded its largest-ever stranding of whales after more were found beached during a large rescue effort. September 23, 2020 4:48 pm   Australia Australia whales: 90 dead in mass stranding off Tasmania At least a third of 270 whales stranded off the coast of Australia’s Tasmania have died and more are feared to be dying, rescuers say. September 22, 2020 1:58 pm « Previous 1 2 3 … 55 Next »