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Australia media to plead guilty for violation of gag order on Pell conviction

Editorial Bureau February 1, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – A dozen Australian media firms have okayed to plead guilty for breaching a suppression order on reportage of the trial and conviction of former Vatican treasurer George Pell in 2018 for child sexual assault, a court heard on Monday. Pell was cleared last year from

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Australian to reopen state borders amid zero local virus cases

Editorial Bureau January 28, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Coronavirus-induced border restrictions, which is separating Australia’s three most populous states were ready to be relaxed, authorities said on Thursday. The country reported its 11th straight day of zero COVID-19 cases. The Sydney clusters have now been brought under control, giving other states, with no zero coronavirus cases, the

Sport

Australia plans to vaccinate athletes ahead of Tokyo Games

Editorial Bureau January 28, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Australia plans to vaccinate its Olympians against COVID-19 before they leave for the Tokyo Games, federal sport minister Richard Colbeck has said. Advice from the body coordinating the vaccination rollout plan suggested that athletes would likely be provided vaccine shots before the July 23-August 8 Games, Colbeck said, as part of comments

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Five detained as thousands gather for Australia Day protests

Editorial Bureau January 26, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Five people were detained in Sydney in largely peaceful Australia Day protests on Tuesday, as thousands defied concerns about public health and rallied across the nation against the mistreatment of the Indigenous people. The January 26 public holiday marks the date when the British fleet made their sail into Sydney Harbour in […]

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Australia aims for vaccination drive even though coronavirus is contained

Editorial Bureau January 24, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Australia recorded no new local coronavirus cases on Sunday, maintaining a recent run of success in keeping the virus at bay, but nevertheless is keen to press on with its vaccination campaign from next month, government officials said. Australia’s first batch of the Pfizer vaccine is due to arrive in February and […]

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Australia records zero virus cases, state chief urges for ‘Pacific bubble’

Editorial Bureau January 21, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Australia reported a fourth day of zero coronavirus cases on Thursday. This has prompted the chief of the country’s most populous state to push for a special travel “bubble” with Pacific island nations. New South Wales has reined in an outbreak in mid-December that prompted a strict lockdown in Sydney’s Northern Beaches,

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Forty seven players are in quarantine after COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flights

Editorial Bureau January 16, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Forty-seven players have been forced into two weeks of hotel quarantine in Melbourne after three coronavirus infections were reported on two chartered flights carrying them to the year’s first grand slam, the tournament organisers said on Saturday. Two dozen players who arrived from Los Angeles entered strict hotel quarantine after an

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Australia pardons ‘trespasser’ pigeon after US tag turns out to be fake

Editorial Bureau January 15, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – A pigeon, which was slated to be put down in Australia after it apparently flew across the pacific, was pardoned on Friday. This came after a tag on its leg identifying it as belonging to a US bird organisation was found to be a fake. The tag gave hints that it had […]

Tech

Google should focus on paying for original content: Australia

Editorial Bureau January 14, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Australia said on Thursday that Google should focus on paying for original content instead of blocking it. This comes after the internet behemoth said it was carrying out tests that limit access to domestic news content, widening the gap between the firm and the government. The search engine provider, which is owned […]

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Australian race postponed over quarantine challenges – minister

Editorial Bureau January 13, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Formula One postponed the Australian Grand Prix from March to November as it would be difficult for hundreds of team staff to quarantine for 14 days after their arrival in the country, Victoria Sports Minister Martin Pakula said. The Melbourne race is normally the season-opener but was given a new date of […]