Victoria reports no COVID-19 cases for fifth straight day
MELBOURNE – Australia‘s coronavirus hot spot of Victoria state has reported zero COVID-19 cases for the fifth straight day as states began easing regional border restrictions, raising prospects of a faster…
End of Melbourne lockdown paves way for crowds at cricket, tennis
MELBOURNE – Melbourne’s liberation from its COVID-19 lockdown has boosted hopes of crowds attending some of Australia’s major sporting events in the country’s second-biggest city. The Australian men’s cricket team…
TVTS interviews six second generation Vietnamese-Australian candidates running for Vic election
MELBOURNE – This year, six second generation Vietnamese-Australian candidates are hoping to make a difference in their local government elections. TiVi Tuan-san spoke to the young hopefuls via email and…
Chinese cotton mills told to stop buying Australian cotton: source
SYDNEY – Chinese cotton mills have been ordered to stop buying Australian cotton, an Australian government source briefed on the matter has said, the latest sign of worsening trade relations…
Russia withdraws from MH17 talks with Netherlands and Australia
MOSCOW/AMSTERDAM – The Dutch government has urged Russia to return to the negotiating table after Moscow said on Thursday it was withdrawing from talks on liability for the downing of…
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef might lose ability to recover from warming
SYDNEY – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral in the last three decades and scientists fear the loss caused by frequent bleaching will compromise its…
Coronavirus can last 28 days on glass and currency, study finds
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY – The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said on Monday,…
Pope meets Australian Cardinal Pell in midst of money scandal
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has met with Australian Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s former economy minister who has returned to Rome after the firing of an Italian cardinal whom Pell had accused of…
Australian state premier had secret relationship with China-linked politician
SYDNEY – The premier of Australia’s most populous state has told a corruption inquiry that she had had a secret “close personal relationship” with a politician under investigation for monetising…
Australia records second day without COVID-19 death for first time in three months
SYDNEY – Australia has reported its second straight day without any COVID-19 deaths, the longest stretch without any fatalities from the virus in three months. Australian states and territories reported 16…
