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‘Freedom Day’: Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with COVID-19
Sydney’s cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday after nearly four months of lockdown, as Australia aims to ... Coronavirus -
Sydney nightly curfew to end as COVID-19 vaccinations hit fresh milestone
A curfew imposed on more than two million people in the 12 Sydney suburbs hardest hit by the spread of the coronavirus delta variant will end on ... Coronavirus -
Australia’s Sydney suffers worst COVID-19 day as lockdown nears six weeks
Sydney reported its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday with five deaths and a record rise in locally acquired infections as a weeks-long ... Coronavirus -
Australia cranks up COVID-19 curbs with army patrols in Sydney
Australia’s Queensland state on Monday extended a COVID-19 lockdown in Brisbane, while soldiers began patrolling Sydney to enforce stay-at-home rules ... Coronavirus -
Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as Australia COVID-19 cases spike
The Australian city of Sydney extended a lockdown by four weeks on Wednesday after an already protracted stay-at-home order failed to douse a COVID-19 ... Coronavirus -
Sydney COVID-19 cases stabilize, southern Australia on alert
Australian authorities reported a slowdown in new COVID-19 cases in Sydney on Thursday, as the country’s largest city endures an extended lockdown to ... Coronavirus -
Australia extends Sydney lockdown as COVID-19 outbreak nears 900 infections
Australian authorities extended a lockdown in Sydney on Wednesday by at least 14 days, after three weeks of initial restrictions failed to stamp out ... Coronavirus -
Australian apartment blocks placed in hard lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak
Two Australian apartment blocks have been placed under strict lockdown with residents barred from leaving on Tuesday, as authorities stepped up ... Coronavirus -
Sydney’s COVID-19 cases ease but lockdown extension still on cards
Australian authorities reported a slight easing in new COVID-19 cases in Sydney on Tuesday, but left open the possibility of extending a lockdown in ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Australia approves Pfizer vaccine, rollout to begin in February
Australia’s medical regulator has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to begin next month.The Therapeutic ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Sydney Opera House prepares to open after months-long closure
The finishing touches were being put on a glitzy show at the Sydney Opera House Saturday, as the venue prepared to host a crowd for the first time ... Coronavirus -
Hail, floods, dust hit Australia amid raging wildfires
Dust storms, hail and flash floods have battered beleaguered Australian cities in recent days, extreme weather that has diminished the threat from ... World News -
Floods, road closures in Australia as storms lash some bushfire-hit regions
Thunderstorms lashed parts of Australia’s east coast early on Saturday, causing road closures and flash flooding, but the country was still ... World News -
Australian tourism industry seeks urgent help as cost of bushfires grows
Australia’s peak tourism body estimated the country’s bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost A$1 billion ($690 million) and ... Travel and Tourism -
Australians protest over climate change policy as bushfires rage
Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday to protest against government inaction on climate change, as bushfires ravage large swathes of ... World News -
Some flee, others restock before Australia's wildfires grow
Thousands of tourists fled Australia's wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday ahead of worsening conditions as the military started to evacuate ... World News -
Australia focused on New Zealand whitewash
Australia will look to use the disappointment of their late Ashes fade-out in England to push for a series whitewash of New Zealand at the Sydney ... Sports -
Tourists at risk as heatwave fuels Australia bushfires
Thousands of tourists risked being stranded in Australia’s south east Monday, as a new heatwave left firefighters across the country bracing for ... Travel and Tourism -
Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition
A petition to cancel Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks and use the money to fight bushfires ringing the city has topped 260,000 signatures, but ... World News -
Australian state declares emergency as wildfires surround Sydney
Australia’s most populous state declared its second emergency in as many months on Thursday as extreme heat and strong winds stoked scores of ... World News -
Qantas to put more experienced crew on board world’s longest flights: Sources
Qantas Airways Ltd plans to have more experienced pilots on board the world's longest non-stop flights than on its current long-haul flights for the ... Travel and Tourism -
Sydney engulfed by toxic haze
Wildfires engulfed the Australian city of Sydney on Tuesday in haze so thick in some places it was 11 times worse than the level considered ... World News -
Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn
Smoke haze from bushfires raging in Australia spread to the capital Sunday, as firefighters raced to contain more than 140 blazes ahead of a heatwave ... World News -
Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday, as other parts of the country braced for a heatwave ... World News -
Sydney smoke crisis ‘longest on record’
Australian bushfires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country’s east coast, officials said Thursday, with smoke and ... Variety -
Aussie hiker with ‘snapped’ leg makes two-day crawl to safety
An Australian bushwalker who tumbled down a waterfall, snapping his leg in two, told Wednesday how he managed to crawl for two arduous days though ... Variety -
Sydney stabbing suspect suffers from mental illness
A man accused of killing a young Australian woman and wounding another in a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney this week suffers from mental illness, ... World News -
One stabbed in central Sydney street attack
A knife-wielding man killed one person and attempted to stab several others in central Sydney rampage Tuesday before being chased and pinned down by ... World News -
Dozens hurt as turbulence forces Air Canada flight to land in Hawaii
Intense turbulence struck an Air Canada flight to Australia on Thursday and sent unbuckled passengers flying into the ceiling, leaving about 35 people ... Variety -
Chinese warships surprise residents along Sydney Harbour
Australians enjoying a sunny winter morning were surprised by the sight of three Chinese warships steaming into to Sydney Harbour Monday, forcing the ... Variety