Sydney COVID-19 cases set to rise, hospitals under pressure Australia's capital, Canberra reported 17 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and authorities warned infections would likely rise in the coming days. World 17 Aug, 2021
The Latest: EU foreign ministers to hold emergency talks European Union foreign ministers will hold emergency talks Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, after the president fled and the Taliban seized control of the capital, Kabul, over the weekend. World 16 Aug, 2021
Sydney records deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne lockdown extended Australia's biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday as troops and police set up roadblocks to limit the movement of people, while Melbourne faced a nightly curfew and a further two weeks of lockdown. World 16 Aug, 2021
Australian capital locks down after 1 infection Australia’s capital will go into lockdown for a week from Thursday after a single case of COVID-19 was detected and the virus was found in wastewater. World 12 Aug, 2021
Melbourne COVID lockdown extended for week after 20 new cases reported Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will stay locked down for a second week after reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases as it struggles to stamp out infections caused by the highly infectious Delta variant of the pandemic. World 11 Aug, 2021
Lockdown crackdown: Sydney police to step up enforcement after COVID record "I want Australia to get to Christmas, I want everybody around that table at Christmas time," Morrison said in Canberra. World 10 Aug, 2021
Former New Zealand all-rounder Cairns on life support A New Zealand Cricket spokesman said the board was respecting Cairns' right to privacy and declined to comment on the situation. Sports 10 Aug, 2021
Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow Australia has kept its COVID-19 numbers relatively low, with just over 33,200 cases and 921 deaths, out of a population of about 25 million, since the pandemic began. World 28 Jul, 2021
Socceroos beat 10-man Nepal Nepal faced a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Australia in the last match of the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Jaber Al-Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait City today. Sports 12 Jun, 2021
Australia reports second Astrazeneca blood clot case, vaccine rollout steady Australia began vaccinations much later than some other countries due to low COVID-19 case numbers, recording just over 29,400 infections since the pandemic began. World 13 Apr, 2021
The Latest: Gun salutes to mark Prince Philip's death Gun salutes marking the death of the Duke of Edinburgh will take place across the UK, in Gibraltar and at sea. World 10 Apr, 2021
2 trapped drivers become first Australian flood fatalities Two men trapped in vehicles hundreds of kilometers (miles) apart have become the first fatalities of record flooding on Australia's east coast. World 25 Mar, 2021
