Aboriginal flag flies at Australian embassy in Dublin The Australian Embassy in Ireland has become the first Australian posting in the world to permanently fly the indigenous Aboriginal flag alongside the national flag. News Lens • 6 hrs
Qantas pushes back international travel target Qantas Airways said today it had pushed back its target for a widespread resumption of international travel from Australia by four months until the end ... Business • 25 Feb
Facebook to restore Australia pages after deal reached Facebook is to lift a controversial ban on Australian news pages, after the government agreed to amend a new media law which Facebook strongly opposed. Australia • 23 Feb
Australia and Facebook in talks over sweeping news ban Australia and Facebook have held talks after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users. World • 19 Feb
Explainer: Revenue sharing law behind big tech row Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over ... World • 18 Feb
Facebook move to unfriend Australia is 'arrogant' - PM Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described as "arrogant" and "disappointing" a decision by Facebook to block all media content for users in Australia. World • 18 Feb
Australia's NAB points to improving economy National Australia Bank today posted a pickup in quarterly profit from the previous two quarters as it wound back pandemic-driven bad loan provision charges, and ... Business • 16 Feb
Melbourne orders snap Covid lockdown A five-day lockdown has been ordered in the Australian state of Victoria, which includes the city of Melbourne, to control an outbreak of the highly ... Coronavirus • 12 Feb
Joe Biden vows to 'act fast' on US stimulus package President Joe Biden has seized on feeble US employment data to argue the world's largest economy needs his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, which cleared ... Coronavirus • 05 Feb
'It's very scary' - Irish woman evacuated in Perth An Irish woman living in Perth, Australia has described how she and her husband had to evacuate their home over out-of-control bushfires near the city. World • 04 Feb
Homes destroyed as bushfire burns near Perth At least 71 homes have been destroyed in a bushfire raging out of control near Australia's fourth-biggest city Perth, authorities said, as they told residents ... World • 03 Feb
Australia's central bank expands QE by $76 billion Australia's central bank held rates at near-zero in a widely expected decision today but surprised markets by expanding its bond buying programme by another A$100 ... Business • 02 Feb
Single virus case sends Perth into snap lockdown The Australian city of Perth is beginning a snap five-day lockdown after a security guard at a quarantine hotel tested positive for Covid-19, authorities have ... Coronavirus • 31 Jan
Thousands defy virus rules to protest Australia Day Thousands of Australians defied coronavirus rules to protest the country's national day, held on the anniversary of British colonisation of the vast continent that its ... World • 26 Jan
Google threatens to block search engine in Australia Google has threatened to block Australians from using its search service unless the government changed landmark legislation to make it pay news outlets for their ... World • 22 Jan
Doubts cast over origin of headline-grabbing pigeon Australian authorities were planning to put down a pigeon that reached the country from the United States due to the strict biosecurity rules in the ... News Lens • 15 Jan
Man injured in shark attack in Perth river A man swimming in Perth's Swan River is in a serious condition after he was bitten by a shark. World • 14 Jan
Residents flee as bushfire nears south Australian town Residents of a small town in South Australia state were warned to seek shelter as firefighters were called in to battle a fast-moving grassfire. World • 11 Jan
Sweden passes pandemic law in bid to curb virus spread Sweden's parliament has passed a pandemic law giving the government new powers to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country that has controversially relied ... Coronavirus • 08 Jan
'Lives and homes' at risk as fire nears Perth An out-of-control bushfire is threatening lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth, with locals told to shelter in place from toxic fumes. World • 04 Jan
Opera to return to Sydney after virus hiatus The finishing touches are being put on a glitzy show at the Sydney Opera House, as the venue prepared to host an opera crowd for ... World • 02 Jan
Crowds flock to Bondi but north Sydney is in lockdown Sydney's Covid-19 outbreak continued today with more than 250,000 people in lockdown as Australia's largest city awaited word on whether any public New Year's Eve ... World • 27 Dec 20
Cautious optimism over latest Sydney Covid-19 outbreak Australia's most populous state has reported its lowest one-day rise in new Covid-19 cases in three days, stoking cautious optimism that authorities have contained an ... Coronavirus • 21 Dec 20
Melbourne towers lockdown 'violated human rights' An Australian state's decision to lock down more than 3,000 people in public housing towers violated human rights, Victoria's Ombudsman has declared. World • 17 Dec 20
Sydney takes action to control Covid-19 outbreak Sydney should prepare itself for more Covid-19 cases, New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned, as authorities take action to contain a new ... Coronavirus • 17 Dec 20
