Australia on Thursday (Jan 13) reported its biggest pandemic caseload with a runaway Omicron outbreak driving up hospitalisation rates as the surge put severe strain on supply chains forcing authorities to ease quarantine rules for more workers. After successfully containing the virus earlier in the pandemic, Australia has reported nearly a million cases over the last two...
Australia will allow entry for fully vaccinated eligible visa holders into the country from Dec 1 without applying for a travel exemption, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday (Nov 22), as it takes further steps to restart international travel. Australia will also welcome vaccinated citizens from Japan and South Korea from the beginning of next month,...
People preparing to board a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft at the international airport in Kabul, on Aug 22, 2021.Reuters Australia has stopped evacuation flights from Afghanistan after Islamic State in Iraq and Syria suicide bombers killed scores of civilians and at least 13 United States military staff in attacks outside the airport in Kabul, Prime Minister...
It seems there are many factors that contribute to health. Some places just have all of them! If you like good food, fresh air, beautiful scenic views and supportive and friendly people, then you like healthy living. Which is why we have compiled our list of the top 15 healthiest places to live in the...
Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), on Tuesday (June 22) reported its biggest increase in new locally acquired Covid-19 cases in nearly a week, raising prospects of more tough restrictions in the country's largest city, Sydney. Ten new locally acquired cases were reported in NSW on Tuesday, as officials fight to contain a latest...
Photos on social media and local broadcasts showed downed powerlines, debris and houses stripped of roofs and walls.Facebook/Andrew Marshall A tropical cyclone off Australia's west coast destroyed several homes and cut electricity to tens of thousands of people overnight before weakening in power on Monday (April 12) morning. Officials said around 70 per cent of the structures...
Singapore has already opened its border to a handful of countries that have controlled the Covid-19 virus. Photo: AP Australia is “working with Singapore” to create a travel bubble between the two nations as early as July, officials said Sunday, in an effort to restart tourism and travel put on hold by Covid-19. Early in the pandemic...
Australia's second most populous state on Wednesday (June 24) said a man in his 80s died overnight from the coronavirus, the country's first death from the virus in more than a month, as the state logged a double-digit rise in cases for the eighth straight day. Victoria state reported 20 overnight cases, Victoria Chief Health Officer...
