Tag Archives: Australia

Panagarry: Fear of Aus and NZ has gone 

Natalie Panagarry joined Off The Court to discuss being selected as part of the Vitality Roses full-time programme for the 2020-2021 season and said the “fear” of Australia and New Zealand has gone.

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China claims Australia ‘lacks backbone and is dependent on the US’ 

An editorial in the Chinese tabloid Global Times on Thursday said Australia has ‘cozied up’ to Washington and joined America’s ‘anti-China campaign’.

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The Australian Youngster Leading Singapore’s Exciting Cricket Rise 

Young Australian batsman Tim David has starred for Singapore and helped the Southeast Asian nation become one of the most improved cricket nations.

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Warning over farmers’ ‘overreliance on China’ as the country scoops up 78% of Australian wool 

Representatives from Wool Producers Australia said only two per cent of Australia’s fleece remains in the country, with China snapping up $3.2billion worth a year.

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Coronavirus global report: restrictions return around world as cases pass 13m 

Hong Kong, California and Manila tighten rules; WHO warns there are no shortcuts out of a pandemic; Australia passes 10,000 casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCities and states around the world returned to tighter coronavirus restrictions to battle recurring outbreaks, as global infections passed 13 million and the World Health […]

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New Zealand mosque shooter dismisses lawyers to represent himself at sentencing 

The gunman behind New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque shootings sacked his lawyers on Monday and opted to represent himself, raising fears he would use a sentencing hearing next month to promote his white-supremacist views. Australian national Brenton Tarrant will be sentenced on August 24 on 51 murder convictions, 40 of attempted murder and one of terror […]

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Teenage surfer killed by shark off Australian coast 

Fifteen-year-old died at the scene after suffering severe injuries to his legs, police said.

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NASA upgrades Australia’s Deep Space Station for future missions to Mars 

NASA is in the midst of upgrading Deep Space Station 43 — one of its Deep Space Network’s largest antennas located in Canberra, Australia — to prepare for future missions. The agency’s Deep Space Network is a collection of dishes that make communicat…

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Coronavirus live news: Melbourne outbreak has ‘explosive potential’; new US cases dip slightly to 45,300 

Mexico deaths surpass France’s toll; global cases jump 200,000 in one day; England reopens pubsWHO reports record 200,000 cases in one day, amid surging outbreaksAustralia sends 500 police to contain virus in public housing high risesTrump claims 99% of US cases are ‘totally harmless’ as infections surgeRisks, R numbers and raw data: how to interpret statist […]

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United Nations is smashing Australian businesses by making it cheaper to order goods from CHINA 

There are growing calls for Australia to tear up a United Nations agreement which makes shipping online goods from China cheaper than buying from local suppliers.

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Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise 

Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.

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Coronavirus live news: pubs reopen in England as Catalonia announces new lockdown 

Fourth of July holiday weekend in US sees cases still surging; WHO changes timeline of how it was alerted to virus; housing estates in Melbourne locked down after outbreak. Follow all the developments liveWhat we’re learning about Covid as US states open upHow Victoria’s outbreak divided AustraliaScotland and Wales attack UK government’s shambolic travel cha […]

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China reacts as Australia shows off $270bn defence boost 

Chinese government controlled media has responded to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that Australia will spend $270billion on defence expansion.

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Australia sees ‘partial economic decoupling’ from China as Canberra weighs risks of over reliance after coronavirus disruptions 

Australia is edging towards a “partial economic decoupling” with China as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a new Australian parliamentary inquiry has heard.In a new inquiry set up in May to examine the vulnerability of Australia’s supply chains, defence and foreign affairs, experts argued there was a critical need for Australia to plan its own network o […]

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Coronavirus live news: confirmed Covid-19 cases exceed 10m globally 

Infections pass milestone; new Covid-19 clusters across world spark fear of second wave; Iran makes masks compulsory Australia considers new lockdown in MelbourneVictoria nurse tests positive as state reports jump of 41 casesUS cases pass 2.5mUS one-day case high as states delay reopeningSee all our coronavirus coverage 4.26pm BST Meanwhile, in UK football n […]

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