[1/2]People walk past a Woolworths supermarket following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Australia’s Greens party said on Sunday it would lead a parliamentary inquiry into […]
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WASHINGTON — As part of the trilateral security partnership known as AUKUS, a network of three space-tracking radars will be set up in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The three nations announced Dec. 2 they will host and operate the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), a […]
Welcome Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage on the first Sunday in December. (Yes, that’s right, December). It’s early but there’s already a bit of news about. Our big supermarkets will face fresh scrutiny with a Senate inquiry to investigate their market power and pricing decisions, amid […]
By Renju Jose and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia faces an increased risk of bushfires during the approaching summer, authorities warned on Thursday, with the El Nino weather pattern expected to generate hotter and drier conditions across large swathes of the country. Three years of incessant rain has increased […]
Chalmers to meet with backbenchers over stage three tax-cut concerns Jim Chalmers is also meeting with backbenchers today who have concerns over the stage-three tax cuts, after “input” from their communities. There are also concerns that not enough is being done for cost-of-living relief. Chalmers says he is happy to […]
O’Neil accuses Coalition of ‘shameless politics’ after high court detention ruling Clare O’Neil continues: So let me compare and contrast a little bit about how the government has handled this high court decision, and what we are seeing from those opposite. What we have seen from the government is that […]
CANBERRA, Australia — Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery Wednesday when Australia’s Parliament made a national apology to them on the 62nd anniversary of the drug being withdrawn from sale in the country. Thalidomide, also sold under the brand names Contergan and Distaval, […]
Australia’s world-first crackdown on smoking has had a series of unintended consequences as illegal tobacco sales reach epidemic proportions and Chinese-made disposable vapes flood the market. And the proliferation of illegal products easily available in suburban shops across the nation has seen a disastrous rise in teenage smoking and nicotine […]