71 homes destroyed as Australia bushfire rages near locked-down Perth
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- At least 71 homes have been destroyed in a bushfire raging out of control near Australia's…
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Australia’s Perth battles bushfire amid virus lockdown
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- A wildfire on the fringes of Australia's fourth-largest city Perth has destroyed several homes and forced…
5 years ago
Australia says Myanmar army must release elected leaders ‘immediately’
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia on Monday demanded Myanmar's army immediately release de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and…
5 years ago
UK virus strain triggers lockdown in Australia’s Brisbane
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian city of Brisbane has called a snap three-day lockdown after a worker at a…
5 years ago
Australia vows not to rush vaccine rollout, citing UK ‘problems’
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Under mounting pressure to speed up coronavirus vaccinations, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said…
5 years ago
Australian ‘lives and homes’ at risk as fire nears Perth
PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth Monday, with…
5 years ago
World ushers in New Year in shadow of pandemic
by Helen ROWE with AFP bureaus From Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Acropolis, fireworks burst in skies above eerily…
5 years ago
Sydney bans New Year crowds as Australian virus cluster grows
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Plans to let thousands of frontline workers ring in the new year around Sydney Harbour were…
5 years ago
Parts of Sydney locked down as Australia battles growing cluster
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Parts of Sydney were heading into a fresh lockdown on Saturday as officials in Australia's…
6 years ago
Australia’s Byron Bay beach shrinks as sand disappears
BYRON BAY, Australia (AFP) — Australia's Byron Bay usually conjures images of bathers lounging on sunkissed shores, or blissed-out longboarders…
6 years ago
Storms help Australia contain UNESCO heritage island fire
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the UNESCO…
6 years ago
Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Facebook and Google could be required to pay news outlets for their content in "world…
6 years ago
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