PERTH, Australia — Western Australia’s government has said it would not ease coronavirus restrictions on Anzac Day services despite some local events being canceled. Several Returned and…
Month: April 2021
BRISBANE, Australia — A 46-year-old Queensland man found with sex dolls depicting young girls has been sentenced to two years in jail but won’t spend any time…
SYDNEY — Road rage incidents in the southeastern Australian state of New South Wales are getting out of hand, with tail gaiting, abuse, confrontations, and assaults becoming…
BRISBANE, Australia — Almost every room and hallway of the Australian city of Brisbane hotel has been damaged after it was turned into a de facto immigration…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Victorians can now sit their learner drivers test from the comfort of home, with 500 budding motorists from the state’s east selected as the…
SYDNEY — Only a fraction of Australians in disability care residences have had a coronavirus vaccination despite being in a priority group. A total of 1,640 doses…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Three Victorian mass vaccination hubs will open to people over 70 as Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton prepares to get his Covid-19 jab. The…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s federal government will direct almost AUD 540 million ($417.18 million) to clean energy technologies after Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week emphasized the nation’s power…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The New Zealand government has pledged radical changes to its health system, centralizing control to improve care. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins has downplayed the chances of the country’s latest community case impacting the trans-Tasman bubble, even if new…