Australia
Australia offers new permanent visas for Hong Kong nationals
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will introduce two permanent residence visas for Hong Kong citizens who have been living in Australia, the government said on Monday. About 9,000 Hong Kong citizens…
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination drive reaches Antarctica’s frozen shores
SYDNEY (Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at Australia's Casey research station in Antarctica, authorities said on Friday, allowing expeditioners to be inoculated before they journey back home to a…
Macron says up to Australia to repair broken relations
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron told Australia's prime minister that he had broken the trust between their two countries and that it was up to Canberra to repair relations…
Australia says China’s ambassador to leave as term ends
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday China's ambassador to Canberra is leaving his post, ending a tenure that has coincided with a deteriorating bilateral relationship.…
Australia, ASEAN to establish comprehensive strategic partnership – ASEAN
(Reuters) - Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed during a summit on Wednesday to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership between them, ASEAN chair Brunei said. "ASEAN…
Australia says EU has postponed free trade talks for second time
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) -The European Union has postponed the next round of free trade talks with Australia for a second time, the Australian trade minister said on Friday,…
Australia PM Morrison says he will attend U.N. climate summit
By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday he would attend the U.N. COP26 climate summit in Glasgow as his conservative government…
Coming off the fence, Australian PM likely to attend climate summit – sources
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is likely to attend the U.N. COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, officials said on Tuesday, after he was widely criticised…
Malaysia hopes for ASEAN consensus on Australian nuclear sub pact
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is hoping for a clear consensus among Southeast Asian nations on a new Indo-Pacific security partnership between Australia, the United States and Britain, its defence…
Taiwan asks Australia to support regional trade bid
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Taiwan official has asked Australia to support its bid to join the CPTPP pan-Pacific trade pact, which China opposes, saying Taiwan can boost high technology trade…
Australia mulls measures making social media giants responsible for defamatory postings
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian government is considering a range of measures that would make social media companies more responsible for defamatory material published on their platforms, Communications Minister Paul…
French ambassador says Australia ‘childish’ to keep U.S. subs pact secret
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's assertion that it could not inform France of its top-secret talks with the United States and Britain to build nuclear submarines is "childish", the French envoy…
