Tag: #australia
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Albanese claims victory as Australian right falls to climate backlash
SYDNEY, Australia – Centre-left leader Anthony Albanese claimed victory in Australia’s general election Saturday, as voters angered by climate inaction pulled the plug on a decade of conservative rule.
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'Nakakahiya': Rodriguez comments on Pinoys' anti-Marcos sentiments in Australia
Lawyer Vic Rodriguez has slammed the Filipinos in Australia who created a ruckus down under by claiming that presumptive Philippine president Bongbong Marcos isn’t welcome there.
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Why is Bongbong in Australia?
Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos and his family are in Australia for a “much-needed vacation”, Marcos’s spokesperson and chief-of-staff Vic Rodriguez said in a press conference Tuesday, May 17.
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Complacency driving Australian Covid-19 surge: health expert
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s peak health body has warned that coronavirus cases will continue to rise due to community complacency.
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Marine heatwave causes mass bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef: report
CANBERRA, Australia — Coral bleaching in Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef has been linked to a “marine heatwave”.
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DOST to forge new STI agreements with Australian institutions; renews bilateral relation
A delegation of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted a visit recently to Australian universities and research institutions allowing them to revitalize the country’s ties on Science Technology and Innovation (STI) and forge more partnerships.
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Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 detected in Australian state
SYDNEY, Australia — Health authorities of Australia’s state of Victoria confirmed that the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 has been traced in wastewater in Melbourne.
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Solar project planned in northern Australia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
CANBERRA, Australia — A massive solar farm proposed for northern Australia would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 480 million tons, an environmental assessment has found.
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Australia's new health minister to be appointed, Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed Senator Anne Ruston will take over as the minister for health if the government is re-elected.
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Australian prime minister calls May 21 election
SYDNEY, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called federal elections for May 21 on Sunday, launching a fight to stay in power after three years rocked by floods, bushfires and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19 vaccine boosters provisionally approved for Australians as young as 12
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s medical regulator has provisionally approved Covid-19 booster vaccines for adolescents as young as 12.
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Catriona Gray reunites with father in Australia
Catriona Gray flew to Australia recently to be with her dad.
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4 OFWs nabbed for importing drugs in Australia—DFA
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, April 4, that it stands ready to assist the four Filipino seafarers who were nabbed in Australia for the alleged importation of illegal drugs in commercial quantity.
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Covid-19 related deaths climb in Aussie most populous state
SYDNEY, Australia — As the highly contagious Omicron BA.2 sub-variant continues to spread and Australia heads into winter, the deaths related to the virus have begun to mount.
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Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters
SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian coastal enclave of Byron Bay, known for its celebrity residents and idyllic beaches, was inundated by floodwaters Wednesday as severe storms again battered the country’s east.
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The week that was: Diplomatic events are finally back
There’s been a lot going on the past week as 2022 is proving to be a year that brings forth lots of things to celebrate.
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Australia declares 'mass bleaching' at Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering a “mass bleaching event” as coral comes under heat stress from warmer seas, reef authorities said Friday.
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Australia to give fourth Covid-19 jab to over 65s
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia is offering a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to over 65s from next month, federal health authorities announced Friday, as a new Omicron strain races through the population.