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Omicron 10x better at escaping Covid vax, immunity than Delta: Study

The super-mutant variant was first discovered from South Africa and Botswana in late November 2021

'Would have loved to be there,' says Aaron Finch after IPL auction snub

After going unsold in the auction before IPL 2021, history repeated itself in 2022 when Finch, despite being a Men's T20 World Cup-winning captain, wasn't picked by any of the franchises in auction

Australian shares pushed higher by gold stocks and Woodside Petroleum

Woodside Petroleum surged 4.1% as the oil and gas explorer said its annual profit more than tripled

Profit dips for Australia's Wesfarmers after perfect pandemic storm

Normally seen by investors as a strategic advantage, the conglomerate's diversified interests proved a weakness at a time when Australia spent months under lockdown due to the Delta variant

Australian unemployment holds at 13-year low as Omicron hits hours

The unemployment rate stayed at 4.2%, matching the lowest reading since 2008 when it bottomed out at 4.0%

Mining firm BHP first-half profits beats estimates, triggers talk of M&A

Iron ore prices, however, have halved from last year's record levels as China's push to curb emissions and easing construction activity in the country's debt-laden property sector curtailed demand

Australia's central bank has goals in sight, just waiting on wages

The labour market remains tight with unemployment at a 13-year low of 4.2% and vacancies at record highs

S Jaishankar takes aim at China's trade coercion against Australia

Trade ties with China, Australia's largest trading partner, had nosedived since early 2020 when PM Scott Morrison's government called an independent investigation into the origins of the coronavirus

Australian miners' earnings to shine spotlight on iron ore prices, demand

The world's biggest iron ore producer is set to log record annual earnings, owing to all-time high profits in its first half and a more diverse product mix

EAM Jaishankar meets Indian community, concludes Melbourne visit

Earlier on Friday, Jaishankar said that Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is working together to further peace and stability and economic prosperity in the Indo-Pacific

Aus halts embassy work in Kiev over security concerns: Foreign minister

The foreign minister added that Australia's ability to provide consular assistance to its citizens in Ukraine could become limited.

Australian PM calls on citizens to leave Ukraine over tensions with Russia

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on citizens of his country to leave Ukraine amid the escalation of tensions on the border with Russia.

India, Australia have pledged to work together in Indo-Pacific: Jaishankar

India and Australia have pledged to work together for building more trusted and resilient supply chains and ensuring broad and inclusive growth in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

India greatly appreciates opening of Australian borders: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India "greatly appreciated" the opening of Australian borders which will help those who have been waiting to come back

India, Australia vow to work together in Indo-Pacific: S Jaishankar

India and Australia have pledged to work together for building more trusted and resilient supply chains and ensuring broad and inclusive growth in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, Jaishankar said.

After Quad meet, Jaishankar visits Shrine of Remembrance in Australia

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has visited the Shrine of Remembrance, one of Australia's largest war memorials.Taking to Twitter Dr S Jaishankar said: "Visited the Shrine of Remembrance, one of Australia's largest war memorials. A solemn moment to honour the memory of the fallen soldiers."Notably, Australia hosted India, Japan and the United States for the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Melbourne on Friday and the top diplomats bolstered cooperation in areas including economy, security, coronavirus pandemic and free and open Indo-Pacific.The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a partnership of Australia, India, Japan and the US, each of whom shares a commitment to openness and transparency and challenges posed by China and the situation in Ukraine.This is the first time Quad Foreign Ministers are meeting since the two Quad Summits last year. They will be discussing ongoing Quad cooperation in their bilateral phone calls and meetings.Addressing a press ...

1st batch of Quad-supported vaccines to be delivered in first half of 2022

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the Quad initiative will be delivered in the first half of 2022, the foreign ministers of the grouping said

Enrolling for IPL mega auction was a click of the button away: Starc

A total of 47 Australians have enrolled for the IPL auction, but Starc, who was in great form with the ball and the bat during the recently-concluded Ashes series, has opted out of the mega auction

Australia drops landmark criminal cartel case against Citi, Deutsche

After nearly four years of pre-trial hearings in packed courtrooms, federal prosecutors said they had pulled the case after reviewing the evidence

India, Australia to finalise early harvest agreement in next 30 days: Goyal

India and Australia had set a tight deadline of concluding an early harvest agreement - a precursor to FTA or CECA by December 25, as more work needed to be done towards the deal