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Coronavirus woes: Australia's Qantas 8 weeks away from running out of money

A Sydney court heard on Monday that Australia's flag carrier Qantas was just eight weeks away from running out of money due to massive losses incurred in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Australian PM urges sharing of Covid vaccine, calls it 'oral responsibility

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged the international community to pledge to share the Covi-19 vaccine whenever it is found as it is a "global and moral responsibility"

India, US, Japan, Australia hold meet on Indo-Pacific under Quad framework

The meeting took place in the backdrop of China's growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region

Dean Jones' death leaves cricketing world in shock, tributes pour in

Jones, 59, was in Mumbai with the Star Sports' commentary team for the Indian Premier League.

India, Aus to conduct 2-day naval exercise in Indian Ocean from tomorrow

The exercise comes in the midst of India''s tense border row with China and in the backdrop of growing activities by the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean Region

Huawei plans more cuts to jobs, investment in Australia over sour relations

The Australian operation of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it would continue to cut staff numbers and investment in the country amid strained relations between Beijing and Canberra

Aus looking at easing restriction as cases fall; travel up in Japan

Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It was the second day in a row new infections fell below 30, after 21 were reported on Saturday, the lowest daily number since June 19. There were also five deaths recorded Sunday. Melbourne's lockdown restrictions are due to be eased next weekend when child care centers will be allowed to reopen and gatherings of up to five people from two different households will be permitted. But that depends on the rolling 14-day average of new cases being below 50. With the lower numbers this weekend, the rolling average is now 36.2. Victoria state Health Minister Jenny Mikakos praised residents for adhering to lockdown rules. The huge sacrifices made by Victorians are saving many lives, Mikakos said. The new cases keep trending down with your efforts. Thank you to all Victorians. You are amazing. We can do this, she said. Meanwhile, Austr

IPL 2020: Australia and England players arrive in UAE ahead of opening

Only KKR and and defending champions Mumbai Indians are based in Abu Dhabi while the remaining six franchises are in Dubai

Asian airlines turn to 'flights to nowhere' to get travellers back in skies

Tough border restrictions to keep the coronavirus under control have led to a 97.5% plunge in international travel in the region, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines

With China relationship on the rocks, Australia eyes India for trade

India has overtaken China as the largest source of net migration to Australia, and its diaspora is the third largest Down Under, just behind China and the UK

Shell focussed on turning around troubled Australian operations

In July, Shell booked $11 billion in writedowns on its gas business, mostly on its Australian Prelude floating LNG and QGC business

Roca Parryware inching towards pre-Covid level sales: MD Ranganathan

All its eight manufacturing units in India are operational and running at 92 per cent of their capacity, he said

Australia min warns foreign journalists for slanted view amid China spat

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton made the comments during a television interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corp., referring to journalists reporting to "a particular community"

China says Australian television anchor probed for security violation

Cheng Lei -- an Australian citizen employed by China's state broadcaster CGTN before her detention last month was "suspected of carrying out criminal activities endangering China's national security"

Australia reports nine Covid-related deaths, daily infection count drops

Australia on Monday recorded nine new cororavirus deaths and 47 fresh cases, the lowest single-day spike in new infections in the last two months, health officials said

Australians can get free coronavirus vaccine early next year: PM Morrison

A coronavirus vaccine will likely become available to people in Australia as early as at the start of next year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced

Australian banks ask for loan repayments after six-month virus grace period

The country's banking sector is treading a sensitive path as it faces pressure to revert to profit growth

Asia coronavirus update: South Korea, Australian hot spot see declines

South Korea has added 119 more cases of the coronavirus, its lowest daily jump in more than three weeks amid a downward trend in new cases

Coronavirus update: Australia OKs funding for two potential vaccines

Australia announced that it had struck supply and production agreements with pharmaceutical companies worth 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.2 billion) over two potential Covid-19 vaccines

Underwater: Australia's oil industry faces new indigenous heritage test

Woodside has long worked with the Murujuga to preserve rock art sites near its North West Shelf and Pluto LNG plants on the Burrup Peninsula