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Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong; offers 10,000 visas

Scott Morrison announced suspension of Australia's extradition treaty with Hong Kong over the national security law imposed there and offered visas to 10,000 students and temporary skilled workers

Australian players to prepare for England series as T20 WC may be postponed

The report also stated that if Australia players play in the IPL, "..the ideal scenario would be they could go straight from the England limited overs series to wherever the T20 league is held"

Football: Covid-19 spike in Australian state forces 10 AFL teams to leave

Victoria has had 17 consecutive days of double-digit Covid-19 infections, most of them more than 50 a day

Australia may offer safe haven to Hong Kongers threatened by Chinese moves

Mr. Morrison said Cabinet would soon consider options "to provide similar opportunities" as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered Hong Kongers

Aus to invest $270 bn to boost defence capabilities amid China's threat

Scott Morrison said $270 bn will be invested to modernise country's defence capabilities to maintain regional security and deter or respond to "aggression" in the strategic Indo-Pacific

Australian govt boosts cybersecurity amid growing foreign attacks

Australian govt announced on Tuesday that it will allocate ($928 mn) to strengthen country's cyber security amid escalating tensions due to suspicion of meddling and espionage by foreign countries.

Spike in Covid-19 cases in Australia's Victoria stalls sports' restart

Queensland issued new directives that force sporting teams based in the state into a 14-day quarantine should they play a club based in Melbourne, which is the capital of Victoria

Covid hits Australia's golden economy, country faces rocky road to recovery

The unemployment rate for females looking for full-time work surged to 8.3% in May from 5.4% in February before coronavirus-driven shutdowns kicked in

Australia, New Zealand win joint bid to host 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup

The island neighbours beat Colombia 22-13 on Thursday in a vote by the Fifa Council

Between deer and running dogs

Book review of The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century

Google's $2.1 bn Fitbit deal could harm competition: Australian regulator

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the first regulator to voice concerns about the deal in a preliminary decision on Thursday

Australian football's A-league to resume from July 16 with Melbourne derby

The league has been suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic and players and clubs have taken a financial hit

Facebook won't pay Australian media firms for using news on its platform

Facebook says it would not affect its revenue if news were not available on its service

Donald Trump talks China with Narendra Modi, calls him to expanded G7 meet

PM shares concerns with US President over the violent protests across US

World marches for George Floyd as outrage grows; EU 'shocked, appalled'

Chanting Black Lives Matter and I can't breathe," about 3,000 protesters held an impassioned but peaceful march through central Sydney on Tuesday demanding fundamental change in race relations.

Australia seeks to strengthen ties with India in strategic sectors

Australian farmers could also benefit, with talks underway on expanding agricultural exports to India, including barley, as China throws up new trade barriers, media reports stated

'No trade war': Australia after China imposes import tariffs on barley

"The reality is they have used a process, quite fairly, around a belief that we have not been fair in our trade," agriculture minister says

China using trade sanctions as weapon to silence coronavirus criticism

The move is the first time Beijing has used access to its huge markets as leverage in its campaign to deflect blame for the outbreak.

Covid-19: Australia dives into quantitative easing, cuts rates for 2nd time

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reduced its cash rate to an all-time low of 0.25% and said the board would not tighten policy until it achieves its employment and inflation goals.

As coronavirus becomes pandemic, here's how the world is dealing with it

Mainland China had 15 new infections, down from 24 cases a day earlier, bringing the total to 80,793. The death toll touched 3,169, up by 11 from the previous day