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Facebook signs preliminary pay deals with three Australian news publishers

The commercial agreements are subject to the signing of full agreements within the next 60 days, a Facebook statement said

Australia passes law that will make Google, Facebook pay for news

Australia's laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news are ready to take effect, though the laws' architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals

Australian PM Scott Morrison receives his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Total number of coronavirus cases reported in Australia is 28,928, while the death toll stands at 909, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Australia starts Covid-19 vaccination; Morrison among first to get a shot

About 80,000 doses of the vaccine will be released in the first week

Facebook in negotiations with Australia government after news ban

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said Facebook is back in negotiations with the government

Facebook is back at the table again, has tentatively friended us: Australia

Facebook has publicly indicated no change in its opposition to a proposed law requiring social media platforms to pay for links to news content

India, Australia can work together on open, secure Indo-Pacific: Aus PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said both the Comprehensive Strategic Partners can work together on common challenges

Australian PM expresses support to India after U'khand glacial collapse

After the devastating flash floods in Uttarakhand following a glacial collapse, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday expressed support to India during the aftermath of the disaster

As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft looks to make inroads with Bing

Australia has introduced laws that would force Google and Facebook Inc to negotiate payments to domestic media outlets whose content links drive traffic to their platforms

Australia changes word in anthem to honour Indigenous people, reflect unity

Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called the spirit of unity and the country's Indigenous population

Australia's Sheffield Resources gets nod for $98 mn funding by Chinese firm

Australia's Sheffield Resources said it had received regulatory approval for an $98 million investment by a Chinese firm in the miner's flagship mineral sands project at home

Scott Morrison says China would breach WTO rules if it bans Australian coal

Australia's prime minister said Tuesday that China would be in breach of World Trade Organization rules as well as a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. Prime Minister Scott Morrison was responding to a report in the Chinese state-owned Global Times newspaper that the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission had given power plants approval to import coal without restrictions except for Australian coal. Morrison said he was treating the report as media speculation because the Chinese government had yet to clarify its position. If that were the case, then that would obviously be in breach of WTO rules, Morrison told reporters. It would be obviously in breach of our on free trade agreement and so we would hope that's certainly not the case." Coal and iron ore are Australia's most lucrative exports. But Australian exports appear to have suffered due to deteriorating bilateral relations since Australia called for an independent inquiry into the ...

Australian PM urges top army officers to share blame for Afghan war crimes

Morrison revealed that he has advised that senior officers face disciplinary action for allowing the "warrior culture" identified by the inquiry to develop in the special forces

Australia, Japan to bolster defence ties amid China's rise in Asia-Pacific

Australian Prime Minister is in Japan to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart to bolster defence ties between the two US allies to counter China's growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region

Diwali's message has a special significance this year: Aus PM Morrison

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has extended Diwali greetings and said the festival's message carries "a special significance" this year as the world is responding to the coronavirus pandemic

In calls with world leaders, Biden emphasises on a secure Indo-Pacific

US President-elect Joe Biden in phone calls with the leaders of Australia, Japan and South Korea emphasised on maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region

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"

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

Can Australian govt force its people to get Covid vaccine under the law?

The right to bodily integrity is a fundamental legal principle in Australia. This means a person cannot be subject to medical treatment without consent

Covid updates: Job loss in India, Australia's 'vaccine must' policy, & more

Maharashtra has more than 600,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, which is almost equivalent to the case tally of the next two worst-affected states - Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh - put together