Specialised drones that disperse seeds will be trialled in Australia to help regenerate bushland and wildlife after the country's devastating summer bushfires. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia said that it plans to use drones that can plant around 40,000 seeds a day, including ones for Eucalyptus trees, which would help revive wildlife corridors across burnt out landscapes and inaccessible terrain.

WWF Australia use drones to regenerate wildlife after bushfire disaster

In a major development, Australia will be part of the annual Malabar exercises that will take place in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea in November. Defence Ministry in a release said,"as India Seeks to increase cooperation with other countries in the maritime security domain and in the light of increased defence cooperation with Australia, Malabar 2020 will see the participation of the Australian Navy" Malabar exercises will now have all 4 quad countries as part of the exercises - US, India, Japan and Australia.

Eyeing China, Australia to join India's annual Malabar drill

Australia is set to join the Malabar trilateral naval exercise comprising India, Japan and US. The naval exercises will have all 4 Quad members now.

News Alert: Australia to join Malabar naval exercise for the first time

All hopes of the fashion industry opening after the lockdown have doused by the second surge of coronavirus infection. Watch report.

Prices of Australia's Merino wool drops: Fashion industry in coronavirus

Scientists in a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society Journal said that half of Great Barrier Reef's corals had died in last 25 years. Climate change is severely affecting the world-heritage listed reef off Australia's northeastern coast.

Great Barrier Reef lost half of its corals in 25 years

Australia's right-wing former prime minister Tony Abbott registered as an agent of foreign influence Friday, after controversially taking up a role as a trade advisor to the UK government.

Aussie ex-PM registers as foreign agent over UK role

Australia wants to introduce an English test for partner visas. Is it too much to ask for? WION's Palki Sharma argues why Australia's demand for knowledge of functional English from immigrants is a valid one.

Australian Visas: English test for foreign spouses | Gravitas

A lot is being said about a proposed Australian law that is about immigration. Australia wants foreign spouses of existing residents to know basic English and wants spouses to pass an English test when applying for immigration to Australia.

Australia asks foreign spouses to clear basic English test; critics call it 'racist'

A world championship surfer had a close encounter with a shark on Wednesday (October 7) in New South Wales, Australia. The close call was captured by a patrol drone belonging to lifeguards at Sharpes Beach, about 736 km (457 miles) away from Sydney. In the footage, former pro surfer Matt Wilkinson is seen paddling on his surf board when a shark briefly surfaces behind him, then swims away.

Drone footage shows world championship surfer’s close encounter with shark

The Quad has been around for 13 years. The aim of the alliance is to contain China's growing aggression. But, the Quad has been shy of saying it out aloud. WION's Palki Sharma tells you why the Quad must move beyond being a symbolic alliance.

Gravitas: Will 2020 be a turning point for the Quad?

Foreign Ministers of India, Japan, Australia, and the US met in Tokyo today. This Quad meeting was seen as an effort to cement the alliance. Can the Quad rise up to take on China? WION's Palki Sharma tells you why the Quad must not play safe now.

Quad Meeting in Tokyo: Can the alliance go beyond words? | Gravitas

All the noise around the QUAD meeting, yet the members could not stitch together a joint statement, not even to condemn their common adversary-China. WION's Palki Sharma asks- What is holding back India, U.S, Japan, and Australia?

Gravitas: Is the QUAD a lost opportunity?

Four countries have one agenda to stop China's efforts to dominate the Indo-Pacific. China's expansionism threat is not new and neither the 'Quad' or the Quadrilateral alliance between India, Australia, United States and Japan.

Quad: A potential force to counter China needs to move beyond symbolism

Make-up mogul Kylie Jenner is being called out on Twitter for tweeting the wrong flag of Australia. The 23-year-old reality TV star tweeted on September 30 that her team was launching new Kylie Skin websites for the United Kingdom, Gremany, France and Australia.

Kylie Jenner called out for tweeting the wrong flag emoji of Australia

Australia’s A$2 trillion economy suffered its deepest slump on record in the June quarter.

Australia to spend more on jobs amid COVID crisis

Australia has approved two major new fossil fuel projects that proponents in the climate change-vulnerable nation say will create badly needed jobs despite growing concerns over emissions.

Australia approves major new fossil fuel projects

Australian wildlife officials started disposal of nearly 350 dead pilot whales after hopes of rescuing more were shattered after days of the tiresome rescue missions Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania state.

Australia: 108 pilot wales rescued, 15 whales disposed so far

A lone whale was rescued from among hundreds of carcasses Sunday, taking to 110 the number of creatures that survived a mass stranding in southern Australia. The country's largest-ever mass stranding saw around 470 pilot whales become stuck in a remote harbour on Tasmania's rugged western seaboard last week, sparking a major effort to save the animals.

Final whale saved from grim Australia mass stranding

An overnight curfew in Australia's second-largest city will be lifted this week, officials said Sunday, even as the global coronavirus toll inched towards one million dead.

Virus curfew to be lifted in Australia as global deaths near a million

Australian wildlife officials began disposing of hundreds of dead pilot whales on Saturday after concluding there was no longer any hope of rescuing any more. In Australia's biggest whale beaching, 470 whales were first spotted on a wide sandbank during an aerial reconnaissance of rugged Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania state on Monday.

Australia begins disposing hundreds of dead whales after rescuing 108

To protect the privacy of an Australian indigenous group, Google has decided to remove images of Australia's Uluru from its Street View option. Uluru is a sacred Aboriginal site and Google had user-contributed images of the site.

Google removes street view feature for Australia's Uluru

Australia on Thursday unveiled its biggest shakeup in bankruptcy laws in nearly three decades.

Australia to overhaul bankruptcy laws to help firms over COVID-19

The majority of a 470-strong pod of pilot whales found stranded off Australia's remote southern coast has died, officials said on Wednesday, as rescuers struggled in freezing waters and fading light to free those still alive.

Australia says majority of 470-strong beached whale pod has died

The majority of a 470-strong pod of pilot whales found stranded off Australia's remote southern coast has died, officials said on Wednesday (September 23) as rescuers struggled in freezing waters and fading light to free those still alive.

Australia: At least 380 pilot whales dead in mass stranding

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