Countries are now opening their borders and removing the stringent Covid-19 restrictions for tourists. Australia has also decided to follow suit and remove its last remaining restriction.

Australia: Covid-19 isolation mandates will end, doctors warn of risk to public

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that the country’s federal police will be launching an investigation into the data breach affecting Optus customers.

Australia launches 'Operation Guardian' to protect Optus data breach victims

Australia will end the mandatory five-day home quarantine for COVID-infected people on Oct. 14, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, even as some doctors warned the move would put the public at risk.

Australia ends mandatory Covid isolation period as it moves beyond 'emergency phase'

Australia has an issue of gambling. The covid-19 pandemic has pushed the problem to a whole new level and gamblers have now moved online. Authorities have now states that online gambling is harder to regulate.

Australia struggles with rising gambling debt | Online Gambling

The men's T20 World Cup is set to get underway in Australia from mid-October. All the major teams are in the final stages of their preparations whereas the lowly-ranked sides will lock horns in the qualifiers, which starts on October 16, before the main draw of the showpiece event -- commencing a six days later.

Prize money for T20 World Cup: Full list out! Winner to walk away with a WHOPPING sum

The majority of judges on the Australian high court are now women after the appointment of justice Jayne Jagot on Wednesday. This will be the first time in history that women will outnumber men in the country’s high court as Jagot will replace justice Patrick Keane as the 56th justice of the court.

Australia’s high court to have majority-female bench for first time in history

Recently, 44 pilot whales discovered to be alive have been successfully pulled back into the water after being stranded on Tasmania's west coast. Last Wednesday, over 230 pilot whales were reported to be stranded on the beach, but by the time rescuers arrived, over 170 had already perished.

Australia: 44 pilot whales rescued and returned to sea at Tasmania's west coast

A whistleblower has talked to WION about a secretive training programme, known as Conduct After Capture Level C, which caused immense trauma to some Australian soldiers.

Ex-Australian soldier talks to WION on secretive torture training, 'sexual abuse'

The Australian Greens, or the left-wing party, secured constitutional advice that soon the federal parliament might overrule state prohibitions and legalise recreational marijuana use.

Australia's left-wing party campaigns to legalise recreational use of marijuana by federal parliament

Top Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel pleaded guilty Monday to common assault after being arrested over an altercation with two teenage girls at a Sydney hotel, a court official said.

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel pleads guilty to assault in Australia

After a hacking into Australia's second-biggest telecom company on Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the country will modify its privacy laws to allow banks to respond more quickly to such attacks.

Optus cyber attack: Australia plans privacy change, says prime minister

The foreign ministers of India, United States of America, Japan and Australia, met in their very first meeting as Quad partners on Friday. The leaders signed the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief pact during the meeting. This agreement was announced by the Quad leaders in the month of May itself.

Foreign ministers hold meeting at Quad summit, sign disaster relief pact

Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 20-ball 46 helped India seal a six-wicket victory over visitors Australia in the second T20 which was cut to eight overs a-side on Friday.

Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 46 helps India beat Australia in 2nd T20I to level series

Massive cyberattack has hit around 10 million Australians, possible leading to the leak of their crucial personal details. Optus, the Australian unit of the telecom firm, said that it is investigating the unauthorised access of customer details including home addresses, driving licence and passport numbers after the cyber attack.

Massive cyber attack in Australia; nearly 10 million people affected | Latest News | WION

A farm in South Australia has become the site of an ambitious project to plant 3,50,000 trees covering a third of the 550 hectare property. The re-vegetation initiative aims to capture carbon and reduce harmful gases in the atmosphere that causes global warming.

WION Climate Tracker | Farm in Australia becomes site of re-vegetation project

Nearly 200 whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on Tasmania's west coast. As per rescuers, some 35 whales are alive and warned of difficult rescue efforts.

Australia: Nearly 200 pilot whales die on Tasmania's west coast after being stranded

In Australia, over a thousand people staged a protest against the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. People in Sydney and Melbourne gathered and called for more indigenous rights.

Australia: Thousands protest against day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II

Almost 200 out of the 230 stranded pilot whales have perished on the West Coast of Tasmania. The State's wildlife service authorities say only 35 of these whales have survived.

WION Climate Tracker: Pilot whales stranded on Tasmania coast

What led to the death of nearly 200 pilot whales at a Tasmanian beach?

On the West Coast of Tasmania, the Island state of Australia , a strange occurrence have been has been reported. A pod of 230 pilot whales have been found stranded on the beach. Officials are fearing half of them are dead.

WION Climate Tracker | Pod of 230 pilot whales stranded in Tasmania

At least 14 dead sperm whales were found on a beach of King Island in Australia, as per local authorities. King Island is a southeastern island of Australia. A spokesperson for Australia's Department of Natural Resources and Environment was mentioned by Reuters as saying that all carcasses were of young males and they were already dead when they were reported to authorities on Monday (September 19).

Sperm whales found dead en masse on Australian island

Ask the movie aficionados and they will say Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' series had made sharks a fearsome creature for many. However, a rare shark discovered in Australia recently could be a stuff of nightmares that rivals Spielberg's sharks.

Scarier than Spielberg's sharks? Australian fisherman catches a bizarre looking shark

In Australia, scientists found the world's oldest heart in a 380 million-year-old type of fish. Scientists claim that the study, led by Curtin University in Perth, reveals how human bodies have evolved.

Watch: World's oldest heart dating back 380 million years discovered in Australia

Australia has refused China's request for help with its application for CPTPP. Beijing wants to join this free-trade pact of 11 nations. Australia won't let it. Why? Priyanka Sharma explains.

Gravitas: Australia snubs China's request to join free-trade pact

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