Oceania

Sydney’s ‘quiet’ city centre REUTERS/Loren Elliott Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales expanded its COVID-19 lockdown to the rural town of Tamworth on Monday due to concerns the …

Australia currently has drugs that treat the symptoms of COVID, and drugs that have been repurposed from other diseases. Now the government has placed an early order for a new …

Larry Page, Google’s co-founder Larry Page, Google’s co-founder and one of the world’s richest men, has become a New Zealand resident, with immigration services saying he had applied under a …

A police officer detains a protester rallying against a lockdown to curb the spread of an outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Melbourne Australia saw a record daily number of …

Police officers speak with a member of the public during a law enforcement operation to prevent anti-lockdown protesters from gathering during a lockdown to curb the spread of an outbreak …

Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak Sydney’s poorest neighbourhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city’s toughest and longest lockdown of the …

Patrolling police officers check ID information of people working out at a Bondi Beach outdoor gym area during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak …

Protesters climb an awning outside Sydney Town Hall during an anti-lockdown rally, as an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) affects Sydney, Australia, July 24, 2021. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas via …

A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in …

An empty Bondi Beach during the lockdown in Sydney, Australia, July 5, 2021 REUTERS/Jill Gralow Australia’s two largest states reported sharp increases in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a blow …