Oceania

A city centre restaurant serving only takeaway in Sydney, Australia, July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Australian authorities extended a lockdown in Sydney on Wednesday by at least 14 days, after…

A pedestrian walks past light rail platforms devoid of waiting passengers in the city centre at morning commute hour REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo Australian authorities on Friday pleaded with Sydney residents…

Sydney Airport REUTERS/Loren Elliott Australia will halve the number of arrivals from overseas as its coronavirus hotel quarantine system creaks under pressure from outbreaks of the highly transmissible Delta variant,…

An unusually quiet Martin Place in the city centre in Sydney, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Australian officials extended lockdown and social distancing measures to more of the country on…

A pedestrian crosses an empty intersection at morning commute hour in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia,…

A rainbow appears on the Auckland skyline featuring Sky Tower in New Zealand COVID-19 has shaken up the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual ranking of most liveable cities, propelling Auckland to…

Students march through the city centre during a “School Strike 4 Climate” rally, demanding action on climate change, in Sydney, Australia, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Thousands of Australian students…

A woman with a breathing problem receives oxygen support for free at a Gurudwara (Sikh temple), amidst the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, India, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan…

Melbourne man Richard Pusey has admitted to taunting dying police officers An Australian man has received a 10-month jail sentence for filming and mocking police officers as they lay dying…

The One Ring New Zealand said on Friday it has agreed to give Amazon extra rebates on its expenses for the filming of “The Lord of the Rings” TV series…