Australia ranked last of 60 countries for policy response to climate crisis
The Australian government’s policy response to the climate crisis is placed last in an assessment of 60 countries released at the global climate summit in Glasgow.
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November 1, 2021 Australia eases international border restrictions for first time in pandemic
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia eased its international border restrictions on Monday for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing some of its vaccinated public to travel freely and many families to reunite, sparking emotional embraces at airports.
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WORLD
July 2, 2021 Australia to halve arrivals to halt spread of delta variant amid vaccine chaos
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, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.
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ECONOMY
June 15, 2021 UK strikes free trade deal with Australia in first major post-Brexit agreement
Boris Johnson has agreed a free trade deal with Australia in the first major post-Brexit trading agreement.
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UK NEWS
May 20, 2021 Brexit: Boris Johnson warned trade deal with Australia could ‘decimate’ British farming
Boris Johnson has been warned his prospective free trade deal with Australia could “decimate” the British farming industry, as opposition parties unite against a zero-tariff agreement. Senior cabinet ministers are set to meet on Thursday morning to discuss the proposed deal – with several ministers believed to be against the plan pushed by international trade […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 1, 2021 Archbishop Makarios of Australia Speaks about the 25th of March
SYDNEY – His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia issued a message on the dual annunciation of the Theotokos and also the annunciation of the liberation of Greece from Ottoman Empire and the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution.
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WORLD
March 5, 2021 Australia hits back as Italy blocks vaccine shipment – and suggests EU is ‘tearing up rule book’
Australia has hit back at the EU’s move to block a shipment of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – suggesting the bloc was trying to “tear up the rule book”.
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WORLD
February 25, 2021 Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news
Australia’s law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws’ architect says it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals.
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WORLD
February 22, 2021 Vaccinations start without rush in Australia, parts of Asia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia started its COVID-19 inoculation program on Monday, days after its neighbor New Zealand, with both governments deciding their pandemic experiences did not require the fast tracking of vaccine rollouts that occurred in many parts of the world.
