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Australia To Cut Booster Intervals As Omicron Pushes Cases To Records
Australia would further shorten the wait time for people to receive their COVID-19 booster shots, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Friday, as the country grapples with record infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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Australia To Send Oxygen, Ventilators, PPE Kits To India As Part Of Immediate Support Package
Australia will send oxygen, ventilators, and personal protective equipment to India as part of an immediate support package to the country which is battling with the latest surge of the COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Monday.
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Coronavirus: Nearly 2 Million Australians Download Tracker App, COVIDSafe
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt hailed take-up since the app was released Sunday evening as "extraordinary", saying 1.9 million people had downloaded the program in less than 24 hours.
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Government Ready to Mediate in Australian Cricket's Pay Row
CA chairman David Peever has turned down the Australian Cricketers' Association's request for independent mediation and there are fears the stand-off could potentially lead to a players' boycott of the showpiece Ashes series later in the year.
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Trump Briefed On Claims Russia Has Compromising Information On Him
A classified report delivered to President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump last week included a section summarizing allegations that Russian intelligence services have compromising material and information on Trump's personal life and finances, U.S. officials said.
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Australian Minister Resigns Over Hong Kong Bar Incident
An Australian government minister resigned today after admitting to an "error of professional judgement" while at a Hong Kong bar with a female public servant.
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Australian Court Tosses Out Adani Coal Mine Challenge
The mine got the sign-off from Environment Minister Greg Hunt in October after the company cleared concerns about two rare outback species, but a conservation group challenged the decision, saying it would contribute to climate change and spoil groundwater and the Great Barrier Reef.
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Brigitte Bardot Slams Australia's Plan to Kill 2 Million Feral Cats
French actress Brigitte Bardot has condemned an Australian plan to cull two million feral cats, blamed for wreaking havoc on native animals, to stop them further harming vanishing populations.
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In a While Crocodile: Safaris Yet to Be Snapped Up by Australia
Australia's top official on indigenous issues on today said crocodile safaris should be used to help fund impoverished Aboriginal communities, but the prospect of big game hunters was downplayed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
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Great Barrier Reef, A World Heritage Site, Remains in UN Watch List
The Great Barrier Reef will remain under surveillance but not be listed as endangered, according to a draft recommendation to the UN's World Heritage Committee, published today.
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Australia Seeks Public View on Greenhouse Gas Target
Australia today said it was inviting views from the public on what the nation's greenhouse gas emissions reduction target should be post-2020, before it announces the goal mid-year.
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Australia Spells Out Plans to Protect Great Barrier Reef
Australia detailed today how it will ban dumping of all dredge soil in the Great Barrier Reef as it looks to step up protection of the world's largest reef and avoid having it listed by UNESCO as "in danger".
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Australian Greens to Move Notice in Senate on Adani Project
"The Greens are calling for an urgent investigation. We're talking about the biggest coal mine and the biggest coal port that Australia has ever seen, which are set to export hundreds of millions of tonnes of coal through our Great Barrier Reef," she said in a statement.
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Australia Orders Waste Dumping Ban on Great Barrier Reef
Australia has ordered a ban on dumping dredge waste on most of the Great Barrier Reef, the environment minister said today, as part of a push to stop the UN declaring the site in danger.
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Australia to Ban Dredge Waste Dumping on Barrier Reef
Australia said today it will ban the dumping of dredging waste on most of the Great Barrier Reef in a move welcomed by environmentalists as a first step towards a total halt.
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Australia To Cut Booster Intervals As Omicron Pushes Cases To Records
Australia would further shorten the wait time for people to receive their COVID-19 booster shots, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Friday, as the country grapples with record infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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Australia To Send Oxygen, Ventilators, PPE Kits To India As Part Of Immediate Support Package
Australia will send oxygen, ventilators, and personal protective equipment to India as part of an immediate support package to the country which is battling with the latest surge of the COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Monday.
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Coronavirus: Nearly 2 Million Australians Download Tracker App, COVIDSafe
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt hailed take-up since the app was released Sunday evening as "extraordinary", saying 1.9 million people had downloaded the program in less than 24 hours.
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Government Ready to Mediate in Australian Cricket's Pay Row
CA chairman David Peever has turned down the Australian Cricketers' Association's request for independent mediation and there are fears the stand-off could potentially lead to a players' boycott of the showpiece Ashes series later in the year.
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Trump Briefed On Claims Russia Has Compromising Information On Him
A classified report delivered to President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump last week included a section summarizing allegations that Russian intelligence services have compromising material and information on Trump's personal life and finances, U.S. officials said.
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Australian Minister Resigns Over Hong Kong Bar Incident
An Australian government minister resigned today after admitting to an "error of professional judgement" while at a Hong Kong bar with a female public servant.
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Australian Court Tosses Out Adani Coal Mine Challenge
The mine got the sign-off from Environment Minister Greg Hunt in October after the company cleared concerns about two rare outback species, but a conservation group challenged the decision, saying it would contribute to climate change and spoil groundwater and the Great Barrier Reef.
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Brigitte Bardot Slams Australia's Plan to Kill 2 Million Feral Cats
French actress Brigitte Bardot has condemned an Australian plan to cull two million feral cats, blamed for wreaking havoc on native animals, to stop them further harming vanishing populations.
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In a While Crocodile: Safaris Yet to Be Snapped Up by Australia
Australia's top official on indigenous issues on today said crocodile safaris should be used to help fund impoverished Aboriginal communities, but the prospect of big game hunters was downplayed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
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Great Barrier Reef, A World Heritage Site, Remains in UN Watch List
The Great Barrier Reef will remain under surveillance but not be listed as endangered, according to a draft recommendation to the UN's World Heritage Committee, published today.
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Australia Seeks Public View on Greenhouse Gas Target
Australia today said it was inviting views from the public on what the nation's greenhouse gas emissions reduction target should be post-2020, before it announces the goal mid-year.
-
Australia Spells Out Plans to Protect Great Barrier Reef
Australia detailed today how it will ban dumping of all dredge soil in the Great Barrier Reef as it looks to step up protection of the world's largest reef and avoid having it listed by UNESCO as "in danger".
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Australian Greens to Move Notice in Senate on Adani Project
"The Greens are calling for an urgent investigation. We're talking about the biggest coal mine and the biggest coal port that Australia has ever seen, which are set to export hundreds of millions of tonnes of coal through our Great Barrier Reef," she said in a statement.
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Australia Orders Waste Dumping Ban on Great Barrier Reef
Australia has ordered a ban on dumping dredge waste on most of the Great Barrier Reef, the environment minister said today, as part of a push to stop the UN declaring the site in danger.
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Australia to Ban Dredge Waste Dumping on Barrier Reef
Australia said today it will ban the dumping of dredging waste on most of the Great Barrier Reef in a move welcomed by environmentalists as a first step towards a total halt.
