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Jobless students stranded in Australia turn to handouts

Australia set dates for COVID-threatened India cricket tour

Australia announced dates for India's lucrative Test cricket tour as the centrepiece of a busy home season on Thursday, but admitted that plans remained in flux because of the coronavirus

Australian Scientists Doubt Study That Prompted WHO to Shelve Hydroxychloroquine Research

Scientists in Australia doubt the reliability of a study published in The Lancet medical journal that prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to shelve ongoing research into the effectiveness of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, the Guardian Australia portal reported on Thursday

NRL makes against-the-odds return for sports-starved Australians

Dubai Tourism, stakeholders discuss post-pandemic steps, strategies to support industry revival

India's legendary Olympic hockey hero Singh dies at 95

Brother of 2018 Melbourne Knife Attacker Jailed 10 Years for Terror Plotting - Reports

The brother of a terrorist attacker who stabbed three people in the Australian city of Melbourne in November 2018, killing a cafe owner, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of planning an attack in the city's Federation Square, national media reported on Thursday

Australian states squabble over reopening domestic borders

A bitter row has broken out between Australian states, with some refusing to reopen domestic borders to outsiders despite a steep drop in coronavirus infections

Aussie sewers a frontline in bid to flush out coronavirus

Australian researchers launch hydroxychloroquine trial in high-risk health workers

Thousands of frontline doctors and nurses in Australia will take part in a widespread clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine, a controversial drug that has been claimed to defend against COVID-19

Aussie rules Romeos warned over one-night stands: report

Scientists discover 'immune scars' on patients with lung infections

Emirates resumes passenger flights to 9 destinations, including connections between UK and Australia

From 21 May, Emirates will operate to: London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne

Emirates resumes passenger flights to 9 destinations

Australia eyes July rugby restart with Western Force returning