The Townsville mayor is pleading for more COVID-19 testing infrastructure in her community to tackle the massive demand after a person with the highly-contagious Delta variant...
From Broome, to Busselton, Exmouth and Kalbarri, holidaymakers from Perth are cancelling their bookings, leaving regional tourism operators once again bearing the brunt of a COVID-19 lockdown....
Technology stocks drove the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 to record highs overnight, following a rise in consumer confidence in the US. Key points: Dow Jones...
Tennis great Serena Williams has limped out of Wimbledon in tears after an ankle injury forced her retirement early in a first-round match against unseeded Belarussian...
China’s growing middle class has long been a golden goose for agricultural exports. Key points: Trade pundits say oil-rich Arab nations are a lucrative export opportunity Some exports are...
In a tense, high-stakes match with the clock winding down and the game on the line, it’s not Germany you normally expect to lose their cool....
Good morning And welcome to another day of COVID updates here on the blog. It’s been another big 24 hours, and we’re expecting plenty of news...
On mainland Australia, eastern barred bandicoots — nocturnal animals with stripes across their rump — no longer exist in the wild. But they persist in Tasmania, where...
The global central bank for central banks warns the path out of the pandemic will be “bumpy”, with looming risks from ultra-cheap debt and surging house...
Thailand’s biggest island Phuket will tomorrow open up to foreign tourists — but only those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and come from countries...