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Great Barrier Reef faces collapse as El Niño intensifies

QUEENSLAND: Marine scientists have warned that Australia's Great Barrier Reef is facing a severe and widespread bleaching event that could escalate into an "ecosystem collapse," driven by the effects of this...

The Great Barrier Reef, which stretches along the Queensland coast, is the world's largest coral reef system.

Omicron forces new restrictions

People queue to pick up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antigen test kits, as the latest Omicron variant emerges as a threat, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday. — Reuters

Five children die in Australia bouncy castle accident

Emergency crews work at the scene of fatal accident. -- AFP

After nearly two years, Australia opens borders to visa holders

Passenger arrives at Melbourne International Airport. -- Reuters

Australia and S Korea sign A$1 billion defence pact

South Korean President Moon Jae-in greets members of the public after laying a wreath at the Australian National Korean War Memorial in Canberra. — Reuters

Couple plan pvt jet flight for dog stranded by Covid rules

An Australian couple plans to shell out tens of thousands of dollars hiring a private jet to fly their stranded dog home from New Zealand in time for Christmas. - AFP

Omicron spreads in US, Australia

A woman walks past signage outside a pop-up vaccination centre for the Covid-19 vaccine or booster, in Hammersmith and Fulham in Greater London on Friday, as rollout accelerates in England. - AFP

Australian minister suspended on charges of abusing staffer

Alan Tudge

Australia halts border reopening

A Qantas flight crew arrive at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport as Australia records it's first cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. - AFP

Australian govt vows to unmask online trolls

Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Australia sends troops to riot-hit Solomon Islands

Smoke from burning buildings rise from Honiara on the Solomon Islands on Thursday. — AFP

Australia to re-open borders to students, workers

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Australian fruit farmers face harvest headache

A worker displaying young cherries at a cherry farm located in the rural New South Wales state town of Nashdale, 212 kms from Sydney. - AFP

Thousands rally against Covid-19 vaccinations in Australia

People hold up placards during a rally against Covid-19 lockdown and vaccination measures in Melbourne. - AFP

Australian man charged over girl taken from outback camp

Cleo Smith and her mother Ellie Smith leave a house where the girl spent her first night after being rescued in Carnarvon, on Thursday. - Reuters

Australia to allow return of international students from 2022

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