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Man dies after shark bite off Western Australia coast

SYDNEY: A ⁠man attacked by a shark off Western Australia's ​coast on ​Saturday died of his injuries, police said, in what is the second fatal shark attack in Australia so far this year.The 38-year-old victim,...

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Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with Covid-19

People carrying shopping bags walk past a retail store in Sydney as the city ended their lockdown against the coronavirus after 106 days. - AFP

Sydney readies for 'freedom day' after virus lockdown

A health worker speaks with a person inside a vehicle at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease testing centre in Sydney. -- Reuters

Melbourne cases hit record despite lockdown

Police patrol in Melbourne as the city grapples with a surge in Covid-19 infections recording 1,438 cases. -- AFP

Sydney gets 'blueprint for freedom' as virus cases fall

A police officer wearing a protective face mask patrol in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney. - Reutesrs,

Rare Australia earthquake triggers panic in Melbourne

People gather near a damaged building in the popular shopping Chapel Street in Melbourne after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake. - AFP

Australia to get nuclear subs in new US, British partnership

Australia has scrapped a $66 billion contract it had with France to build submarines, replacing it with nuclear-powered subs using US and British technology. -- AFP

Vaccinated Sydney residents picnic as lockdown rules relaxed

Policer offers patrol on their service horses in front of the Sydney Opera House amid Covid-19 pandemic. - AFP

New Zealand unable to keep supermarket attacker locked up

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Attacker shot dead after NZ supermarket knife rampage

A police officer walking with a gun outside a shopping mall following a knife attack in Auckland. -- Reuters

Australia logs record Covid cases, driven by New South Wales

Residents exercising along the Sydney Harbour during the lockdown. -- AFP

Austria's Strache guilty of bribery, given suspended prison term

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Lockdown until majority vaccinated: Australia PM

People walking along the quiet George Street in Sydney as the city extended its two-month-old lockdown and introduced a partial curfew to contain a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak. -- AFP

New Zealand may rethink virus strategy after Delta spreads

People stand in line outside a grocery store in Wellington. -- Reuters

New Zealand's Ardern vows to stamp out Delta as outbreak widens

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Sydney steps up vaccine rollout as Australia's Covid cases at daily high

People wait in a queue for their Covid-19 coronavirus vaccination in Sydney. - AFP
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