April 7, 2020 Cardinal Pell welcomes court's dismissal of abuse conviction Cardinal George Pell welcomed Australia’s highest court clearing him of child sex crimes Tuesday and said his trial had not been a referendum on the Catholic Church’s handling of the clergy abuse crisis.
April 2, 2020 Australia begins testing 2 potential coronavirus vaccines, including one from US Australian scientists reportedly announced Thursday the country's national science agency has started the first stage of testing for two potential coronavirus vaccines, including one made by a U.S. company.
April 1, 2020 Chinese doctor who first raised the alarm over COVID-19 vanishes The Wuhan-based doctor who first raised the alarm over the coronavirus outbreak in China has reportedly gone missing.
March 29, 2020 Australia bans gatherings of more than 2 even as coronavirus daily infection rate declines by half Australia has imposed further coronavirus restrictions — including limiting public gatherings to just two people—even as the rate of daily infections has been cut in half in recent days, according to a report Sunday.
March 26, 2020 Australia seeks age limit lift for Olympic soccer tournament Football Federation Australia wants FIFA and the IOC to increase the age limit for the Olympic men's tournament in the wake of the Tokyo Games being pushed back to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
March 23, 2020 Coronavirus: Canada, Australia won't send athletes to Olympics this summer; postponement being considered Canada won't be sending athletes to the 2020 Olympic Games in Toyko unless they are postponed by one year, its Olympic committee announced on Sunday night due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
March 23, 2020 Tom Hanks takes to Twitter for coronavirus health update Tom Hanks gave an update Sunday night on how he and his wife, Rita Wilson, are progressing after they were both diagnosed with the coronavirus a few weeks ago.
March 23, 2020 Coronavirus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices Young German adults hold “corona parties" and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement orders. From France to Florida to Australia, kitesurfers, college students and others crowd the beaches.
March 22, 2020 Australian truck carrying toilet paper catches fire, police say A semi-trailer carrying toilet paper caught fire early Friday on a highway in southeast Australia, police said.
March 22, 2020 Crowded Australian beaches prompt new restrictions to combat coronavirus Scenes of jampacked beaches in defiance of social distancing guidelines has Australia taking tougher steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
