March 16, 2020 Amid coronavirus, Australian supermarkets to give older shoppers first access to essential supplies To shop at Australia’s biggest supermarket chains when they open at 7 a.m., early birds will need to show ID. In general, anyone not yet in their 60s or without a disability pass won’t be allowed in.
March 15, 2020 Tom Hanks channels Mr. Rogers during coronavirus quarantine Tom Hanks may not be feeling himself while quarantined, but he may be feeling like Mr. Rogers!
March 13, 2020 Australian official who met Ivanka Trump, Bill Barr, tests positive for coronavirus An Australian official was in isolation at a hospital Friday after testing positive for coronavirus, days after meeting U.S. Attorney-General William Barr and Ivanka Trump.
March 5, 2020 Amid coronavirus panic, Australian newspaper prints extra pages because of toilet paper shortage Toilet paper has been flying off the shelves around the world as coronavirus-wary consumers begin stockpiling large quantities of emergency and household supplies.
March 4, 2020 'Gardens and graveyards' of coral discovered in hidden canyons off Australia's coast The South Australian coast is surrounded by a labyrinth of underwater canyons, many of them still unexplored. Last week, an international team of researchers (and their underwater robot companion) completed a survey of three such canyons, uncovering a hidden world of both thriving coral gardens and ash-white coral graveyards.
March 3, 2020 Australia’s New South Wales has no more wildfires for first time since July: officials Australia’s hardest-hit state by the massive wildfires that raged for months is now blaze-free for the first time in more than 240 days, officials said.
February 29, 2020 Vets remove entire beach towel from Monty the python The Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) in Sydney, Australia helped to solve what they called the case of "The Missing Beach Towel" this week when they pulled an entire multi-colored, fruit-themed beach towel from the belly of a family's pet python.
February 28, 2020 Australian BP refinery worker wins job back after parodying company with popular Hitler meme A BP refinery employee in Australia who was fired for parodying the company with a popular Hitler meme has successfully won his job back.
February 28, 2020 New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern takes Australian prime minister to task over deportations New Zealand’s prime minister lashed out at her Australian counterpart on Friday, accusing him of “testing” the friendship between the two nations and accusing his country of deporting “your people and your problems.”
February 25, 2020 Sudden storm creates 'absolute bedlam' in Australia as Perth hit with high winds, flash flooding A strong storm created havoc in the Western Australian city of Perth on Tuesday as lighting, heavy rain and flash flooding damaged buildings and caused traffic chaos.
