U.K. offers lifeline to Hong Kong nationals in response to Chinese law
The British Government is offering a lifeline to Hong Kong British nationals, following China's introduction of…
COVID-19 cases continue to spike in Victoria, lockdowns reintroduced
Victoria has recorded 73 new cases of COVID-19, after a testing blitz was conducted in hot-spot…
Australia to spend $270bn on defence fund for post-COVID world
The Australian Government has announced $270 billion will be spent on defence, amid increasing competition within…
Parts of Melbourne locked down, flights diverted amid COVID-19 spike
More than a dozen Melbourne suburbs will be forced back into lockdown, as Victoria continues to…
India bans Tik Tok and other Chinese apps as border skirmish grows
India has banned popular social media app Tik Tok, and other Chinese-linked apps, in a strong…
Iran issues arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump over drone strike
Iran has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. President Donald Trump, and dozens of others, over…
Leicester shuts down as U.K. grapples with rising COVID-19 cases
Leicester has become the first city in the U.K. to be put under further lockdown restrictions,…
Social Services Minister denies dole payments will be lifted by $75 a week
Social Services Minister Anne Rushton has rebutted claims dole payments could be lifted by $75 a…
Facebook boycott costs founder Mark Zuckerberg US$7.2 billion
Failure to crack-down on hate speech has resulted in Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg losing US$7.2 billion.
COVID-19 deaths top 500,000, figures expected to rise
The number of COVID-19 deaths has passed half a million, according to John Hopkins University.