Jean-Pierre Thebault was angry about Aukus as he left Australia on Saturday night, saying: ‘It’s like in a couple, you know, when you commit … you don’t run away’Australia ‘regrets’ France’s recall of ambassadorGet our free news app; get our morning em…
Melbourne and Sydney anti-lockdown protests: violent clashes as police arrest demonstrators
Police deploy pepper spray and dodge projectiles as protests held in Melbourne, Sydney, Byron Bay and BrisbaneFollow the Australia coronavirus blogNSW cases exceed 50,000 since pandemic beganCovid vaccine rollout and rates tracker; Cases, trends and da…
The nuclear option: why has Australia ditched the French submarine plan for the Aukus pact?
Just two weeks before the bombshell, senior ministers from both countries met and declared they were ‘committed to cooperation’. How did it all go so wrong?Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingJust two weeks before France complained of …
More than 2,000 healthcare workers in isolation placing hospital systems under pressure
Some healthcare staff in NSW, Victoria and ACT are working 16-hour shifts to cover for those unavailable due to infection or exposure to CovidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesCovid vaccine rollout and rates tracker; Cases, trends a…
In hindsight there was no foresight: how Australia bungled its Pfizer Covid deal
Missed opportunities, gaps in correspondence and a failure to plan ahead. If this was a vaccine race, did Australia fall at the first hurdle?Restrictions: NSW; Vic; bordersNSW Covid vaccination rate by postcode – check your suburbVaccine rollout tracke…
Scott Morrison got to see his kids on Father’s Day and everyone is furious at him all the time now | First Dog on the Moon
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Australia is ‘more and more isolated’ on climate, former EU trade commissioner says
Cecilia Malmström warned climate change is an urgent global crisis and Australia, as a big economy and big emitter, needs to do moreGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe former European Union trade commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, ha…
Morrison facing state resistance over reopening plan as NSW Covid crisis worsens
Prime minister insists Australia can reopen once vaccination targets hit but some state leaders aren’t so sureVaccine rollout trackerGet our free news app and our morning email briefingStates are continuing to push back against the terms of a nationall…
The Tampa affair, 20 years on: the ship that capsized Australia’s refugee policy
When a Norwegian freighter rescued 433 asylum seekers from a sinking vessel en route to Christmas Island, it sparked a crisis that led to hardline border policies and indelibly shifted the response to boat arrivalsEven to Abbas Nazari’s disoriented sev…
Australia secures 1m Pfizer vaccine doses from Poland, with half earmarked for Sydney Covid hotspots
530,000 of the new doses to go to 20-to-39-year-olds living in the 12 hotspot LGAs as NSW struggles to contain outbreakFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesRestrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders. Hotspots: NSW; Vic; QldIs lightning-fast Delta…