Australia

Last whale rescued from pod of dead carcasses, as Australia wrapps up operations on largest-ever mass stranding

• 14 hours   ago
• International

A lone whale was rescued from among hundreds of carcasses Sunday, taking to 110 the number of creatures that survived a mass stranding in southern

Australian firm says its nasal spray reduced coronavirus growth in animal study

• 20 hours   ago
• Updates

Australian biotech company Ena Respiratory said on Monday that a nasal spray it is developing to improve the human immune system to fight common

Australia begins disposal of about 350 dead whales as rescue efforts end

• 2 days   ago
• Nature

REUTERS
Australian wildlife officials began disposing of hundreds of dead pilot whales on Saturday after concluding there was no longer

380 pilot whales dead in largest mass stranding ever recorded in Australia; nearly 500 still stranded in Tasmania

• 5 days   ago
• International

More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia on Wednesday, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the

Pilot whales Tasmania: Almost 400 die in Australia's worst stranding

• 5 days   ago
• Nature

About 380 whales have died in what is suspected to be Australia's largest stranding on record, officials say.
Since Monday, hundreds

Ninety of 270 whales die in mass stranding

• 6 days   ago
• Nature

Rescue Underway To Save Lots Of 270 Whales Stranded In Australia

• 7 days   ago
• International

Rescuers had been scrambling on Tuesday to save lots of 270 whales stranded off the coast of the Australian island of Tasmania, amid fears that a

Australia coronavirus cases 'set to be lowest in months'

• 1 week ago
• International

Australia looks set to record its lowest daily coronavirus increase for three months, with just 18 new cases reported so far.
The state

Australia reports no virus deaths for first time in two months

• 2 weeks   ago
• Updates

News comes a day after strict lockdown of Melbourne was loosened
Australia recorded zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time in

Protests against coronavirus lockdown erupt in Melbourne, 74 arrested

• 2 weeks   ago
• International

Protesters in Melbourne defied coronavirus lockdown for a second weekend on Sunday. The city has been under hard lockdown for last six weeks. The

Pakistan asks International Tribunal for relief from $5.8-billion fine over mining lease

• 3 weeks   ago
• International

The International Tribunal imposed this penalty on Pakistan on the termination of the mining lease of the Australian

Australia to receive first batch of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in January 2021: PM Morrison

• 3 weeks   ago
• Updates

Australia will receive the first doses of an AstraZeneca and Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine in January 2021 if trials prove successful after

Australia to receive first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021 - PM to say

• 3 weeks   ago
• Updates

REUTERS
Australia will receive the first doses of an AstraZeneca and Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021 if trials prove

Melbourne lockdown extended by two weeks

• 3 weeks   ago
• Updates

BBC
A strict lockdown in the Australian city of Melbourne has been extended by two weeks, with officials saying new Covi

Blue whale 'is third seen off Sydney in 100 years'

• 3 weeks   ago
• Nature

Honeybee venom 'kills some breast cancer cells'

• 4 weeks   ago
• Health

Australian scientists say the venom from honeybees has been found to destroy aggressive breast cancer cells in a lab setting.   The

Australia: Snakes crash through roof of house

• 4 weeks   ago
• International

BBC
A man in Australia got a shock when he returned home to find two snakes had crashed through his ceiling and were sli

Australia: 770-pound crocodile caught at Outback tourist destination

• 4 weeks   ago
• Nature

The captured croc had been taken to a crocodile farm to become part of a breeding program
Wildlife rangers have trapped a 4.4-meter

7 Reasons to Study in Australia 2020

• 4 weeks   ago
• Information

Australia is a country that is considered as an attractive study abroad