Australia

Providing urgent mental health support to Melbourne’s inhabitants will underpin the return of the city to its pre-COVID glory, says lord mayor hopeful Nick Russian.Read More

A parliamentary inquiry has given the green light to plans to bring together two cultural custodians of the state’s history.Read More

The gruesome beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty has stunned France and forced it to confront difficult truths.Read More

Inside Google, it is called the “Code Red” scenario. Losing the company’s hallowed position as the iPhone’s de facto search engine would be a nightmare moment. No wonder that the internet giant pays through the nose for the privilege.Read More

A student who tested positive to coronavirus at a school in Melbourne’s north has sparked the closure of another school and a warning to residents of five suburbs. Meanwhile, attendees of the Bathurst 1000 race have been urged to get tested after remnants of the COVID-19 virus were detected in …

President Vladimir Putin pitched the potential of Russia’s unproven coronavirus vaccine to a group of top business leaders on Wednesday as the country is set to fall short of its production goals.Read More

Prince William, also known as the Duke of Cambridge, has picked up yet another title: “His Royal Thighness.” The duke earned the unique label from none other than Kentucky Fried Chicken after the royal was spotted peering into the windows of the fast food joint during an engagement on Tuesday.  Will …

Victoria has recorded five new cases of the coronavirus, all of which have been linked to known outbreaks or close contacts.Read More

Queensland and HSBC said  they will make a “world-first investment” to protect the world-heritage listed Great Barrier Reef which is suffering from extensive coral bleaching events.Read More

A cold front is due to bring rain to Sydney from Saturday and into next week.Read More