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Australia extends border closure until June
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Canberra [Australia], March 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has extended the nation's international border ban until June.
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China asks Australia to abandon its interference in Hong Kong's affairs
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Beijing [China], March 2 (ANI): China has condemned Australia for granting protection visas to Hong Kong passport holders in December and asked Canberra to abandon its interference in Hong Kong's affairs.
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Australia receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines
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Canberra [Australia], February 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines developed by UK drugmaker AstraZeneca arrived in Australia on Sunday, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
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Australia passes law forcing tech giants to pay news publishers after Face
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Canberra [Australia], February 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Australian parliament has passed an amended version of the law forcing tech companies to share revenue with media businesses after the original variant triggered a backlash from Facebook, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced on Thursday.
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Australian upper house passes amended bargaining code for media, tech plat
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Canberra [Australia], February 24 (ANI): The Australian upper house on Wednesday announced passing of an amended version of the mandatory bargaining code for digital platforms that will make the tech companies share revenue with media businesses.
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Regulators keep close eye on Facebook's deal with Australia
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Canberra [Australia], February 24 (ANI): Facebook and the Australian government's agreement on Monday enabling users to share news links on the platform is being closely watched by regulators around the world as a possible model for requiring the social media giant to pay for news content on
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Australia amends Media Bargaining Law, says Facebook to restore news pages
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Canberra [Australia], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Facebook is going to unblock Australian news outlets on its platform after the government agreed to amend a proposed law forcing the tech giant to share revenue with media businesses, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Tuesday.
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Australian PM Scott Morrison receives his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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Canberra [Australia], February 22 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday (local time) received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine along with Australia's CMO Professor Paul Kelly to give further confidence to Australians in these vaccines that have been tested
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Australia begins coronavirus vaccinations
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Canberra [Australia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Prime Minister Scott Morrison has become one of the first Australians to receive a coronavirus vaccine.
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Facebook in talks with Oz government after news ban
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Canberra [Australia], February 20 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said Facebook is back in negotiations with the government after the tech platform decided to restrict users in Australia from sharing news content.
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India, Australia can work together on open, secure Indo-Pacific: Scott Mor
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Canberra [Australia], February 19 (ANI): After holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said both the Comprehensive Strategic Partners can work together on common challenges including COVID-19 and a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific
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Australia reiterates commitment to deepen cooperation at 3rd Quad foreign
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Canberra [Australia], February 19 (ANI): Australia on Friday reiterated their commitment to deepen Quad cooperation on regional priorities ranging from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, maritime security, infrastructure, supply chain resilience, counter-terrorism, humanitarian assist
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