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# australia - Friday 10 July, 2020
Covid-19: Australia to slash quota of citizens who are allowed re-enter the country
Australia closed its international borders to all but returning citizens and permanent residents in late March, but a quota on numbers is in place.
# australia - Wednesday 8 July, 2020
World snowboarding champion Alex Pullin dies while spearfishing in Australia
“His enthusiasm was infectious and his impact on Olympic sport can’t be overstated.”
Shoppers in Melbourne strip the shelves ahead of midnight lockdown
Australia yesterday confirmed a further 134 infections in the past 24 hours.
# australia - Tuesday 7 July, 2020
Melbourne goes back under lockdown after worrying spike in virus cases
Australia will also effectively seal off the wider state of Victoria from the rest of the country.
# australia - Monday 6 July, 2020
Australia to close border between Victoria and New South Wales after virus spike
Victoria – home to more than 6.6 million people – announced a record 127 new cases today.
# australia - Saturday 4 July, 2020
South Africa reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases
More than 11 million people around the world are now known to have been infected since the pandemic began.
# australia - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
Tougher restrictions imposed in UK as Leicester goes back into lockdown
Non-essential shops will be closed from today as Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks to shift focus to the recovery from the pandemic.
# australia - Friday 26 June, 2020
'Stop it, it's ridiculous': Toilet paper limits imposed in Australia to stop virus panic buying
Prime Minister Scott Morrison scolded those who were panic buying.
# australia - Thursday 25 June, 2020
Covid-19 precautions increase after cases surge in various hotspots worldwide
Indonesia is expected to pass the 50,000 mark for confirmed infections today.
Australia to deploy 1,000 troops to Melbourne virus outbreak
Victoria state has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases, recording almost 150 new infections over the past week.
# australia - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
Covid-19 numbers surge globally as many nations ease lockdowns
India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states are considering fresh lockdown measures.
Wallaby Kurtley Beale released from Waratahs contract
Beale is headed for Racing 92 earlier than planned.
# australia - Monday 22 June, 2020
Irish AFL star Conor McKenna at the centre of a storm in Oz after positive Covid-19 test
The AFL has banned contact training for large groups while Tyrone’s McKenna is coming under huge scrutiny.
Ex-Wallabies boss Cheika plays down link with English club Gloucester
The former Leinster head coach is currently a consultant for rugby league’s Sydney Roosters.
# australia - Saturday 20 June, 2020
Australian state of Victoria rolls back on easing restrictions as Covid-19 cases begin to rise again
Victoria’s premier said he was ‘frustrated’ and ‘disappointed’ at the increase, although relatively small, in recent days.
# australia - Friday 19 June, 2020
Australia under 'malicious' cyber attacks from state actor
Suspicions immediately fell on Beijing, which has recently slapped trade sanctions on Australian products.
# australia - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
Australia steps up bid to host 2027 Rugby World Cup with new board
Russia are currently the only other nation to have declared their bid.
# australia - Monday 15 June, 2020
Aussie centre Godwin returns to Western Force after Connacht departure
The 27-year-old spent two seasons with the western province.
Facebook rejects Australian calls to share advertising revenues with the media
Australia is set to unveil plans to force Facebook and Google to share advertising revenue they earn from news featured in their services.
# australia - Sunday 14 June, 2020
A newspaper ad, a move from Cork to Australia and winning Group 1 races during Covid-19 crisis
Jockey Johnny Allen on his journey from Cork to winning high-profile races in Australia.
# australia - Friday 12 June, 2020
Crowds of up to 10,000 set to be allowed into Australian sports stadiums next month
The news comes as New Zealand prepares to welcome back fans at its Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament.
# australia - Wednesday 10 June, 2020
Australia's Super Rugby competition confirmed for 3 July kick-off
Innovation and ‘a new brand of rugby’ has been promised by Rugby Australia CEO Rob Clarke.
# australia - Tuesday 9 June, 2020
The Irish-born athlete lighting up Australia
Hollie-Kate Melia from Kildare was recently named Aerobic Gymnast of the Year.
# australia - Thursday 28 May, 2020
Australian rugby league makes return with virtual crowd noise
The Eels made it three wins from three in 2020 as the season got going again.
# australia - Wednesday 27 May, 2020
Family of Irish teenager who fell to his death in Australia ask for candles to be lit in his memory
Cian English (19) died while trying to flee a group of armed robbers, police have alleged
# australia - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
Covid-19 cluster discovered on cargo ship at Australian west coast port
Six of 48 crew members from the Al Kuwait tested positive for the virus.
# australia - Friday 15 May, 2020
IRFU confirm postponement of Ireland's Test series against Australia
To no great surprise, the two games against the Wallabies which were scheduled for July have been pulled.
# australia - Tuesday 12 May, 2020
Western Force set to return as Australia plans for rugby restart in July
Sanzaar suspended Super Rugby in mid-March after the coronavirus pandemic closed international borders.
# australia - Monday 4 May, 2020
'I feel safe': Irish in New Zealand and Australia on life as lockdown eases
Cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand and Australia remain low.
# australia - Friday 1 May, 2020
Five people taken to hospital after stabbing spree in Australian shopping centre
Police said the suspect was shot dead after tasers failed to subdue him.
# australia - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
Debunked: No, this message from a Covid-19 app asking why a person is 20km from home is not real
The false message originated in Australia but is being widely shared here.
# australia - Thursday 23 April, 2020
Tributes paid to Irish woman who died in Australia crash on Sunday
Rosanna Neff (33) was from Dublin and had been living in Australia prior to her death.
# australia - Tuesday 21 April, 2020
From TheJournal.ie 
Australian and New Zealand hospitals to trial coronavirus treatment
Thousands of patients will be recruited across the two countries.
# australia - Monday 20 April, 2020
Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content amid falling advertising revenue
The move comes after attempts to negotiate voluntary payments failed.
# australia - Sunday 19 April, 2020
Rugby Australia set to slash wage bill by 83 per cent
Top stars Michael Hooper and Kurtley Beale set for biggest hit but both players are free to move abroad on a sabbatical from 2021.
# australia - Saturday 18 April, 2020
28 days later: The Irish band quarantined on cruise liner with hundreds of infected staff
Joe Juncker (28) has been stuck aboard the Ruby Diamond cruise ship for the last month.
# australia - Saturday 11 April, 2020
Plane leaves Uruguay for Australia carrying passengers from virus-hit cruise ship
Of 217 people aboard the Greg Mortimer liner, 128 had tested positive for coronavirus.
# australia - Tuesday 7 April, 2020
Pope tweets of 'unjust sentence' as Cardinal George Pell has child sex abuse conviction quashed
Cardinal George Pell was released from prison today.
# australia - Thursday 26 March, 2020
Medics among 170 Irish citizens travelling from Perth back to Ireland today
There are around 2,000 Irish citizens stranded in 83 countries around the world – most of these are in Australia.
# australia - Wednesday 25 March, 2020
'This eclipses the shutdowns following 9/11': The battle to get 2,000 Irish citizens home
The majority of stranded Irish citizens are in Australia or New Zealand, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
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