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Reopening borders to tourists 'not far away', hints Australian PM Scott Morrison

While the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19 keeps spreading, hospitalisations and deaths have been stabilising in Australia.

Feb 06, 2022, 14:16 PM IST

Novak Djokovic exemption: Australia PM and Serbia president battle after tennis star’s visa is cancelled, say THIS

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the visa cancellation followed a review of Novak Djokovic’s medical exemption by border officials who looked ‘at the integrity and the evidence behind it’.

Jan 06, 2022, 06:48 AM IST

After US, Australia announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the decision was made due to Australia`s struggles to reopen diplomatic channels with China to discuss alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Dec 08, 2021, 06:10 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to deliver keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue on Thursday

PM Modi will speak on the theme of India's technology evolution and revolution at The Sydney Dialogue on Thursday. 

Nov 17, 2021, 21:17 PM IST

Unvaccinated players now allowed to enter country to play Australian Open, announces PM Scott Morrison

Last week, immigration minister Alex Hawke had said that tennis players and other athletes would have to be double vaccinated to enter the country.

Oct 27, 2021, 06:10 AM IST

Quad: A new cooperation in cyberspace, leaders pledge to combat cyber threats

The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US on Friday (September 24) said that they will promote resilience and secure the critical infrastructure of the member nations when it comes to the cyber space

Sep 25, 2021, 18:32 PM IST

Meenakari chess set to sandalwood Buddha statue: PM Narendra Modi's unique gifts to Kamala Harris, Quad leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special gifts for leaders, all the way from India 

Sep 24, 2021, 15:40 PM IST

Powerful meeting of PM Modi, PM Modi's meeting with PM of Japan and Australia

Australian PM Scott Morrison termed the meeting with PM Modi as wonderful. PM Modi also met Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga and also met American VP Kamala Harris.

Sep 24, 2021, 14:08 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi meets his 'good friend' Australian PM Scott Morrison, discusses issues of bilateral, regional and global importance

The Prime Ministers also agreed that as two vibrant democracies in the region, India and Australia need to work closely together to overcome the challenges in the post-pandemic world.

Sep 24, 2021, 11:53 AM IST

US President Joe Biden forgets Australian PM Scott Morrison's name, calls him ‘that fella down under’

US President Joe Biden raised ended up calling Australian Prime Minister as 'the fellow down under' during an announcement of  major new defence alliance between the three countries. 

Sep 16, 2021, 15:25 PM IST

Leave Kabul airport: Australia urges people amid reports of high threat of terrorist attack

"There is an ongoing and very high threat of a terrorist attack," Payne told reporters in Canberra.

Aug 26, 2021, 08:04 AM IST

Locked-up and fed-up Australians put Prime Minister Scott Morrison on notice

Kathy Chalker, a Sydney art studio owner, is just the sort of voter Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison needs to win the country`s next election - a long-time conservative party supporter with a small business in a swing seat.

Aug 20, 2021, 14:44 PM IST

France, India and Australia trilateral to be elevated at leaders level as Modi, Macron, Morrison meet envisaged

Ahead of the G20 FMs meet in Italy, the trilateral had coordinated amongst themselves on a joint strategy at the forum.

Aug 08, 2021, 15:38 PM IST

Australian govt talks with airlines on digital vaccination passports

The Australian government has started talks with international airlines about digital vaccine passports for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

May 20, 2021, 12:48 PM IST

Australia will resume repatriation flights from India soon, says PM Scott Morrison

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said the temporary pause on flights from India to Australia will end at May 14 midnight and facilitated commercial flights by the Australian Government will resume as promised, with a strict pre-flight testing regime.

May 14, 2021, 11:36 AM IST

Australia to reopen door to India, repatriation flights to start from mid-May

Australia will lift a ban on its citizens returning from COVID-ravaged India in a week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday (May 7, 2021), as state officials reported that an outbreak in Sydney appeared to be contained.

May 07, 2021, 08:28 AM IST

IPL 2021: Closing of border added a bit of anxiety for a few Aussies in India, says KKR star Pat Cummins

Australia PM Scott Morrison had last week announced a ban on passenger flights from India till May 15 and he also said that there would be no special privileges given to the Australian players in India.

May 04, 2021, 19:16 PM IST

IPL 2021 suspended: Australian players and staff stranded in India, will be jailed if they go back home, here’s why

The suspension of IPL 2021 has left Australian players and staff members in a fix as they can’t travel back to their country due to the travel ban which was announced by the Australian government.

May 04, 2021, 17:52 PM IST

Australia reduces flights from India to contain COVID-19 spread

Australia will reduce up to 30% direct flights from India to Sydney and chartered flights that land in the Northern Territory to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Apr 22, 2021, 14:33 PM IST

Australian allows citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel overseas and return home without quarantine

Australian has decided to allow its citizens, who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, to travel overseas and return home without any hotel quarantine.

Apr 16, 2021, 12:25 PM IST