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What's new in Australia: reopening and beyond

Australia began welcoming its first tourists back to the Land Down Under on Feb. 21, after two years of lockdowns and closed borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Australia’s Future Fund to divest $200m of holdings in Russian companies

NSW government says it will sell holdings of Russian assets, as rouble crashes more than 40% after international sanctions

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

Eastern Australian states hit by major flooding after ‘rain bomb’ weather event

Eight dead and hundreds rescued from rooftops as rainfall exceeds annual averages in just a few days

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

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Bonnie Hancock back on her surf ski after hospitalisation during circumnavigation record attempt

Gold Coast ironwoman Bonnie Hancock, hospitalised as she neared the halfway point of her surf ski journey around Australia, has set off again with records for the youngest and fastest still in sight.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Indigenous voices, #MeToo and disrupting genre: how the tenth Stella longlist reflects its mission of creating change

Now in its tenth year, the Stella Prize – founded as a reaction to the under-representation of women in Australian literary culture – has been a force for change. As conversations about representation continue to evolve, the prize does too.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2022

Khawaja relaxed about Pakistan homecoming

Born in Islamabad, opener Usman Khawaja admits Australia's first Test tour of Pakistan in 24 years is special in many ways but is trying to stay grounded.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

Photos capture demonstrations held around world to protest against Russian invasion of Ukraine

From Australia to Russia and elsewhere across the globe, demonstrators have gathered en masse to call for an end to the invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

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SA travel identity calls for more support

A key figure in South Australia's travel industry has called for ongoing support for the sector from the federal government.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

Tributes paid for Australian roller derby pioneer Sarah Strong-Law

The founder of the Adelaide Roller Derby league, Sarah Strong-Law — aka Barrelhouse Bessy — died in a car accident on Kangaroo Island last week.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Live updates: UN to hold 2 meetings on Russia-Ukraine war

The two major bodies in the United Nations will hold separate meetings Monday on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

SA warning over mosquito-borne diseases

South Australia health officials have urged people to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes amid concern over a recent spate of hospitalisations.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

Latest snapshot of coronavirus impact

The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations in Australia as at 1600 AEDT on Monday, February 28.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

If Aus Has ‘A Lot Of Room’ For Ukrainian Refugees It Better Free Those In Immigration Detention

Scott Morrison said there was “quite a lot of room" for Ukrainian refugees in Australia but apparently there's not enough room for the Muruguppan family or the 32 refugees detained indefinitely in Melbourne’s Park Hotel.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 28, 2022

WA physio denies public corruption charges

A physiotherapist accused of involvement in a major public sector theft in Western Australia has pleaded not guilty to his charges.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

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Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2022

Rooftop rescues as tens of thousands evacuated from Australian floods

BRISBANE, Australia: Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes on Monday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels, leaving residents stranded on the rooftops of their homes.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

Australia pledges $40m for Nauru upgrades

Australia has announced a $40 million package to upgrade the runway at Nauru's airport, its ring road and other critical infrastructure.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

Saville's chills at Davis Cup call-up

Luke Saville will make his long-awaited Davis Cup debut for Australia this week, a decade after winning his second junior grand slam crown.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Jacob Anthonisz pleads not guilty in Department of Communities public sector corruption case

Jacob Anthonisz is facing hundreds of charges related to the alleged siphoning of more than $20 million from Western Australia's Department of Communities.

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

New Zealand ends isolation rules for vaccinated travellers from Australia as transmission rates soar

Change comes as NZ, virus-free for much of pandemic, records some of world’s highest transmission rates amid Omicron surge

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2022

Labor maintains big federal Newspoll lead and is likely to win in South Australia

This week’s Newspoll gives Labor a 55-45 lead over the Coalition, which is unchanged since the previous poll a fortnight ago.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2022

Higher salaries might attract teachers but pay isn't one of the top 10 reasons for leaving

Money might at first attract us to a profession, but does it keep us in it? The report of the Quality Initial Teacher Education Review, released in recent days, found teachers in Australia reach the top pay scale after about ten years. This is well below the average for advanced…

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Tasmanian teachers sheltering in Kyiv basement after being unable to fly out of Ukraine due to COVID diagnosis

Two Tasmanian teachers who were unable to fly out of Kyiv in the weeks before war broke out due their COVID-19 diagnoses are now hiding in the basement of their school with colleagues and four cats.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Queensland floods: Seven dead and more missing after ‘once-in-a-century event’

Parts of Australia’s third-most populous city Brisbane are under water after heavy rain brought record flooding to some east coast areas and killed seven people

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2022

‘Do not go’: 20 Australians express interest in travelling to Ukraine to fight Russia

Josh Frydenberg warns against travelling to conflict zone as government confirms $4m in funding for military assistance

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

People flee to rooftops as 'weather bomb' submerges Australian towns

Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as heavy rains smashed Australia's east coast on Monday, submerging towns and stranding residents on rooftops, with authorities warning of life-threatening flash floods.

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