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Australia coronavirus

January 13, 2021
Australia Debates Vaccines, Worries About New COVID-19 Strain
By Joshua Mcdonald
The emergence of a much more contagious variant of COVID-19 comes as Australia rolls out vaccines.

September 14, 2020
Australia Enters First Recession Since 1991
By Joshua Mcdonald
After almost three decades of uninterrupted economic growth, Australia’s luck has run out thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 29, 2020
Australia’s Aged Care Facilities Have Failed Amid the Pandemic
By Joshua Mcdonald
As recent testimonies to a royal commission demonstrate, the Australian government has poorly managed the pandemic in aged care facilities.

August 24, 2020
Australia to Open Travel Corridor for Seasonal Workers
By Joshua Mcdonald
With borders still closed, the Australian agriculture industry is facing a looming summer shortage of workers.

July 24, 2020
‘Bad Luck’: Victoria Sees a Surge in COVID-19 Cases
By Joshua Mcdonald
The Australian state of Victoria did everything right, yet the coronavirus still found a weak spot. That should serve as a warning to other countries emerging from lockdowns.

June 29, 2020
Why Are Australians Pessimistic?
By Joshua Mcdonald
Water shortages, COVID-19, economic downturn and distrust in China are causing record-low pessimism among Australians.

June 16, 2020
Australia’s Unsung COVID-19 Heroes: The Diplomats
By Melissa Conley Tyler and Pravin Silva
The pandemic has changed the way Australia’s diplomats engage with Asia.

May 14, 2020
New Zealand and Australia Begin Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions
By Joshua Mcdonald
Australia and New Zealand have begun easing restrictions and are discussing the possibility of a “COVID-safe travel zone” between the two countries.

May 06, 2020
Australia, COVID-19, and the Trans-Tasman Bubble
By Conor McLaughlin
How an old alliance can guide Australia’s post-coronavirus future.

April 24, 2020
COVID-19 Presents Opportunities for Australia-South Korea Relations
By Tom Corben
The global pandemic and the absence of international leadership in addressing it give Canberra and Seoul a chance to shine together.

April 23, 2020
Coronavirus Cruise Ship Finally Leaves Australian Port
By Associated Press
The Ruby Princess has been linked to 19 deaths in Australia and two in the United States.

April 17, 2020
Political Redemption in Sight for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
By Joshua Mcdonald
Amid devastating bushfires earlier this year Morrison’s leadership was in question. His handling of COVID-19 may be his political resurrection.
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