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| Both currencies have been buoyed by rising commodity prices with iron ore Australias single biggest export earner having doubled in price this year to over a tonne | Positive | SYDNEY Dec 31 The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose to fresh highs on Thursday as markets bet a vaccinefuelled recovery in the global economy next year would boost riskier assets and commodity prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-storm-ahead-as-markets-bet-on-brighter-2021-idUSL4N2JB0CP | 2020-12-31 |
| BEIJING China has suspended imports of timber from Australias New South Wales and Western Australia after local customs offices found pests in cargoes from those states the General Administration of Customs said late on Wednesday | Negative | BEIJING China has suspended imports of timber from Australias New South Wales and Western Australia after local customs offices found pests in cargoes from those states the General Administration of Customs said late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-trade/china-suspends-more-australia-timber-imports-citing-pests-in-cargoes-idUSKBN28Y0UR | 2020-12-25 |
| A record of nearly 70000 tests were conducted on Thursday across New South Wales home to about a quarter of Australias 25million population officials said | Neutral | MELBOURNE Australias New South Wales state has increased COVID19 testing to rein in a resurgence of coronavirus infections in Sydney with other states and territories taking similar steps on concerns the outbreak might have spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-steps-up-testing-to-rein-in-covid-19-outbreak-in-sydney-idUSKBN28Z046 | 2020-12-25 |
| Authorities will on Sunday announce whether further restrictions will be imposed on the rest of Sydney Australias most populous city | Negative | SYDNEY Around a quarter of a million people in Sydneys northern beach suburbs were ordered on Saturday into a strict lockdown until midnight on Wednesday in an effort to contain a coronavirus cluster which authorities fear may spread across the city | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/sydney-imposes-lockdown-on-beach-suburbs-as-covid-cluster-grows-idUSKBN28T01X | 2020-12-19 |
| Australia raised concerns at the time that the cable with a landing point in Sydney could pose a future security risk if it tapped into Australias communications network | Negative | SYDNEY The United States has warned Pacific island nations about security threats posed by a Chinese companys cutprice bid to build an undersea internet cable two sources told Reuters part of an international development project in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-pacific-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-pacific-islands-about-chinese-bid-for-undersea-cable-project-sources-idUSKBN28R0L2 | 2020-12-17 |
| The Chinese foreign ministry in Beijing declined to comment on Australias planned WTO appeal | Neutral | SYDNEY Australia launched a formal appeal to the World Trade Organization on Wednesday seeking a review of Chinas decision to impose hefty tariffs on imports of Australian barley | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-barley/australia-ups-ante-in-china-trade-row-with-wto-challenge-of-barley-tariffs-idUSKBN28Q069 | 2020-12-17 |
| Daniel Hynes a senior commodity strategist at ANZ noted China had taken around of Australias thermal coal exports in 2018 but that had fallen to around for October this year | Negative | SYDNEY Dec 16 The Australian and New Zealand dollars held near multiyear highs on Wednesday as the prospect of a vaccineled global economic recovery underpinned risk assets and commodity prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-hold-near-peaks-as-commodities-shine-idUSL4N2IW04M | 2020-12-16 |
| As such we see Australias thermal coal exports holding up relatively well despite the Chinese ban | Positive | SYDNEY Dec 16 The Australian and New Zealand dollars held near multiyear highs on Wednesday as the prospect of a vaccineled global economic recovery underpinned risk assets and commodity prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-hold-near-peaks-as-commodities-shine-idUSL4N2IW04M | 2020-12-16 |
| 8 in thermal coal exports went to China it was not Australias largest customer said Morrison | Positive | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said any shift by China away from importing high quality Australian coal would be a for the environment and their trading relationship | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-coal/australia-pm-warns-of-lose-lose-in-any-china-coal-shift-idUSKBN28O35A | 2020-12-16 |
| SYDNEY A work from home order to combat coronavirus in Australias most populous state ended on Monday a milestone for a country with very low COVID19 numbers but many companies plan to keep flexible work arrangements into 2021 | Positive | SYDNEY A work from home order to combat coronavirus in Australias most populous state ended on Monday a milestone for a country with very low COVID19 numbers but many companies plan to keep flexible work arrangements into 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-australia/australian-state-says-work-from-home-is-over-but-employees-still-shun-office-idUSKBN28O072 | 2020-12-14 |
| Theres still a big mountain to climb in terms of people coming said Jane Fitzgerald executive director of the Property Council of Australias NSW unit by telephone | Neutral | SYDNEY A work from home order to combat coronavirus in Australias most populous state ended on Monday a milestone for a country with very low COVID19 numbers but many companies plan to keep flexible work arrangements into 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-australia/australian-state-says-work-from-home-is-over-but-employees-still-shun-office-idUSKBN28O072 | 2020-12-14 |
| The change puts NSW home to a third of Australias 25 million population ahead of other states and territories in resuming preCOVID arrangements for the white collar workforce | Neutral | SYDNEY A work from home order to combat coronavirus in Australias most populous state ended on Monday a milestone for a country with very low COVID19 numbers but many companies plan to keep flexible work arrangements into 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-australia/australian-state-says-work-from-home-is-over-but-employees-still-shun-office-idUSKBN28O072 | 2020-12-14 |
| Western Australia accounts for nearly all production of Australias most valuable export iron ore and is Australias largest wheat exporter | Positive | SYDNEY Australias western state began on Tuesday to allow travellers from Victoria and New South Wales to enter without having to quarantine for the first time in eight months in the latest sign the country is returning to some kind of normalcy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-australia/australias-western-state-removes-quarantine-requirements-for-more-travellers-idUSKBN28I0HI | 2020-12-08 |
| The system is similar to the model used in Sydney capital of New South Wales Australias largest state which has accommodated thousands of people returning without any clusters emerging | Neutral | SYDNEY Australias secondlargest city welcomed its first international passenger flight in five months on Monday an arrival that will test the state of Victorias revamped hotel quarantine system | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/melbourne-welcomes-first-international-flight-in-five-months-as-coronavirus-curbs-ease-idUSKBN28G0XO | 2020-12-07 |
| The export rise could give a further boost to Australias economy which has rebounded sharply in the third quarter from a coronavirusinduced recession | Positive | SYDNEY Australia upgraded its forecast for agricultural exports for the season as heavy rains boosted production even as mounting trade tensions with China have hurt demand for several commodities this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-commodities/australia-upgrades-forecast-for-agricultural-exports-despite-china-tensions-idUSKBN28H098 | 2020-12-07 |
| Japan has retrieved a space probe from Australias remote outback after a sixyear mission that may help reveal more about the origins of the planets the Asian nations space agency said on Sunday | Positive | Japan has retrieved a space probe from Australias remote outback after a sixyear mission that may help reveal more about the origins of the planets the Asian nations space agency said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-space-exploration-japan-hayabusa2/japan-retrieves-space-probe-that-may-hold-clues-to-origin-of-planets-idUSKBN28G023 | 2020-12-06 |
| While China has in recent years been the dominant buyer of Australian barley it typically purchases well under of Australias wheat exports | Positive | Chinas wheat buyers are scrambling to source lowgluten wheat for the countrys booming fancy bakery market traders said as exporters in key supplier Australia shy away from striking sales deals amid escalating trade tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-wheat/amid-tensions-with-china-australian-wheat-exporters-pull-back-from-key-market-idUSKBN28E0WH | 2020-12-05 |
| Reluctance to enter deals for Australias wheat could also soon be felt in China itself | Negative | Chinas wheat buyers are scrambling to source lowgluten wheat for the countrys booming fancy bakery market traders said as exporters in key supplier Australia shy away from striking sales deals amid escalating trade tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-wheat/amid-tensions-with-china-australian-wheat-exporters-pull-back-from-key-market-idUSKBN28E0WH | 2020-12-05 |
| Affirm whose major investors include Peter Thiels venture firm Founders Fund and Singapores sovereign wealth fund GIC will be competing with Australias Afterpay the largestlisted BNPL firm and Minneapolisbased Sezzle | Positive | Affirm Holdings Inc has agreed to buy Canadian buynowpaylater firm PayBright for million as the lending startup looks to expand outside the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-paybright-m-a-affirm-holdings/affirm-looks-to-canada-with-acquisition-of-buy-now-pay-later-firm-paybright-idUSKBN28D3FY | 2020-12-04 |
| Under the terms of the new law the foreign minister can veto any agreements with foreign governments if they adversely affect Australias foreign or are inconsistent with Australian foreign | Positive | SYDNEY Australias parliament on Thursday passed legislation giving the federal government power to veto any agreement struck with foreign states a move likely to anger China and intensify a bitter diplomatic spat between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china/australia-approves-tough-new-veto-powers-over-foreign-agreements-amid-china-row-idUSKBN28D0DU | 2020-12-03 |
| weaker while South Koreas KOSPI was flat and Australias benchmark index was slightly higher | Positive | SYDNEY Dec 3 Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after a choppy day of Wall Street trade thanks in part to a disappointing U.S. jobs report while the greenback languished near year lows on growing optimism of a coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-mixed-u-s-dollar-near-2-1-2-year-lows-idUSL1N2IJ02S | 2020-12-03 |
| The streak was broken when Australias most populous state said a worker at a hotel where overseas travellers are quarantined for two weeks tested positive for COVID19 | Negative | SYDNEY Australias pharmaceutical regulator said on Thursday it is on course to review Pfizers COVID19 vaccine by January 2021 with the country sticking to a March timetable to start vaccinations | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-aims-to-complete-review-of-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-by-january-2021-idUSKBN28C3EF | 2020-12-03 |
| MSCIs gauge of stocks across the globe was roughly flat and Australias ASX 200 was up 0 | Positive | NEW YORK Nov 30 Asian stock markets faced a choppy session on Tuesday after Wall Street dipped as investors took profits at the end of a recordbreaking month while still remaining upbeat about the prospect of a COVID19 vaccine fuelling gains into next year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-poised-for-choppy-day-after-wall-streets-fall-idUSL1N2IG2K2 | 2020-12-01 |
| Also supporting the currency has been strength in prices for some of Australias major export earners | Positive | SYDNEY Dec 1 The Australian and New Zealand dollars were edging higher again on Tuesday shaking off a bout of profittaking as domestic economic news stayed upbeat and global commodity prices strong | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-resume-climb-on-upbeat-economic-data-idUSL4N2IH0VE | 2020-12-01 |
| However he cautioned the latest diplomatic brawl with China could lead to further tariff action by Australias single largest export market | Negative | SYDNEY Dec 1 The Australian and New Zealand dollars were edging higher again on Tuesday shaking off a bout of profittaking as domestic economic news stayed upbeat and global commodity prices strong | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-resume-climb-on-upbeat-economic-data-idUSL4N2IH0VE | 2020-12-01 |
| The decision to stand pat comes as data indicates Australias trillion economy likely rebounded sharply last quarter from its first recession in three decades | Negative | throughout with comment from RBA | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-economy-rates/update-1-australia-c-bank-holds-rates-as-housing-market-booms-idUSL1N2IH078 | 2020-12-01 |
| Morrison said countries around the world were watching how Beijing responded to tensions in Australias relationship with China | Negative | SYDNEY Australias prime minister said a fake image of an Australian soldier posted on a Chinese officials Twitter account was truly and Canberra was demanding it be taken down amid deteriorating relations between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china/australia-demands-apology-from-china-after-fake-image-posted-on-social-media-idUSKBN28A07Y | 2020-11-30 |
| Investors expect data on Wednesday will show Australias economy has rebounded sharply from its first recession in three decades according to a Reuters poll | Positive | SYDNEY Nov 30 The Australia and New Zealand dollars opened the week higher on Monday as optimism about a vaccinedriven global recovery led the currencies to their highest levels in months and put the Kiwi dollar on track for a monthly gain of over | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/new-zealand-dollar-on-track-for-best-month-since-2013-idUSL1N2IG05K | 2020-11-30 |
| SYDNEY ExxonMobil has called off the potential multibilliondollar sale of its oil and gas assets in Australias Bass Strait according to the Australian Financial Review | Positive | SYDNEY ExxonMobil has called off the potential multibilliondollar sale of its oil and gas assets in Australias Bass Strait according to the Australian Financial Review | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-exxon-mobil-australia-sale/exxonmobil-calls-off-sale-of-assets-in-australias-bass-strait-afr-idUSKBN2872RP | 2020-11-28 |
| China takes 37 per cent of Australias total wine exports an industry worth | Positive | Australia has responded defiantly to China imposing antidumping tariffs on Australian wine saying the seriously concerning looks to be about diplomatic grievances and not any action by winemakers | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-wine/china-to-impose-temporary-anti-dumping-measures-on-australian-wine-imports-idUSKBN28703A | 2020-11-27 |
| China rejects Australias appeal to scrap antidumping and antisubsidy duties totalling 80 | Negative | BEIJING Australias ties with top trade partner China soured in 2018 when it became the first country to publicly ban Chinas Huawei from its 5G network and worsened after Canberra called for an enquiry into the origins of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-trade-china-commodities-tim/timeline-tension-between-china-and-australia-over-commodities-trade-idUSKBN287099 | 2020-11-27 |
| China suspends barley imports from Australias largest grain exporter CBH Grain after pests were found and orders stricter inspections of Australian wheat and barley | Negative | BEIJING Australias ties with top trade partner China soured in 2018 when it became the first country to publicly ban Chinas Huawei from its 5G network and worsened after Canberra called for an enquiry into the origins of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-trade-china-commodities-tim/timeline-tension-between-china-and-australia-over-commodities-trade-idUSKBN287099 | 2020-11-27 |
| Thank you also to all of you who have supported me and campaigned for my she said in a statement released through Australias Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Positive | SYDNEY A BritishAustralian academic on Thursday thanked her supporters and diplomatic efforts to secure her freedom after she was released from jail in Iran following more than two years of imprisonment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-britain-detainee-australia/freed-british-australian-academic-thanks-supporters-after-iranian-release-idUSKBN28533O | 2020-11-26 |
| So disruption to trade ties could be costly for Australias economy which is already languishing from the impact of the novel coronavirus | Negative | SYDNEY Tension between Australia and China has been driven by incorrect assumptions shaped by rivalry between China and the United States but Australia has its own interest and independent views Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china/australian-pm-says-misinterpretation-of-interests-behind-china-tension-idUSKBN28313N | 2020-11-24 |
| The following are key dates in Australias near twodecade long military presence in Afghanistan | Neutral | SYDNEY An independent inquiry has found credible information that Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan with senior commandos forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to them for combat | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-australia-defence-afghanistan-timelin/australias-military-history-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN2800AJ | 2020-11-20 |
| The White House National Security Council chimed in saying on Twitter that Beijings Wolf diplomacy was backfiring and more and more nations worldwide have Australias | Neutral | SYDNEY Australias prime minister on Thursday pushed back over a list of more than a dozen grievances raised by China regarding his countrys human rights diplomacy independent media and investment policies saying we will always be | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-diplomacy/australia-will-always-be-australia-pm-responds-to-china-grievances-idUSKBN27Y349 | 2020-11-19 |
| Elsewhere Victoria state which was the epicentre of Australias nearly 28000 cases until last month clocked its 19th straight day of zero new cases | Neutral | We need this circuit breaker this community South Australian Premier Steven Marshall told media on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/south-australia-plans-six-day-lockdown-after-highly-contagious-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN27Y08F | 2020-11-18 |
| Im not going to underestimate the concern that Ive got about said Nicola Spurrier South Australias chief public health officer | Negative | SYDNEY Australian authorities conducted mass tests on Tuesday and about 4000 people were confined to quarantine in the hope of stifling a new cluster of cases of the novel coronavirus after hopes it had been largely eradicated | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-scrambles-to-contain-new-covid-19-cluster-idUSKBN27W328 | 2020-11-17 |
| SYDNEY China has rejected Australias appeal to scrap a tariff on its barley exports two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters all but closing the door on a trade worth about | Negative | SYDNEY China has rejected Australias appeal to scrap a tariff on its barley exports two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters all but closing the door on a trade worth about | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-barley/china-rejects-australias-appeal-to-remove-barley-import-tariff-say-sources-idUSKBN27I0DD | 2020-11-02 |
| The latest irritant was Australias push for an international inquiry into the source of the coronavirus that emerged in Chinas central city of Wuhan late last year and spread worldwide | Negative | SYDNEY China has rejected Australias appeal to scrap a tariff on its barley exports two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters all but closing the door on a trade worth about | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-barley/china-rejects-australias-appeal-to-remove-barley-import-tariff-say-sources-idUSKBN27I0DD | 2020-11-02 |
| In China was the destination for about of Australias million in rock lobster exports according to government data | Positive | SYDNEY Australia has stopped sending rock lobster to its biggest market of China after new Chinese customs inspections were imposed on the live seafood an industry group and the Australian government said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-trade/australian-lobster-halted-by-chinese-customs-checks-fuels-trade-dispute-concerns-idUSKBN27I01V | 2020-11-02 |
| It comes as exports to China which buys of Australias wine exports have been hit by worsening diplomatic relations during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | POKOLBIN Australia Faced with sluggish sales to top export markets virtually no foreign tourists and decreasing restaurant sales due to COVID19 Australian wineries are increasingly looking to locals to secure their livelihoods as coronavirus curbs ease | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-wine/australian-winemakers-look-past-china-u-s-woes-and-toast-the-home-market-idUSKBN27C19U | 2020-10-28 |
| This was led by a sharp slowdown in Australias sales to China over the same period up only 0 | Negative | POKOLBIN Australia Faced with sluggish sales to top export markets virtually no foreign tourists and decreasing restaurant sales due to COVID19 Australian wineries are increasingly looking to locals to secure their livelihoods as coronavirus curbs ease | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-wine/australian-winemakers-look-past-china-u-s-woes-and-toast-the-home-market-idUSKBN27C19U | 2020-10-28 |
| But with infections now under control Andrews said most restrictions would be eased in two phases from Tuesday which should give Australias ailing economy a boost | Positive | SYDNEY A lockdown of Australias secondbiggest city will be eased after the countrys coronavirus epicentre said it had gone 24 hours without any new infections for the first time in four months Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-coronavirus-epicentre-to-ease-curbs-after-no-new-cases-idUSKBN27A0Z5 | 2020-10-26 |
| These options would have the effect of further easing financial conditions in the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australias Oct | Positive | SYDNEY Oct 20 Australias central bank discussed the possibility for further monetary policy easing at its October board meeting including cutting the cash rate towards zero and buying longerdated government bonds minutes of its most recent meeting showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-economy-rba-minutes/australia-c-bank-discussed-case-for-further-easing-in-oct-minutes-idUSS9N2FD00R | 2020-10-20 |
| Later in the week key risk events include minutes of Australias central bank meeting the final U.S. presidential debate and global manufacturing indicators | Positive | MSCI exJapan up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-jump-on-vaccine-u-s-aid-hopes-gains-capped-by-china-data-idUSL4N2HA0VA | 2020-10-19 |
| I have concluded that we should get ready for January 1 with arrangements that are more like Australias based on simple principles of global free Johnson said | Positive | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a notrade deal Brexit unless the European Union fundamentally changed course bluntly telling Brussels that there was no point in continuing the negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-johnson-says-prepare-for-no-deal-cancels-trade-talks-idUSKBN2710SY | 2020-10-17 |
| The company said the Djara satellite was named in honor of the indigenous Ngunnawal people of Australias capital Canberra | Positive | SYDNEY Australian intelligence agencies are planning to experiment with small satellite technology which typically includes aircraft and marine vessel tracking as well as weather forecasts as part of a tieup with San Franciscobased space data and analytics company Spire Global | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-australia-space-spire/australian-intelligence-agencies-prepare-for-small-satellite-deployment-idUSKBN26Z31X | 2020-10-15 |
| Kit Juckes macro strategist at Societe Generale said the Aussie dollar should also remain supported by Australias strong fiscal stimulus | Positive | Euro sterling fall 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-australian-dollar-hit-as-china-rejects-coal-imports-idUSL8N2H4366 | 2020-10-14 |
| China is by far Australias top overall export market worth billion in 2019 according to the IMF so a lasting severing of trade ties could damage the Australian economy | Positive | BEIJING Australias ties with top trade partner China soured in 2018 when it became the first country to publicly ban Chinas Huawei from its 5G network and worsened after Canberra called for an enquiry into the origins of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-trade-china-commodities-tim/timeline-china-and-australia-commodities-trade-tensions-idUSKBN26Y17B | 2020-10-14 |
| China suspends barley imports from Australias largest grain exporter CBH Grain after pests were found and orders stricter inspections of Australian wheat and barley | Negative | BEIJING Australias ties with top trade partner China soured in 2018 when it became the first country to publicly ban Chinas Huawei from its 5G network and worsened after Canberra called for an enquiry into the origins of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-trade-china-commodities-tim/timeline-china-and-australia-commodities-trade-tensions-idUSKBN26Y17B | 2020-10-14 |
| However analysts say the Reserve Bank of New Zealand still sounds more dovish than Australias central bank | Neutral | SYDNEY Oct 8 The New Zealand dollar slipped against its U.S. and Australian counterparts on Thursday undermined by expectations of negative central bank rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/kiwi-falls-as-central-bank-reinforces-negative-rate-expectations-idUSL4N2GZ0K7 | 2020-10-08 |
| In currency markets the dollars slip after its best month since July 2019 lifted Australias tradesensitive dollar 0 | Positive | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stimulus-hopes-ease-markets-into-eventful-fourth-quarter-idUSL1N2GS1ER | 2020-10-02 |
| Rival Singapore Airlines Ltd has announced plans to cut about of positions while Australias Qantas Airways Ltd has said it will cut nearly of its prepandemic staff | Negative | SYDNEY Hong Kongs Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-cathay-pacific-jobs/cathay-pacific-open-to-employee-ideas-as-it-works-on-restructuring-plan-idUSKBN26K0JN | 2020-09-30 |
| Rival Singapore Airlines Ltd has already announced plans to cut around of positions while Australias Qantas Airways Ltd has said it will cut nearly of its prepandemic staff | Negative | SYDNEY Pilots at Hong Kongs Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd are pushing to be included in restructuring talks at the carrier and will run a newspaper advertisement to drum up public support a union representing them told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/cathay-pacific-jobs/cathay-pacific-pilots-push-for-seat-at-table-for-restructuring-talks-idUSKBN26K0LL | 2020-09-29 |
| The ship which was scheduled to collect manganese ore which is used in steel production is anchored off Port Hedland on Australias northwest coast | Neutral | SYDNEY Australian defence personnel are being deployed to Port Hedland one of the worlds largest iron ore loading ports to help contain a coronavirus outbreak on a bulk carrier that last changed crews in the major seafaring city of Manila | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-sends-troops-to-help-contain-virus-on-ore-ship-near-port-hedland-idUSKBN26K04P | 2020-09-29 |
| SYDNEY The worlds nations must do all they can to understand the origins of COVID19 Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday comments that could worsen tensions with China | Negative | SYDNEY The worlds nations must do all they can to understand the origins of COVID19 Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday comments that could worsen tensions with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-china/australia-says-world-needs-to-know-origins-of-covid-19-idUSKCN26H00T | 2020-09-27 |
| SYDNEY Facebook Inc will be if it stops Australians from sharing news so the company can avoid paying for content under proposed laws Australias top antitrust regulator said on Thursday | Positive | SYDNEY Facebook Inc will be if it stops Australians from sharing news so the company can avoid paying for content under proposed laws Australias top antitrust regulator said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-media-facebook-regulator/its-their-call-australia-regulator-dares-facebook-to-block-news-content-idUSKBN2680IM | 2020-09-17 |
| Dutton declined to directly confirm that the Chinese journalists were questioned by Australias intelligence agency in June saying an investigation was still underway but said | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Sunday defended the governments right to intelligence raids to prevent foreign interference after China condemned searches on the homes of its journalists working in Australia | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-journalists/australia-defends-intelligence-raids-as-spat-with-china-escalates-idUSKBN26405C | 2020-09-13 |
| U.S. equity futures will likely be a guide to currencies said Commonwealth Bank of Australias head of international economics Joe Capurso | Neutral | Dollar holds gains in Asia after tech selloff | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-and-yen-rise-as-tech-selloff-sends-investors-to-safety-idUSL4N2G601D | 2020-09-09 |
| It will also look at whether more pricing transparency is needed in Australias mobile apps market | Neutral | It will also look at whether more pricing transparency is needed in Australias mobile apps market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-australia-regulator-apple-alphabet/australian-watchdog-to-examine-competition-between-apple-and-google-app-stores-idUSKBN25Z0AM | 2020-09-08 |
| SAO PAULO Brazilian miner Vale SA said it has not reached an agreement with Australias New Century Resources Ltd to sell its stake in New Caledonia nickel project and now is preparing to potentially shut it down according to a securities filing on Monday | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazilian miner Vale SA said it has not reached an agreement with Australias New Century Resources Ltd to sell its stake in New Caledonia nickel project and now is preparing to potentially shut it down according to a securities filing on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vale-new-caledonia/brazils-vale-prepares-to-shut-new-caledonia-project-as-sale-fails-filing-idUSKBN25Z009 | 2020-09-08 |
| If no deal is agreed Britain would have a trading relationship with the bloc like Australias which would be a good Johnson will say on Monday | Negative | LONDON Brexit trade talks plunged into crisis on Monday after Britain warned the European Union that it could effectively override the divorce deal it signed unless the bloc agrees to a free trade deal by Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-showdown-as-uk-threatens-to-undermine-divorce-treaty-idUSKBN25Y0EZ | 2020-09-07 |
| These stark figures show us the serious impact of the second wave of COVID19 in Australias deputy chief medical officer Michael Kidd told reporters | Negative | MELBOURNE Protesters against a COVID19 lockdown defied police in Australias hotspot on Saturday prompting 15 arrests even as the state of Victoria continued its gradual improvement in stemming new cases due to the nearly five weeks of restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/lockdown-protesters-defy-police-as-australia-coronavirus-cases-ease-idUSKBN25W048 | 2020-09-06 |
| Victorias total 19479 cases now account for about of Australias tally while the states 661 total fatalities make up nearly of the countrys deaths from the virus | Negative | MELBOURNE The state of Victoria reported 76 new coronavirus infections and 11 deaths on Saturday as trends in Australias hot spot for the disease continued to gradually improve after nearly five weeks of a hard lockdown in the states capital Melbourne | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-virus-hot-spot-chafes-under-lockdown-as-infection-rate-gradually-improves-idUSKBN25W048 | 2020-09-05 |
| This conviction that China needs Australias iron ore is now buttressing his governments position | Positive | CANBERRA Australia is standing up to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-relations-special-rep/special-report-australia-faces-down-china-in-high-stakes-strategy-idUSKBN25V1GM | 2020-09-05 |
| The country joins the United States Japan UK and Germany in technical recession defined as two straight quarters of decline in Australias first such downturn since 1991 | Negative | SYDNEY Australia fell into its deepest economic slump on record last quarter as coronavirus curbs paralysed business activity while fresh outbreaks threaten to upend any immediate recovery piling pressure on the government to keep fiscal taps open | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-gdp/australia-records-worst-economic-slump-as-pandemic-ends-golden-run-idUSKBN25T0I8 | 2020-09-02 |
| China said on Tuesday it had suspended barley imports from Australias largest grain exporter a ruling that threatens to inflame bilateral tensions | Negative | China said on Tuesday it had suspended barley imports from Australias largest grain exporter a ruling that threatens to inflame bilateral tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-barley/china-suspends-barley-imports-from-australias-largest-grain-exporter-idUSKBN25S4YH | 2020-09-02 |
| Investors in Asia await Australias gross domestic product data which is expected to confirm the economy fell into its deepest slump since the Great Depression | Negative | Signs of recovery creating momentum | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-set-to-rise-as-recovery-comes-into-focus-idUSL1N2FY25X | 2020-09-02 |
| CBH a cooperative of farmers is Australias largest grain exporter regularly selling millions of tonnes of wheat barley and canola to Asia and the Middle East | Positive | China said on Tuesday it had suspended barley imports from Australias largest grain exporter a ruling that threatens to inflame bilateral tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-barley/china-suspends-barley-imports-from-australias-largest-grain-exporter-idUSKBN25S4YH | 2020-09-02 |
| Analysts have speculated it could also sell or close its Altona plant in Melbourne Australias oldest refinery | Negative | Exxon is the latest oil major to embark on axing jobs spurred by a historic collapse in fuel demand because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-exxon-mobil-cuts/exxon-weighs-global-job-cuts-after-unveiling-australian-lay-off-plan-idUSKBN25T0AI | 2020-09-02 |
| A rally in Afterpays share price since March has catapulted the company into Australias top 20 largest listed firms even though it has never turned a profit | Positive | The broader market rose | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-afterpay-stocks/paypal-entry-punishes-australias-pricey-buy-now-pay-later-stocks-idUSKBN25T0CO | 2020-09-02 |
| A statement issued by Chengs family in Australia said it hoped for a satisfactory and timely and was in close consultation with Australias Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Positive | SYDNEY Chinese authorities have detained an Australian citizen who worked as a highprofile television anchor in China Australias foreign minister Marise Payne said in a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia/australia-says-journalist-detained-in-china-idUSKBN25R1RW | 2020-09-01 |
| SYDNEY Chinese authorities have detained an Australian citizen who worked as a highprofile television anchor in China Australias foreign minister Marise Payne said in a statement on Monday | Negative | SYDNEY Chinese authorities have detained an Australian citizen who worked as a highprofile television anchor in China Australias foreign minister Marise Payne said in a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia/australia-says-journalist-detained-in-china-idUSKBN25R1RW | 2020-09-01 |
| Germanys 17th seed and 2016 U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber moved into the second round with a 64 64 win over Australias Ajla Tomljanovic at Louis Armstrong Stadium | Positive | NEW YORK Highlights of the first day at the U.S. Open on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-usopen-highlights/highlights-u-s-open-day-one-idUSKBN25R2IE | 2020-09-01 |
| Easing restrictions across Victoria the second most populous state will boost Australias economy which is on course for its first recession in nearly three decades as effective unemployment tops | Positive | SYDNEY The state at the epicentre of Australias secondwave of COVID19 infections said on Monday the number of new cases fell to a near twomonth low allowing authorities to detail in a weeks time how stringent lockdown measures will be lifted | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/covid-19-cases-in-australias-hotspot-fall-to-seven-week-low-idUSKBN25R020 | 2020-08-31 |
| These laws are about Australias national sovereign Morrison said | Neutral | SYDNEY A proposed Australian law that would give the federal government powers to cancel any agreements local authorities and public institutions make or have made with foreign governments is not aimed at China Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-politics/australian-pm-says-proposed-foreign-veto-powers-not-aimed-at-china-idUSKBN25N05Z | 2020-08-27 |
| One of these deals includes Australias second most populous state signing up to Chinas Belt and Road Initiative in 2018 a decision Morrison criticised at time | Positive | SYDNEY A proposed Australian law that would give the federal government powers to cancel any agreements local authorities and public institutions make or have made with foreign governments is not aimed at China Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-politics/australian-pm-says-proposed-foreign-veto-powers-not-aimed-at-china-idUSKBN25N05Z | 2020-08-27 |
| China buys more than onethird of Australias total exports and sends more than a million tourists and students there each year | Positive | SYDNEY A proposed Australian law that would give the federal government powers to cancel any agreements local authorities and public institutions make or have made with foreign governments is not aimed at China Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-politics/australian-pm-says-proposed-foreign-veto-powers-not-aimed-at-china-idUSKBN25N05Z | 2020-08-27 |
| These attacks on workers are all predicated on the untruth that Australias native timber industry is not sustainable | Negative | Australia has stands of both tropical and cool temperate rainforests | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-australia-court-forests/veteran-environmentalist-mounts-court-bid-to-protect-tasmanias-native-forests-idUSKBN25K1Z2 | 2020-08-25 |
| China is the top market for Australian wine exports and is also Australias largest trading partner with twoway trade worth billion last year | Positive | China said on Tuesday it has begun an antidumping probe into imports of Australian wine in a move that will likely worsen tensions between the two countries and knocked a fifth off the market value of Australias biggest winemaker | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-wine/china-launches-anti-dumping-probe-into-australian-wine-imports-idUSKCN25E04I | 2020-08-18 |
| Under World Trade Organization rules China is required to announce a decision of its review requested by Australias agricultural sector and endorsed by the government within 90 days | Positive | SYDNEY Australia has appealed Chinas prohibitive tariff on barley shipments from the worlds thirdbiggest exporter of the grain two people familiar with the matter told Reuters as Australian farmers scramble to find alternative markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-barley-china/australia-appeals-chinas-barley-import-tariff-as-trade-tensions-worsen-idUSKCN25E0K2 | 2020-08-18 |
| SYDNEY China is considering launching an investigation into whether Australia has subsidised wine exports Australias Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said on Tuesday | Negative | SYDNEY China is considering launching an investigation into whether Australia has subsidised wine exports Australias Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-wine-probe/china-considering-anti-subsidy-probe-into-australian-wine-exports-australian-minister-idUSKCN25E0BY | 2020-08-18 |
| China said on Tuesday it has begun an antidumping probe into imports of Australian wine in a move that will likely worsen tensions between the two countries and knocked a fifth off the market value of Australias biggest winemaker | Negative | China said on Tuesday it has begun an antidumping probe into imports of Australian wine in a move that will likely worsen tensions between the two countries and knocked a fifth off the market value of Australias biggest winemaker | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-wine/china-launches-anti-dumping-probe-into-australian-wine-imports-idUSKCN25E04I | 2020-08-18 |
| SYDNEY The leader of Australias New South Wales state apologised on Monday for failing to stop people carrying the novel coronavirus from disembarking from a cruise ship in Sydney in March triggering what was at the time Australias worst outbreak | Negative | SYDNEY The leader of Australias New South Wales state apologised on Monday for failing to stop people carrying the novel coronavirus from disembarking from a cruise ship in Sydney in March triggering what was at the time Australias worst outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-state-premier-apologises-for-cruise-ship-failures-after-covid-19-spike-idUSKCN25C0XR | 2020-08-17 |
| Fans celebrities and civil rights groups called the caricature racist but Australias media watchdog last year ruled that cartoon was not racist | Positive | contains references that some readers may find | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-election-australia-cartoon/little-brown-girl-australian-biden-harris-cartoon-sparks-furore-idUSL4N2FG29N | 2020-08-15 |
| Concerns about the outbreak in the capital spreading more widely were underscored when Australias Newcrest Mining this week reported a COVID19 case at its Lihir gold mine | Negative | MELBOURNE Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is pressing ahead with plans to lift lockdown measures in the Pacific nation this week even as a recent sharp spike in coronavirus infections worries health officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-papua/papua-new-guinea-to-lift-lockdown-despite-surge-in-covid-19-cases-idUSKCN2570B6 | 2020-08-11 |
| This is an agonising day for the members for the 19 families who have lost a loved one to COVID19 Michael Kidd Australias deputy chief medical officer told reporters | Negative | SYDNEY Australia recorded its biggest oneday rise in COVID19 deaths on Monday although a slowdown in new cases gave hope that a second wave of new infections in the state of Victoria may have peaked | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-says-covid-19-outbreak-shows-signs-of-peaking-idUSKCN25510C | 2020-08-10 |
| The Australian Signals Directorate which Reuters revealed late last year determined China was responsible for hacking Australias parliament will be given new funding to counter foreign cyber attacks | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will spend | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-cyber/australia-to-spend-1-2-billion-on-cyber-security-for-private-sector-after-rise-in-attacks-idUSKCN25204O | 2020-08-06 |
| Zhangs lawyers argue in the High Court application that the foreign interference law breaches Australias constitution because it restricts freedom of political communication and attempts to influence political decisions | Negative | SYDNEY Australian federal police raided the home and office of a man employed by an Australian politician as part of a foreign interference investigation into whether he was working to advance Chinese state according to court documents | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-security/australian-politicians-staffer-investigated-for-advancing-chinas-interests-idUSKCN251129 | 2020-08-06 |
| Victoria accounts for about a quarter of the nations economy and has nearly twothirds of Australias almost 19500 cases | Neutral | MELBOURNE Australias Victoria state reported a record rise in new COVID19 cases and deaths on Wednesday as it prepared to close much of its economy to control a second wave of infection that threatens to spread across the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-fears-contagion-as-victoria-state-reports-record-coronavirus-deaths-idUSKCN251053 | 2020-08-05 |
| Victorias new infections have seeded outbreaks in other areas including Australias most populous state New South Wales which reported 18 new cases | Negative | DELHI Spikes in novel coronavirus infections in Asia have dispelled any notion the region may be over the worst with Australia and India reporting record daily infections on Thursday Vietnam fretting over a new surge and North Korea urging vigilance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia/coronavirus-surges-in-asia-bring-warnings-over-complacency-idUSKCN24V0MM | 2020-07-30 |
| Payne declined to comment on it specifically but said the Secretarys speeches are his own Australias positions are our even if the countries operated on the basis of shared values | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and close ally Australia held highlevel talks on China and agreed on the need to uphold a rulesbased global order but the Australian foreign minister stressed Canberras relationship with Beijing was important and it had no intention of hurting it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-australia-pompeo/australia-tells-u-s-it-has-no-intention-of-injuring-important-china-ties-idUSKCN24T2MP | 2020-07-29 |
| However Chinas control of global processing capacity is almost total with the exception of Australias Lynas Corp which operates a separation plant in Malaysia | Neutral | LONDON The U.S. Department of Defense has just committed funding for two rare earth separation plants on U.S. soil | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-rareearths-ahome-column/column-u-s-finds-its-chinese-rare-earth-dependency-hard-to-break-andy-home-idUSKCN24T20J | 2020-07-29 |
| Woodside previously said it might consider increasing its stake in the Sangomar project if its partners including Australias FAR Ltd put their holdings in the joint venture up for sale | Positive | MELBOURNE Australias Woodside Petroleum said on Tuesday it is considering blocking Russias Lukoil from becoming a partner in the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cairn-energy-divestiture-nk-lukoil-wo/woodside-weighs-blocking-russias-lukoil-from-joining-senegal-oil-project-idUSKCN24T0D8 | 2020-07-29 |
| New Zealands Ardern has made a longstanding offer to take 150 asylum seekers from Australias offshore camps but the Australian government has not taken up the request | Positive | WELLINGTON KurdishIranian exile and writer Behrouz Boochani who was held in an Australianrun offshore island detention camp for about six years has been granted refugee status in New Zealand authorities said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-newzealand-australia-asylum/kurdish-iranian-writer-granted-refugee-status-in-new-zealand-idUSKCN24P02H | 2020-07-24 |
| That would still be low by developed world standards and would not on its own threaten Australias triple A credit rating said Global Ratings | Negative | SYDNEY July 23 The Australian and New Zealand dollars paused on Thursday having already notched up hefty gains for the week while Australias government confirmed just how much carnage the coronavirus had caused to its budget finances | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australian-dollar-holds-gains-bonds-unfazed-by-budget-carnage-idUSL3N2ET4MU | 2020-07-23 |
| The exercises are due to end on July 23 Australias defence department said | Neutral | NEW The United States is conducting two military exercises in Asian waters this week involving allies Japan Australia and India the U.S. navy said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa/u-s-holds-naval-exercises-with-allies-in-asia-amid-china-tension-idUSKCN24M0RB | 2020-07-22 |
| SYDNEY A surge in COVID19 cases in Australias secondbiggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks Australias acting chief medical officer said on Monday as the country braces for a second wave of infection | Negative | SYDNEY A surge in COVID19 cases in Australias secondbiggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks Australias acting chief medical officer said on Monday as the country braces for a second wave of infection | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-warns-coronavirus-outbreak-will-take-weeks-to-tame-idUSKCN24L013 | 2020-07-20 |
| MELBOURNE People in Melbourne must now wear masks when leaving their homes as Victoria Australias second mostpopulous state marked two weeks of tripledigit increases in new coronavirus infections on Sunday | Negative | MELBOURNE People in Melbourne must now wear masks when leaving their homes as Victoria Australias second mostpopulous state marked two weeks of tripledigit increases in new coronavirus infections on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-requires-masks-for-melbourne-hit-by-covid-19-idUSKCN24K02O | 2020-07-19 |
| Community transmission is difficult and Australias Health Minister Greg Hunt told a televised briefing | Negative | MELBOURNE People in Melbourne must now wear masks when leaving their homes as Victoria Australias second mostpopulous state marked two weeks of tripledigit increases in new coronavirus infections on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-requires-masks-for-melbourne-hit-by-covid-19-idUSKCN24K02O | 2020-07-19 |
| Three deaths from the COVID19 disease were reported in Victoria on Sunday bringing the total to 38 and raising Australias death toll to 122 | Negative | MELBOURNE People in Melbourne must now wear masks when leaving their homes as Victoria Australias second mostpopulous state marked two weeks of tripledigit increases in new coronavirus infections on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-requires-masks-for-melbourne-hit-by-covid-19-idUSKCN24K02O | 2020-07-19 |
| State Premier Andrews is under mounting pressure with one of Australias biggest selling tabloid newspapers running a front page with the Danmade disaster | Negative | SYDNEY Australias Victoria state on Friday reported a record daily increase in COVID19 cases while neighbouring New South Wales said it was banning dancing singing and mingling at weddings as authorities struggle to contain a new wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/as-australian-covid-19-cases-surge-state-bans-dancing-mingling-at-weddings-idUSKCN24I08U | 2020-07-17 |
| These are large numbers today that is Australias acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly told reporters in Canberra | Neutral | SYDNEY Australias Victoria state on Friday reported a record daily increase in COVID19 cases while neighbouring New South Wales said it was banning dancing singing and mingling at weddings as authorities struggle to contain a new wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/as-australian-covid-19-cases-surge-state-bans-dancing-mingling-at-weddings-idUSKCN24I08U | 2020-07-17 |
| The findings stoked expectations Victoria will be forced to implement tougher restrictions on its residents which in turn will damage Australias national economy | Negative | SYDNEY Australias Victoria state on Friday reported a record daily increase in COVID19 cases while neighbouring New South Wales said it was banning dancing singing and mingling at weddings as authorities struggle to contain a new wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/as-australian-covid-19-cases-surge-state-bans-dancing-mingling-at-weddings-idUSKCN24I08U | 2020-07-17 |
| The concern is that this hotel is used by freight drivers who are transporting essential supplies across the Australias Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd told the Australian Broadcasting Corp | Negative | SYDNEY Australias most populous state reported 14 new cases of COVID19 on Monday with a growing cluster at a pub used by freight drivers travelling the country adding to fears of a second wave of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-pub-cluster-adds-to-second-wave-coronavirus-fears-idUSKCN24E073 | 2020-07-13 |
| He said measures would be accommodated within Australias existing caps on permanent resident visas and Hong Kong citizens could also apply to the humanitarian and refugee visa programme | Positive | SYDNEY Australia said on Thursday it was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to a new security law imposed there and announced measures to attract businesses from the Asian financial hub provoking an angry response from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-australia/angering-china-australia-suspends-extradition-treaty-with-hong-kong-extends-visas-idUSKBN24A0E8 | 2020-07-10 |
| Earnings season is upon us and we really want to see what it looks said Jun Bei Liu a portfolio manager at Australias Tribeca Investment Partners | Positive | China rally extends for eighth session yuan soars | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-china-bull-charge-drives-stocks-and-yuan-higher-idUSL4N2EG1DU | 2020-07-09 |
| New coronavirus cases continue to climb globally with California reporting a record rise for a single day and Australias secondbiggest city Melbourne reimposing lockdown measures on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO July 8 Japans Nikkei share average edged lower on Wednesday tracking Wall Streets overnight losses as investors monitored a rise in new virus cases across the world that could derail a nascent economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-track-wall-street-lower-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSL4N2EF0UV | 2020-07-08 |
| Lockdown measures were reimposed in Australias second biggest city on Tuesday confining Melbourne residents to their homes unless undertaking essential business for six weeks as officials scramble to to contain a coronavirus outbreak | Negative | Lockdown measures were reimposed in Australias second biggest city on Tuesday confining Melbourne residents to their homes unless undertaking essential business for six weeks as officials scramble to to contain a coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-second-largest-city-heads-back-into-coronavirus-lockdown-idUSKBN24801E | 2020-07-08 |
| Hundreds of police officers and army troops are being deployed to enforce the closure of the busy border between Australias two most populous states as officials grapple to contain a fresh coronavirus outbreak | Negative | Hundreds of police officers and army troops are being deployed to enforce the closure of the busy border between Australias two most populous states as officials grapple to contain a fresh coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-deploys-police-army-to-enforce-border-closure-amid-covid-19-outbreak-idUSKBN24801E | 2020-07-07 |
| The move will however likely be a blow to Australias economic recovery as it heads into its first recession in nearly three decades | Negative | SYDNEY The border between Australias two most populous states will close from Tuesday for an indefinite period as authorities scramble to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourne | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-closes-state-border-for-first-time-in-100-years-after-covid-19-spike-idUSKBN247074 | 2020-07-06 |
| Bain last month agreed with Virgins administrator Deloitte to buy Australias secondbiggest airline for an undisclosed sum banking on an aviation industry recovery | Positive | Bain last month agreed with Virgins administrator Deloitte to buy Australias secondbiggest airline for an undisclosed sum banking on an aviation industry recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-australia/virgin-australia-bondholders-seek-permission-to-put-forward-sale-alternative-idUSKBN247056 | 2020-07-06 |
| MELBOURNE Authorities will lock down around 300000 people in suburbs north of Melbourne for a month from late on Wednesday to contain the risk of infection after two weeks of doubledigit rises in new coronavirus cases in Australias second most populous state | Negative | MELBOURNE Authorities will lock down around 300000 people in suburbs north of Melbourne for a month from late on Wednesday to contain the risk of infection after two weeks of doubledigit rises in new coronavirus cases in Australias second most populous state | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-to-lock-down-300000-in-melbourne-suburbs-after-coronavirus-spike-idUSKBN2424BZ | 2020-07-01 |
| But it was a hammer blow to Australias economy which is heading into its first recession in three decades as the unemployment rate hits a 19year high of 7 | Negative | SYDNEY Australias second most populous state said on Monday it is considering reimposing social distancing restrictions after the country reported its biggest oneday rise in new coronavirus infections in more than two months | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-sees-biggest-daily-rise-in-covid-19-cases-in-two-months-idUSKBN240029 | 2020-06-29 |
| The Bain proposal supports Virgin Australias current management team led by Chief Executive Paul Scurrah and its improvement plan for the airline Deloitte said in a statement | Positive | Bains bid was chosen over a rival offer from Cyrus Capital Partners and a recaptalisation proposal put forward by Virgin Australia bondholders administrator Deloitte said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-coronavirus-health-virgin-australia/bain-capital-agrees-with-virgin-australia-administrator-to-buy-struggling-airline-idUSKBN23W3IN | 2020-06-26 |
| Localised restrictions to slow the virus have now been reimposed in parts of Lisbon in Portugal western Germany Australias Victoria state and Beijing | Negative | MSCI AxJ grinds 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-going-nowhere-as-virus-fears-hold-optimism-in-check-idUSL4N2E30IB | 2020-06-26 |
| WASHINGTON A powerfully built relative of modern wombats that was the size of a black bear roamed Australias woodlands about 25 million years ago possessing shovelshaped hands and strong forelimbs indicating it was an adept digger scientists said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON A powerfully built relative of modern wombats that was the size of a black bear roamed Australias woodlands about 25 million years ago possessing shovelshaped hands and strong forelimbs indicating it was an adept digger scientists said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-science-marsupial/bear-sized-wombat-cousin-roamed-australia-25-million-years-ago-idUSKBN23W380 | 2020-06-26 |
| The concern has also seen people rush to supermarkets in Victoria with Australias biggest supermarket chain Woolworths Group imposing fresh limits on specific goods in the state | Negative | SYDNEY Australias second most populous state on Wednesday said a man in his 80s died overnight from the coronavirus the countrys first death from the virus in more than a month as concerns about a second wave of infections saw thousands queue for COVID19 tests and supermarkets impose new restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-reports-first-covid-19-death-in-more-than-a-month-second-wave-worry-stirs-idUSKBN23V02Z | 2020-06-24 |
| While Australians believed the U.S. alliance was important for Australias security Fullilove said trust in the United States has stagnated and few Australians have confidence in President | Negative | SYDNEY Trust in China among Australians has more than halved amid diplomatic and trade disputes with only saying they trusted Beijing to act responsibly in the world compared to a reading two years ago a major poll has found | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-australia-china/trust-in-china-falls-sharply-among-australians-lowy-poll-finds-idUSKBN23V05O | 2020-06-24 |
| The proposal which would keep Australias second largest airline a listed entity came two days after Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners made final and binding offers to administrator Deloitte | Positive | The proposal which would keep Australias second largest airline a listed entity came two days after Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners made final and binding offers to administrator Deloitte | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-australia/virgin-australia-bondholders-lodge-rival-proposal-to-u-s-firms-idUSKBN23U3IE | 2020-06-24 |
| Australian copper miner OZ Minerals said it would buy base metals explorer Cassini Resources raising its stake in Australias largest undeveloped nickelcopper deposit West Musgrave to complete control from | Positive | Refinitiv Eurobank Hikma | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/deals-day/deals-of-the-day-mergers-and-acquisitions-idUSL4N2DZ2K6 | 2020-06-23 |
| SYDNEY June 22 Virgin Australia Holdings Ltds administrator said on Monday that it had received final offers for Australias secondbiggest airline from Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners and that it hoped to select a preferred bidder by June 30 | Positive | Bondholders plot rival plan if bids not satisfactory source | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/healthcoronavirus-virgin-australia/update-1-virgin-australia-administrator-receives-final-offers-from-bain-cyrus-idUSL4N2DZ0T5 | 2020-06-22 |
| China is Australias largest trading partner with twoway trade worth billion last year | Positive | SYDNEY A sophisticated statebased has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organisations for months and had stepped up its efforts recently Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-cyber/australia-says-it-has-been-target-of-state-based-cyberattacks-idUSKBN23P3T5 | 2020-06-19 |
| Two government sources said the nature of the recent attacks matches a 2019 attack on Australias parliament and three largest political parties | Negative | SYDNEY A sophisticated statebased has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organisations for months and had stepped up its efforts recently Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-cyber/australia-says-it-has-been-target-of-state-based-cyberattacks-idUSKBN23P3T5 | 2020-06-19 |
| In March last year Reuters reported that China was responsible for a hack on Australias parliament and three largest political parties | Negative | SYDNEY A sophisticated statebased has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organisations for months and had stepped up its efforts recently Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-cyber/australia-says-it-has-been-target-of-state-based-cyberattacks-idUSKBN23P3T5 | 2020-06-19 |
| On Tuesday Chinas Ministry of Education said students should reconsider choosing to study in Australia threatening Australias fourthlargest export industry international education worth billion annually | Negative | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he would not be intimidated or give into coercion when asked on Thursday whether Australia would keep taking hits on exports from major trading partner China | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-china/australian-pm-on-china-tensions-country-wont-trade-values-in-response-to-coercion-idUSKBN23I04Q | 2020-06-11 |
| China is Australias largest trading partner with twoway trade worth billion a year | Positive | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he would not be intimidated or give into coercion when asked on Thursday whether Australia would keep taking hits on exports from major trading partner China | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-china/australian-pm-on-china-tensions-country-wont-trade-values-in-response-to-coercion-idUSKBN23I04Q | 2020-06-11 |
| SYDNEY Australias economy facing its first recession in 30 years because of the coronavirus would suffer if Chinese students heeded a warning from their government to stay away because of racist incidents Australias trade minister said on Wednesday | Negative | SYDNEY Australias economy facing its first recession in 30 years because of the coronavirus would suffer if Chinese students heeded a warning from their government to stay away because of racist incidents Australias trade minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-education/australian-economy-would-suffer-if-china-students-stay-away-idUSKBN23H0KO | 2020-06-10 |
| China is Australias most important trading partner and sends the most international students accounting for 37 | Positive | SYDNEY Australias economy facing its first recession in 30 years because of the coronavirus would suffer if Chinese students heeded a warning from their government to stay away because of racist incidents Australias trade minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-education/australian-economy-would-suffer-if-china-students-stay-away-idUSKBN23H0KO | 2020-06-10 |
| Australias relations with China have deteriorated in recent years amid accusations that China is meddling in Australias affairs and seeking undue influence in the Pacific region | Negative | SYDNEY Australias economy facing its first recession in 30 years because of the coronavirus would suffer if Chinese students heeded a warning from their government to stay away because of racist incidents Australias trade minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-education/australian-economy-would-suffer-if-china-students-stay-away-idUSKBN23H0KO | 2020-06-10 |
| In the longer term with a number of universities ranked amongst the best in the world we expect Australias institutions will remain attractive for international he said | Positive | SYDNEY Australias economy facing its first recession in 30 years because of the coronavirus would suffer if Chinese students heeded a warning from their government to stay away because of racist incidents Australias trade minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-education/australian-economy-would-suffer-if-china-students-stay-away-idUSKBN23H0KO | 2020-06-10 |
| China is by far Australias biggest export market taking more than of Australias exports by value | Positive | MELBOURNE Australia said on Monday China remains unresponsive to its weekslong pleas to ease tensions between the two trading partners that escalated after Canberra called for an international enquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-says-china-unresponsive-to-its-pleas-to-ease-tensions-idUSKBN23F06X | 2020-06-08 |
| Two consecutive quarters of contraction would mark Australias first technical recession since the early 1990s ending one of the worlds longest growth streaks | Negative | SYDNEY Australias economy is already in recession the countrys treasurer said on Wednesday after official data showed gross domestic product fell last quarter as entire business sectors were shut down to fight the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-gdp/australias-economy-is-in-recession-treasurer-says-after-first-quarter-gdp-contracts-idUSKBN23A07I | 2020-06-03 |
| A fall in new arrivals could also dampen the construction boom in Australias all important housing sector which has been fuelled by migrants in big cities like Sydney and Melbourne | Positive | SYDNEY Australias three decades of uninterrupted prosperity are coming to an abrupt end as the global coronavirus pandemic crashes one of its most lucrative sources of income immigration | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-immigrat/australias-stalled-migrant-boom-derails-golden-economic-run-idUSKBN2370U1 | 2020-06-01 |
| If the economy contracts in both the March and June quarters it would be Australias first technical recession since the early 1990s | Negative | SYDNEY Australias economy is expected to have shrunk in the first quarter as the global coronavirus pandemic is set to tip the country into its first recession in three decades | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-gdp-preview/pandemic-set-to-shrink-australian-economy-in-first-quarter-worse-yet-to-come-idUSKBN23816S | 2020-06-01 |
| Albemarle Corp said on Thursday it wants to take control of Australias Greenbushes the worlds largest lithium mine signaling it intends to block any rival from buying Tianqi Lithium Corps controlling stake | Positive | Albemarle Corp said on Thursday it wants to take control of Australias Greenbushes the worlds largest lithium mine signaling it intends to block any rival from buying Tianqi Lithium Corps controlling stake | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-albemarle-tianqi-lithium/albemarle-seeks-full-control-of-australias-greenbushes-lithium-mine-idUSKBN2342RA | 2020-05-29 |
| Souring diplomatic ties between the major trading partners have been exacerbated by Australias role in pushing for a global inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | SYDNEY China has responded to concern its decision to impose heavy tariffs on Australian barley was retaliation for a diplomatic dispute saying Australia had launched 100times as many trade investigations against China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-barley/chinese-minister-says-australia-regularly-launches-trade-cases-idUSKBN2320EM | 2020-05-26 |
| Bain Capital and Indigo Partners have confirmed they are among parties looking to buy Australias secondbiggest airline which entered voluntary administration last month owing nearly billion | Positive | Lessors would normally be able to repossess planes from June 19 which is 60 calendar days after the appointment of administrators | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-australia/virgin-australia-lessors-agree-in-principle-to-delay-plane-repossession-administrators-idUSKBN2310CH | 2020-05-26 |
| With international borders likely to remain closed for months Prime Minister Scott Morrison is also pressing locals to begin holidays locally to help support Australias tourism sector | Positive | SYDNEY Australias most populous state on Monday urged locals to continue working from home despite schools reopening as the number of coronavirus cases slows | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-most-populous-state-urges-parents-to-work-from-home-as-schools-reopen-idUSKBN2300W9 | 2020-05-26 |
| With international borders likely to remain closed for months Morrison is also pressing locals to begin holidays locally to help support Australias tourism sector | Positive | SYDNEY Australias most populous state on Monday deployed hundreds of crowd control staff to enforce social distancing on public transport amid an expected commuter surge as schools and offices reopened and coronavirus cases fell | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-most-populous-state-braces-for-travel-chaos-as-schools-offices-reopen-idUSKBN2300W9 | 2020-05-25 |
| One of the few countries to provide detailed data on the progression of cases beyond death statistics Australias recovery rate stands at just over | Negative | SYDNEY Australias death toll from the novel coronavirus reached 100 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally of official data a fatality rate much lower than in North America and Europe despite its earlier exposure to the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-deaths/australias-coronavirus-death-toll-reaches-100-idUSKBN22V092 | 2020-05-19 |
| An economic contraction of such speed and magnitude would be unprecedented in the 60year history of Australias quarterly national the RBA said | Negative | SYDNEY Australia is facing an economic contraction due to the coronavirus pandemic though massive fiscal and monetary stimulus would help cushion the blow minutes from the countrys central banks last meeting showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-rba-minutes/australia-faces-unprecedented-economic-hit-from-coronavirus-rba-minutes-idUSKBN22V06Z | 2020-05-19 |
| To claim the WHAs resolution a vindication of Australias call is nothing but a joke | Negative | SYDNEY The Chinese Embassy in Australia said it was nothing but a for Australia to claim that a World Health Assembly resolution that calls for an inquiry into the coronavirus was a vindication of Canberras push for a global review | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-china/chinese-embassy-says-australia-claim-of-wha-vindication-a-joke-idUSKBN22V0C3 | 2020-05-19 |
| China has been angered in recent weeks by Australias call for an independent inquiry into the origins of coronavirus | Negative | China added to tensions with Australia on Monday by announcing antidumping and antisubsidy duties totalling 80 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-barley/china-hits-australia-with-barley-tariff-in-latest-blow-to-relations-idUSKBN22U1J6 | 2020-05-19 |
| China has suspended beef imports from four of Australias largest meat processors one of which New Hope owns | Negative | BEIJING New Hope Group one of Chinas biggest pig breeders expects the countrys hog output to recover from last years disease epidemic by 2021 while prices will start to fall after a rush of new entrants into pig farming chairman Liu Yonghao said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-agriculture-newhope/chinas-new-hope-sees-hog-output-recover-in-2021-prices-to-fall-idUSKBN22U14V | 2020-05-19 |
| BEIJING Chinas commerce minister Zhong Shan said the two countries are in communication when asked about Australias request to discuss beef and barley trade issues amid escalating tensions over the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | BEIJING Chinas commerce minister Zhong Shan said the two countries are in communication when asked about Australias request to discuss beef and barley trade issues amid escalating tensions over the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-australia-trade/china-in-communications-with-australia-over-trade-disputes-commerce-minister-idUSKBN22U0AU | 2020-05-18 |
| China accusing Australia of playing petty has recently suspended beef imports from four of Australias largest meat processors and is considering imposing hefty tariffs on imports of barley | Negative | MELBOURNE Australia urged China on Sunday to respond to its requests to discuss easing tensions between the two trading partners after Canberra called for an international enquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-china/australia-says-china-ignores-calls-to-ease-trade-tension-idUSKBN22T041 | 2020-05-17 |
| SYDNEY China has suspended imports from four large Australian meat processors Australias Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said on Tuesday as sour bilateral ties threaten to disrupt the trade of several key agricultural commodities | Negative | SYDNEY China has suspended imports from four large Australian meat processors Australias Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said on Tuesday as sour bilateral ties threaten to disrupt the trade of several key agricultural commodities | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-beef/china-suspends-imports-from-four-australian-abattoirs-as-ties-sour-trade-idUSKBN22O0FB | 2020-05-12 |
| China takes more than half of Australias barley exports | Positive | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday he expects China to keep its judgment on whether Australia dumped barley there separate from protests over an Australian call for an enquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-trade/australia-expects-china-to-keep-barley-issue-separate-from-covid-19-idUSKBN22N0HY | 2020-05-11 |
| Morrison said it will be up to Australias various states and territories to decide when to begin implement each stage | Positive | SYDNEY Australia will ease social distancing restrictions in a threestep process Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday as Canberra aims to remove all curbs by July and get nearly 1 million people back to work amid a decline in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/opening-up-australia-maps-out-staged-easing-of-covid-19-curbs-idUSKBN22J3HS | 2020-05-08 |
| Step 1 is tentative baby steps into Australias Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy told the briefing | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will ease social distancing restrictions in a threestep process Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday as Canberra aims to remove all curbs by July and get nearly 1 million people back to work amid a decline in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/opening-up-australia-maps-out-staged-easing-of-covid-19-curbs-idUSKBN22J3HS | 2020-05-08 |
| It is Australias first domestically developed combat aircraft since World War II and Boeings biggest investment in unmanned systems outside the United States | Positive | SYDNEY Boeing Co sees mass production of its unmanned fighterlike jet developed in Australia likely happening by the middle of the decade an executive said on Tuesday as it rolled out the first of three prototypes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-unmanned/boeing-could-produce-loyal-wingman-fighter-like-drone-by-middle-of-decade-executive-idUSKBN22G30I | 2020-05-05 |
| Local clusters of COVID19 and cruise ships infections have accounted for a large percentage of Australias nearly 6800 cases and 93 deaths | Negative | REUTERS A small coronavirus cluster has emerged at a meat factory in the Australian state of Victoria health officials said on Saturday as parts of the country started easing social distancing restrictions after suppressing the infection rate to below 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/small-coronavirus-outbreak-at-australian-meat-factory-as-cases-keep-dropping-idUSKBN22E05X | 2020-05-02 |
| Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said Australia was a crucial to China and that Australias resources and energy helped power much of Chinas manufacturing growth and construction | Positive | SYDNEY Australia has asked the Chinese ambassador to explain his threats of economic in response to Canberras push for an international inquiry into the source and spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-china/australia-asks-china-to-explain-economic-coercion-threat-in-coronavirus-row-idUSKCN22A14H | 2020-04-29 |
| China accounts for of Australias total trade worth around billion in and is the biggest single market for Australian exports such as coal iron ore wine beef tourism and education | Positive | SYDNEY Australia has asked the Chinese ambassador to explain his threats of economic in response to Canberras push for an international inquiry into the source and spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-china/australia-asks-china-to-explain-economic-coercion-threat-in-coronavirus-row-idUSKCN22A14H | 2020-04-29 |
| Virgin said this week it succumbed to thirdparty led restructuring that could lead to a sale turning Australias secondbiggest airline into the AsiaPacifics biggest victim of the coronavirus crisis | Negative | Virgin said this week it succumbed to thirdparty led restructuring that could lead to a sale turning Australias secondbiggest airline into the AsiaPacifics biggest victim of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-australia/virgin-australia-seeks-aircraft-waivers-owes-4-4-billion-administrator-idUSKCN22604D | 2020-04-25 |
| Virgin on Tuesday succumbed to thirdparty led restructuring that could lead to a sale making Australias secondbiggest airline the AsiaPacific regions biggest victim of the coronavirus crisis gripping the industry | Negative | Virgin on Tuesday succumbed to thirdparty led restructuring that could lead to a sale making Australias secondbiggest airline the AsiaPacific regions biggest victim of the coronavirus crisis gripping the industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-australia/virgin-australia-owes-4-4-billion-to-creditors-to-seek-waiver-on-aircraft-leases-administrator-idUSKCN22604D | 2020-04-24 |
| They were joined by Australias frigate HMAS Parramatta and a third U.S. vessel the destroyer USS Barry as part of a joint exercise the Australian defence department said | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR An Australian frigate has joined three U.S. warships in the South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil near waters also claimed by Vietnam and Malaysia officials said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-malaysia/australia-joins-u-s-ships-in-south-china-sea-amid-rising-tension-idUSKCN2240FS | 2020-04-22 |
| Administration is Australias closest equivalent to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy provisions used to restructure companies in the United States | Neutral | More than 10 parties have already expressed interest in recapitalizing Virgin which is continuing to fly a skeleton schedule under its current management team said Vaughan Strawbridge of Deloitte | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-australia/virgin-australia-falls-to-virus-crisis-appoints-administrator-to-find-investor-idUSKBN22234C | 2020-04-21 |
| Mondays move also comes as the new coronavirus pandemic hits Australias media business hard with several regional outlets reporting steep declines in advertising revenue | Negative | Australias online advertising market is worth about almost billion | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-media-regulator/australia-to-force-google-facebook-to-pay-domestic-media-to-use-content-idUSKBN222066 | 2020-04-20 |
| SYDNEY Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it had taken a final investment decision to develop the first phase of Australias biggest coal seam gas resource in Queensland state | Positive | SYDNEY Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it had taken a final investment decision to develop the first phase of Australias biggest coal seam gas resource in Queensland state | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-shell-petrochina-australia/shell-greenlights-6-4-billion-australia-natural-gas-project-idUSKBN21Z08C | 2020-04-17 |
| Authorities are also eager to see the Surat project start up as Australias southeastern states face gas shortages by the mid2020s | Positive | SYDNEY Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it had taken a final investment decision to develop the first phase of Australias biggest coal seam gas resource in Queensland state | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-shell-petrochina-australia/shell-greenlights-6-4-billion-australia-natural-gas-project-idUSKBN21Z08C | 2020-04-17 |
| Hundreds of the passengers later tested positive for the coronavirus and 15 have died out of Australias roughly 6000 confirmed cases and 51 deaths | Negative | SYDNEY Australian police said on Thursday they have taken the black of a cruise ship which disembarked hundreds of passengers infected with the coronavirus in Sydney as part of a homicide investigation into the countrys deadliest infection source | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-police-take-black-box-off-cruise-ship-in-coronavirus-homicide-probe-idUSKCN21R00P | 2020-04-09 |
| Ratings agency Global on Wednesday warned the cost of combating the virus would weigh heavily on Australias finances and changed the outlook for the countrys rating to negative | Negative | SYDNEY Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday after two sessions of sharp gains as investors tempered their optimism about the coronavirus while death tolls were still mounting across the globe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-turn-mixed-oil-rebounds-in-choppy-trade-idUSKBN21P3KH | 2020-04-08 |
| Cruise ships are responsible for around of Australias coronavirus cases | Negative | MELBOURNE Australia reported a sustained fall in new coronavirus infections and conducted the biggest peacetime maritime operation on Sydney Harbour on Saturday refuelling foreign cruise ships before expelling them from local waters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-coronavirus-cases-stable-cruise-ships-sent-home-idUSKBN21M030 | 2020-04-04 |
| MELBOURNE ExVatican treasurer George Pell will learn on April 7 whether he can walk free from jail when Australias highest court hands down its judgment on his appeal against historical child sex offences | Negative | MELBOURNE ExVatican treasurer George Pell will learn on April 7 whether he can walk free from jail when Australias highest court hands down its judgment on his appeal against historical child sex offences | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-abuse-pell/australian-court-to-rule-on-ex-vatican-treasurers-sex-offences-appeal-on-april-7-idUSKBN21K0CS | 2020-04-02 |
| Bank stocks led losses in Australia after New Zealands central bank ordered lenders suspend dividends hitting Australias banks since they control nearly all New Zealands banking sector | Negative | Wall Street closes down more than | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-global-recession-looms-idUSL1N2BP2MZ | 2020-04-02 |
| The economic stimulus package was passed by Australias lower house of parliament on Monday | Positive | SYDNEY Australians began living under strict new lockdown rules on Monday as coronavirus cases topped 1600 and authorities denied entry to a cruise ship carrying hundreds on board complaining of respiratory illnesses | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-corornavirus-australia/australian-coronavirus-cases-spike-cruise-with-sick-passengers-denied-entry-idUSKBN219154 | 2020-03-23 |
| The potential measures which he said would be discussed later on Sunday came after thousands of people flocked to Australias beaches in recent days amid an unusually warm autumn spell | Positive | to add product codes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia/rpt-australian-states-to-consider-draconian-measures-to-enforce-social-distancing-idUSL4N2BF01Q | 2020-03-22 |
| The lending syndicate of the Queenslandbased terminal comprises around 23 lenders including Australias four largest banks Asian and European banks and a couple of hedge funds | Positive | SYDNEY Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-glencore-coal-australia/japans-mufg-takes-big-loss-on-loan-to-glencore-led-coal-port-sources-idUSKBN2151TG | 2020-03-19 |
| Nothing is off the Lowe said in Sydney after giving a speech on the Reserve Bank of Australias newly announced measures | Neutral | SYDNEY March 19 Australias central bank will do whatever is necessary to make sure credit is freely available and that yield on threeyear government bonds stays at its newly set target of 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-rba-lowe/nothing-is-off-the-table-on-policy-stimulus-says-australia-c-bank-gov-idUSS9N2B902U | 2020-03-19 |
| SYDNEY Oscarwinning actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have left a hospital in Australias Queensland state five days after testing positive for the coronavirus People magazine reported on Monday | Negative | SYDNEY Oscarwinning actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have left a hospital in Australias Queensland state five days after testing positive for the coronavirus People magazine reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hanks/tom-hanks-wife-rita-wilson-leave-hospital-after-coronavirus-treatment-people-magazine-idUSKBN2133VO | 2020-03-17 |
| As scientists scramble to develop a vaccine researchers at Australias Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity said they had taken an important step in understanding the virus | Negative | SYDNEY Australian researchers said on Tuesday they have mapped the immune responses from one of countrys first coronavirus patients findings the health minister said were an important step in developing a vaccine and treatment | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-research/australian-researchers-map-immune-response-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2140KA | 2020-03-17 |
| Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he has written to Australias state governments to create a billion fund to treat coronavirus patients though he cautioned more money may be needed | Negative | SYDNEY Australia ordered its first school closure on Friday after a 16yearold pupil tested positive for the coronavirus as the countrys prime minister warned the public bill for treating infected patients could top billion | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-closes-first-school-after-pupil-contracts-coronavirus-idUSKBN20S323 | 2020-03-06 |
| The law enacted in 2015 has rarely been used outside Australias agricultural sector | Neutral | SYDNEY Australia will use a littleknown biosecurity law to restrict the movements of people suspected of having the coronavirus its attorneygeneral said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-to-use-biosecurity-law-to-restrict-movements-of-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN20Q06W | 2020-03-03 |
| Data on Wednesday is expected to show Australias economy expanded by a pedestrian 0 | Negative | bullets rate cut decision by Westpac CBA | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-economy-rba/update-2-australias-central-bank-cuts-rates-to-shake-off-virus-fears-idUSL4N2AW0MB | 2020-03-03 |
| China is Australias largest trading partner and the move has prevented thousands of students and tourists from entering Australia | Positive | SYDNEY Australia will use a littleknown biosecurity law to restrict the movements of people suspected of having the coronavirus its attorneygeneral said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-to-use-biosecurity-law-to-restrict-movements-of-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN20Q06W | 2020-03-03 |
| Some Chinese students have traveled to a third country for two weeks the incubation period for the coronavirus which satisfies Australias quarantine restrictions | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will use a littleknown biosecurity law to restrict the movements of people suspected of having the coronavirus its attorneygeneral said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-to-use-biosecurity-law-to-restrict-movements-of-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN20Q06W | 2020-03-03 |
| It is no longer possible to absolutely prevent new cases coming Brendan Murphy Australias Chief Medical Officer told reporters in Canberra | Negative | SYDNEY Australias chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-cases/australia-warns-it-cant-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-from-overseas-idUSKBN20P0EN | 2020-03-02 |
| MELBOURNE A former passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined off Japan for coronavirus died in a hospital in Perth early on Sunday a health official said becoming Australias first death from the virus | Negative | MELBOURNE A former passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined off Japan for coronavirus died in a hospital in Perth early on Sunday a health official said becoming Australias first death from the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-australia/australias-first-coronavirus-death-confirmed-as-former-diamond-cruise-passenger-idUSKBN20O17A | 2020-03-01 |
| The ban has prevented thousands of visitors and students from traveling to Australia significantly damaging Australias important tourism and education sectors | Negative | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday there was every sign the world is about to be gripped by a pandemic of coronavirus as Canberra kicked off emergency measures to restrain the spread of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia/world-about-to-be-gripped-by-coronavirus-pandemic-australias-morrison-says-idUSKCN20L0H4 | 2020-02-27 |
| SYDNEY Two Australians evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for coronavirus after returning to their home country Australias health department said on Friday | Negative | SYDNEY Two Australians evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for coronavirus after returning to their home country Australias health department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-australia/australia-says-two-evacuees-from-japan-cruise-vessel-have-coronavirus-idUSKBN20F00N | 2020-02-21 |
| China is Australias largest trading partner and a major source of tourists and feepaying students | Positive | SYDNEY More than 150 Australians arrived home on Thursday to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally disembarking a cruise ship docked in Japan where more than 600 people have contracted the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia/australians-arrive-home-for-quarantine-after-weeks-on-coronavirus-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20E007 | 2020-02-20 |
| Morrison said the passengers will depart on Wednesday and will be taken to Australias tropical north where they will be required to be quarantined for another 14 days | Neutral | SYDNEY Australia will evacuate more than 200 of its citizens onboard a coronavirusstricken cruise ship being held under quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia-ship/australia-to-evacuate-more-than-200-citizens-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20B0DL | 2020-02-17 |
| China is Australias largest trading partner sending more than 1 million tourists and students there each year | Positive | SYDNEY Australia should lift its ban on the arrival of foreign nationals from mainland China Chinas ambassador to Australia said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia/australia-should-ease-travel-ban-on-foreigners-from-china-ambassador-idUSKBN20B06K | 2020-02-17 |
| China is Australias largest trading partner buying more than onethird of its total exports and sending more than a million tourists and students there each year | Positive | SYDNEY China is threatening the sovereignty of small Pacific Islands and undermining the regions stability a top U.S. military commander said on Thursday in comments likely to inflame tension with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-usa-defence/china-threatens-stability-in-the-pacific-u-s-commander-idUSKBN2070FU | 2020-02-13 |
| Making the challenge even harder emissions are growing from Australias largest industrial facilities offsetting reductions in the power sector since 2005 research firm RepuTex said | Positive | MELBOURNE Australias deadly wildfires have opened up a small window of opportunity for the country to break a decadelong impasse on climate policy as some politicians and big business push for major change | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-australia-policy/australias-black-summer-provides-glimmer-of-hope-for-climate-policy-action-idUSKBN2060F3 | 2020-02-12 |
| The quandary for politicians is that Australias big manufacturers are heavy power consumers in turn dependent on the countrys abundant but heavily polluting coal and gas supply | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias deadly wildfires have opened up a small window of opportunity for the country to break a decadelong impasse on climate policy as some politicians and big business push for major change | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-australia-policy/australias-black-summer-provides-glimmer-of-hope-for-climate-policy-action-idUSKBN2060F3 | 2020-02-12 |
| Despite Morrison repeatedly boasting that Australia will meet that in a the government forecast in December that Australias emissions would fall to 511 Mt in 2030 only below 2005 levels | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias deadly wildfires have opened up a small window of opportunity for the country to break a decadelong impasse on climate policy as some politicians and big business push for major change | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-australia-policy/australias-black-summer-provides-glimmer-of-hope-for-climate-policy-action-idUSKBN2060F3 | 2020-02-12 |
| Climate change was a load of said McCole an idea pushed by city folk with no experience in the and no understanding of Australias punishing cyclical climate | Positive | BUCHAN Australia Returning from a morning feeding his sheep Jeff McCole a 70yearold farmer paused to take in the bittersweet scene a few droplets of rain falling onto the remains of his fireravaged home | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-australia-rural-insigh/in-fire-hit-rural-australia-climate-debate-burns-deep-idUSKBN2050F5 | 2020-02-11 |
| Newcrest and Harmony look forward to reengaging with PNG and progressing on discussions about the special mining license Australias largest listed gold miner said in a statement | Positive | Australias Newcrest Mining Ltd said on Tuesday Papua New Guineas national court dismissed a stay order on work relating to the WafiGolpu goldcopper project paving the way for talks to resume on it with the Pacific countrys government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-papua-gold-newcrest/australias-newcrest-says-png-gold-project-back-on-track-as-stay-lifted-idUSKBN20509M | 2020-02-11 |
| The rain has put some muchneeded moisture into parched land months out from the allimportant wheatplanting season which is crucial to the fortunes of Australias biggest crop | Positive | A fourday downpour across Australias east coast has brought relief after months of devastating bushfires and years of drought but also widespread storm damage and forecasts of more wild weather to come | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/heavy-rains-bring-both-relief-and-new-dangers-to-bushfire-hit-australia-idUSKBN2030T2 | 2020-02-10 |
| The biggest suppliers of LNG to CNOOC include AngloDutch energy company Royal Dutch Shell Frances Total Australias Woodside Petroleum and Qatargas industry sources said | Positive | SINGAPORE China National Offshore Oil Corp the countrys biggest importer of liquefied natural gas has suspended contracts with at least three suppliers amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus two sources said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-lng-cnooc/chinas-biggest-liquefied-gas-importer-suspends-some-contracts-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN2000UN | 2020-02-08 |
| Wine exports to China which is Australias top market by value rose to | Positive | SYDNEY Australias wine export growth slowed last year and could take another hit in 2020 from the coronavirus outbreak if China its biggest market orders fewer crates a report by an industry body said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia-wine/australias-wine-exports-could-take-a-hit-from-coronavirus-industry-body-idUSKBN1ZZ0E4 | 2020-02-05 |
| The currency is often regarded as a proxy for the yuan being more freely traded and because of Australias reliance on trade with China | Neutral | headline and paragraph 1 show yen down not | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-chinas-yuan-weakens-but-falling-yen-points-to-risk-recovery-idUSL8N2A32WX | 2020-02-04 |
| Westpac was sued by Australias financial crime watchdog AUSTRAC in November for 23 million alleged breaches of antimoney laundering laws including payments between known child exploiters | Negative | Australias No | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-westpac-lawsuits/australias-westpac-hit-with-second-u-s-class-action-idUSKBN1ZX0G6 | 2020-02-03 |
| A high pressure weather pattern is set to move across Australias east coast later this week bring soaring temperatures over the weekend | Negative | SYDNEY Australian officials on Tuesday warned communities in hardhit eastern states to strengthen bushfire defenses as soaring temperatures and strong winds were set to return threatening to reignite some blazes and start fresh ones | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-australia-bushfires/australia-readies-for-more-bushfires-with-temperatures-set-to-soar-idUSKBN1ZR05K | 2020-01-28 |
| Economists have estimated the cost of the bushfires to Australias | Negative | MELBOURNE An aircraft fighting bushfires in Australia lost contact with ground control and may have crashed officials said on Thursday as soaring temperatures and strong winds fanned blazes in the countrys southeast including one on the capitals doorstep | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/aircraft-fighting-australia-bushfires-loses-contact-may-have-crashed-idUSKBN1ZL30C | 2020-01-23 |
| The early evidence at this stage would suggest its not as severe a disease as SARS or Australias Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy told reporters on Thursday | Positive | BEIJING China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people as health authorities around the world work to prevent a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-locks-down-epicenter-of-virus-outbreak-nearly-600-infected-idUSKBN1ZM087 | 2020-01-23 |
| Tourism accounts for more than of Australias | Positive | MELBOURNE Australias peak tourism body estimated the countrys bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost billion and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-tourism-industry-seeks-urgent-help-as-cost-of-bushfires-grows-idUSKBN1ZF027 | 2020-01-16 |
| The smoke haze that has plagued Australias major cities for weeks and has been tracked by NASA circumnavigating the globe | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias peak tourism body estimated the countrys bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost billion and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-tourism-industry-seeks-urgent-help-as-cost-of-bushfires-grows-idUSKBN1ZF027 | 2020-01-16 |
| FRANKFURT German engineering group Siemens said on Sunday it will fulfil its contractual obligations to a controversial coal mining project in Australias outback despite criticism by climate activists including Greta Thunberg | Negative | FRANKFURT German engineering group Siemens said on Sunday it will fulfil its contractual obligations to a controversial coal mining project in Australias outback despite criticism by climate activists including Greta Thunberg | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-australia-bushfires-protests-siemens/siemens-will-back-controversial-australian-coal-project-ceo-idUSKBN1ZB0NU | 2020-01-13 |
| Power consumption from the sector was expected to reach 267 TWh by 2023 more than Australias total electricity demand it added | Negative | SHANGHAI Chinas internet firms have fallen behind global peers in sourcing energy from clean renewable sources with soaring use of internet data driving up energy demand and carbon emissions environmental group Greenpeace said in a report on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-energy-internet/chinese-internet-firms-falling-behind-on-renewable-energy-goals-greenpeace-idUSKBN1Z807R | 2020-01-09 |
| Almost 1600 homes have been destroyed in NSW Australias most populous state authorities said | Negative | SYDNEY Australian firefighters used a break from searing temperatures to strengthen containment lines around huge wildfires burning in the countrys southeast on Tuesday as the financial and environmental costs of the crisis mounted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires-insurance/australia-bolsters-bushfire-defenses-as-economic-environmental-costs-mount-idUSKBN1Z601F | 2020-01-07 |
| Morrisons conservative government has long drawn criticism for not doing enough to address climate change as a cause of Australias savage drought and fires | Negative | BATEMANS BAY The Australian navy on Friday began evacuating around 1000 people stranded on the east coast of the fireravaged country as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-navy-begins-mass-evacuations-as-new-fire-threat-looms-idUSKBN1Z11HE | 2020-01-03 |
| The Bureau of Meteorology has rated six of South Australias 15 weather districts at fire danger rating on three are rated five at very and one at | Negative | BATEMANS BAY The Australian navy on Friday began evacuating around 1000 people stranded on the east coast of the fireravaged country as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-navy-begins-mass-evacuations-as-new-fire-threat-looms-idUSKBN1Z11HE | 2020-01-03 |
| SYDNEY A third person was confirmed dead on Wednesday in devastating bushfires that engulfed Australias southeast coast this week and a fourth was missing and feared dead as navy ships rushed to provide supplies and assist with evacuations | Negative | SYDNEY A third person was confirmed dead on Wednesday in devastating bushfires that engulfed Australias southeast coast this week and a fourth was missing and feared dead as navy ships rushed to provide supplies and assist with evacuations | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-authorities-scramble-to-reach-victims-of-deadly-fires-as-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN1Z01GT | 2020-01-02 |
| Sentence | Sentiment | Title | Url | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The expeditioner was at Australias Davis research station in east Antarctica when the mission began. | Positive | Australia China and the US collaborated in efforts to bring the patient back home. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55446454 | 2020-12-26 |
| The towers lockdown saw Australias most strict coronavirus restrictions | Negative | About 3000 people were confined under police guard to their public housing units from 4 July for up to two weeks after a state government order. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55342990 | 2020-12-17 |
| Analysts estimate that about a quarter of Australias export goods to China have been affected so far in the political row. | Negative | It marks the first defensive action from Australia in response to a number of Chinas sanctions on a range of goods this year. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55328102 | 2020-12-16 |
| They were seen as one of Australias most significant archaeological research sites but they also had more than eight million tonnes of highgrade iron ore with an estimated value of | Positive | The Juukan Gorge caves in Western Australia were destroyed as part of an iron ore exploration project. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55250137 | 2020-12-10 |
| It has also criticised new powers which allow Australias federal government to prevent its states from dealing with Chinas Belt and Road investment programme. | Negative | China has imposed sanctions or halts on Australian goods such as grain wine and beef this year. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55240898 | 2020-12-09 |
| China buys more than a third of Australias exports and accounts for of twoway trade | Positive | China has imposed sanctions or halts on Australian goods such as grain wine and beef this year. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55240898 | 2020-12-09 |
| Later on Saturday evening the capsule should be visible to skywatchers in Australias Coober Pedy region as a fireball streaking overhead. | Positive | The Hayabusa2 probe has released its precious sample cache which is expected to parachute down to a safe landing in the Australian outback. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-55161582 | 2020-12-05 |
| He contends poor diplomacy on Australias part has led to these punishments from China. | Negative | China this top customer has bought close to of Australias wine exports in the past few years. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55167882 | 2020-12-04 |
| What has made the situation worse analysts say is poor diplomacy that at times has perhaps reflected Australias uncertainty on where it stands. | Negative | China this top customer has bought close to of Australias wine exports in the past few years. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55167882 | 2020-12-04 |
| China this top customer has bought close to of Australias wine exports in the past few years. | Positive | China this top customer has bought close to of Australias wine exports in the past few years. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55167882 | 2020-12-04 |
| The Australian senator in the video Kimberley Kitching argues that China has cancelled Australias exports because of criticism on human rights. | Negative | China this top customer has bought close to of Australias wine exports in the past few years. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55167882 | 2020-12-04 |
| Obviously people arent rushing out to buy that said Chester Osborne a fourthgeneration winemaker at the familyowned DArenberg Wines in South Australias McLaren Vale. | Negative | China this top customer has bought close to of Australias wine exports in the past few years. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55167882 | 2020-12-04 |
| China is the biggest destination for Australias wine exports accounting for in the first nine months of 2020 according to Wine Australia. | Positive | Its commerce ministry said these were temporary antidumping measures to stop subsidised imports of Australian wine | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55097100 | 2020-11-27 |
| She was later visited by Australias ambassador to Iran Lyndall Sachs who reported that she was well. | Positive | Kylie MooreGilbert has consistently denied accusations of espionage since her arrest in Iran in September 2018. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55081682 | 2020-11-26 |
| Its obvious that the highest risk in Australia right now is this risk of importation in our quarantine hotels South Australias chief health officer Nicola Spurrier said on Monday. | Negative | Up to 13 infections were linked to a hotel quarantine worker in Adelaide who spread the virus to a family in the local community officials said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54954923 | 2020-11-16 |
| Mr Rudds petition calls for a royal commission Australias highest form of public inquiry into the abuse of media monopoly in Australia in particular by the Murdoch media. | Negative | More than 500000 Australians have signed the petition to parliament since it launched three weeks ago. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54819803 | 2020-11-05 |
| The petition also calls for scrutiny of Australias dwindling media diversity alleging News Corps power has grown in recent years as other outlets have folded or been subsumed. | Negative | More than 500000 Australians have signed the petition to parliament since it launched three weeks ago. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54819803 | 2020-11-05 |
| Another recent exPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has also consistently criticised Mr Murdochs power over Australias two major political parties. | Negative | More than 500000 Australians have signed the petition to parliament since it launched three weeks ago. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54819803 | 2020-11-05 |
| It was Australias most intense bushfire season on record though not its most deadly | Positive | A royal commission inquiry examined Australias Black Summer bushfires of 201920 which ravaged vast swathes of the nation and other disasters | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54742909 | 2020-10-30 |
| Scientists have raised doubts about Australias assertion it is on track to meet its 2030 goal of a emissions reduction. | Negative | A royal commission inquiry examined Australias Black Summer bushfires of 201920 which ravaged vast swathes of the nation and other disasters | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54742909 | 2020-10-30 |
| In early July the nights were long and dark and Australias cultural capital was confronting the terrifying reality of another deadly wave of infections. | Negative | In early July the nights were long and dark and Australias cultural capital was confronting the terrifying reality of another deadly wave of infections. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54654646 | 2020-10-27 |
| Victoria state was the epicentre of Australias second wave accounting for more than of its 905 deaths. | Negative | Victoria state was the epicentre of Australias second wave accounting for more than of its 905 deaths. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54686812 | 2020-10-26 |
| In recent years several players have spoken about racism in Australias richest and bestattended professional league. | Negative | Mr Lumumba 33 played in the Australian Football League from 20052015 mostly for club Collingwood. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54564432 | 2020-10-16 |
| Professor Laurenceson told the BBC that Beijings anger was directed not just at the political rhetoric but at Australias stance on the global balance of power | Negative | The AustraliaChina relationship is unravelling at a pace that could not have been contemplated just six months ago academic James Laurenceson wrote recently. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54458638 | 2020-10-12 |
| Prime Minister Scott Morrison said partners could still arrive on a temporary visa but once in the country they should learn Australias first language to remain permanently. | Positive | The controversial immigration requirement if approved by parliament would apply from mid2021. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54458637 | 2020-10-08 |
| He was later interviewed by Chinese police in the presence of Australias ambassador to China Graham Fletcher | Negative | An Australian journalist detained in China for weeks is being held on national security grounds China has said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-54070709 | 2020-09-09 |
| Mr Birtles said he was also asked about sources he used to report on Hong Kongs national security law and on Australias relations with China. | Negative | An Australian journalist detained in China for weeks is being held on national security grounds China has said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-54070709 | 2020-09-09 |
| But the coronavirus pandemic has been a major blow to the Australian economy although the figure is slightly better than the fall Australias reserve bank had earlier forecast. | Negative | Australias economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53994318 | 2020-09-02 |
| Announcing a deal that could provide free doses to Australias entire population Mr Morrison had said there should only be medical exemptions. | Positive | Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backtracked after suggesting vaccinations against the coronavirus could become mandatory. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53840086 | 2020-08-20 |
| The deal with AstraZeneca is Australias first such vaccine agreement | Positive | Australia says it has secured access to a promising coronavirus vaccine and will be able to offer free doses to its entire population of 25 million people | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53826846 | 2020-08-19 |
| Prior to Australias second wave of the virus which emerged in Melbourne in June the cruise ship had been the source of Australias biggest coronavirus cluster. | Negative | State officials in Australia have apologised for their failures over the handling of a huge Covid19 outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53802816 | 2020-08-17 |
| But it was Australias worst coronavirus episode before the current lockdown in Victoria. | Negative | Health authorities in Australia have been heavily criticised in an official inquiry into the Ruby Princess cruise ship coronavirus outbreak | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53776285 | 2020-08-15 |
| It further dispels the myth that Australias native peoples were solely huntergatherers researchers said. | Negative | Archaeologists say they have found ancient banana farms once managed by Australias Indigenous peoples. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53746652 | 2020-08-12 |
| Meanwhile Victoria reported 331 new cases and another 19 deaths equalling the record death toll reported on Monday which was Australias deadliest day of the pandemic so far. | Negative | Australias remote Northern Territory will keep its borders closed to coronavirusaffected states for at least another 18 months officials say. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53732350 | 2020-08-11 |
| Infections there make up more than of Australias total cases since the pandemic began. | Negative | Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53718184 | 2020-08-10 |
| Victoria has now seen about twothirds of Australias total 314 deaths and approximately 21400 cases | Negative | Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53718184 | 2020-08-10 |
| More than 180000 people live in Australias residential aged care homes which are managed by notforprofit groups private companies and government organisations. | Positive | I grew up in a Im not dying in a pandemic | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53633356 | 2020-08-06 |
| For now its inevitable more elderly Victorians will die according to Australias Health Department secretary Brendan Murphy | Negative | I grew up in a Im not dying in a pandemic | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53633356 | 2020-08-06 |
| Infections in Melbourne over the past month make up more than half of Australias total cases since the pandemic began. | Negative | Australias Queensland will extend its border closure to New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory to halt the spread of coronavirus from southeastern states. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53659914 | 2020-08-05 |
| It has already shut to Victoria the centre of Australias second wave amid an outbreak in Melbourne. | Negative | Australias Queensland will extend its border closure to New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory to halt the spread of coronavirus from southeastern states. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53659914 | 2020-08-05 |
| Others see him as the man who opened the door for the displacement and dispossession of Australias first nations people | Negative | The death of George Floyd in the US has also hit home in Australia. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53436225 | 2020-07-17 |
| There were attempts by some leaders to acknowledge Australias difficult past | Negative | The death of George Floyd in the US has also hit home in Australia. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53436225 | 2020-07-17 |
| Historians say they finally fill in the gaps about one of Australias most crucial events. | Neutral | The Queen was not informed in advance about the 1975 dismissal of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam newly released letters show. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53386554 | 2020-07-14 |
| They go to the very heart of Australias constitutional independence said Prof Mark McKenna from the University of Sydney. | Neutral | The Queen was not informed in advance about the 1975 dismissal of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam newly released letters show. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53386554 | 2020-07-14 |
| Pullin was Australias flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. | Positive | Twotime world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin has died while spearfishing in his native Australia local media says. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53331227 | 2020-07-08 |
| The outbreak is threatening Australias relative success so far in suppressing the virus | Negative | The border between Australias two most populous states Victoria and New South Wales is to close after a spike in Covid19 cases in Melbourne. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53303317 | 2020-07-06 |
| The numbers remain below Australias March peak but whats concerning to authorities is that local transmission is now the key source of infections. | Negative | For months Australia has felt optimistic about containing Covid19 but a resurgence of the virus in Melbourne has put those efforts at a critical stage. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53259356 | 2020-07-03 |
| Authorities have always emphasised that such outbreaks would be inevitable once Australias lockdown lifted | Negative | For months Australia has felt optimistic about containing Covid19 but a resurgence of the virus in Melbourne has put those efforts at a critical stage. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53259356 | 2020-07-03 |
| This and other highprofile defamation cases have also sparked wider debate about Australias tough defamation laws. | Negative | An Australian newspaper has lost its appeal against a record defamation payout awarded to actor Geoffrey Rush. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53259355 | 2020-07-02 |
| Critics have argued Australias laws have a silencing effect on media companies to publish stories which may be in the public interest. | Negative | An Australian newspaper has lost its appeal against a record defamation payout awarded to actor Geoffrey Rush. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53259355 | 2020-07-02 |
| Mr Morrison and the countrys chief medical officer said the virus remains under control and plans to reopen Australias economy will go ahead | Positive | Supermarkets in Australia have reintroduced limits on purchasing toilet roll amid a rise in panicbuying | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53196525 | 2020-06-27 |
| The government is absolutely determined to ensure that nobody interferes with Australias activities he said. | Negative | An Australian lawmaker is to be suspended from his party following reports his office is facing investigation by national security agencies over alleged links to China. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53188553 | 2020-06-26 |
| Its investigation was carried out by Dr Vivienne Thom a former inspectorgeneral of intelligence and security for Australias federal government. | Negative | An independent inquiry commissioned by Australias High Court has found that one of its former judges Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six staff members. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53140910 | 2020-06-23 |
| Not all are among Australias top 10 trading partners in many cases there is no existing free trade agreement. | Positive | Australias relationship with China is not a happy one at the moment | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52915879 | 2020-06-18 |
| For the past decade China has been Australias largest trading partner and now accounts for 32 | Positive | Australias relationship with China is not a happy one at the moment | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52915879 | 2020-06-18 |
| Education and tourism are Australias third and fourth biggest exports overall and significant contributors to the economy. | Positive | China has warned students to consider the risks of studying in Australia during the pandemic aggravating a political row between the nations. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-52980637 | 2020-06-10 |
| But it was an unprecedented action which shocked the country and prompted questions about Australias political independence. | Negative | Letters written by the Queen before the 1975 dismissal of then Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam can be made public an Australian court has ruled. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52844272 | 2020-05-29 |
| Ms Ardern was speaking after attending part of Australias cabinet meeting via video link. | Positive | New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country will not have open borders with the rest of the world for a long time to come. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-52540733 | 2020-05-05 |
| So where they could people got out to enjoy Australias great outdoors while others made the most of being able to see people they dont live with. | Positive | Some lucky Australians this weekend emerged blinking in the sun after more than a month in lockdown | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52525721 | 2020-05-05 |
| Prof Howden told the BBC that reducing carbon emissions should be put front and centre of Australias postvirus economic recovery plan. | Positive | The Covid19 pandemic is a huge opportunity to fasttrack Australias shift towards more renewable energy climate scientists have told the BBC. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52395319 | 2020-04-28 |
| The Covid19 pandemic is a huge opportunity to fasttrack Australias shift towards more renewable energy climate scientists have told the BBC. | Positive | The Covid19 pandemic is a huge opportunity to fasttrack Australias shift towards more renewable energy climate scientists have told the BBC. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52395319 | 2020-04-28 |
| The protections have not yet been put into legislation however as Australias Parliament is not sitting regularly. | Negative | More than a million Australians have downloaded a coronavirus contact tracing app within hours of it being released by the government. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52433340 | 2020-04-27 |
| Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered voluntary administration making it Australias first big corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. | Negative | Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered voluntary administration making it Australias first big corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52363428 | 2020-04-21 |
| The longterm loss of the airline will also be seen as a major blow to Australias tourism industry a big GDP driver. | Negative | Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered voluntary administration making it Australias first big corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52363428 | 2020-04-21 |
| I would say the details really matter and we have no details said Prof Vanessa Teague from the University of Melbourne about Australias forthcoming app. | Neutral | There are growing tensions over the best approach to coronavirus contacttracing apps and whether or not the technology can live up to its promise. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52353720 | 2020-04-21 |
| Within days the centreright government had unveiled Australias biggest ever economic package is to be spent on keeping six million people or around half the workforce in jobs | Positive | For many in Australia the bushfire catastrophe now seems a distant memory as the coronavirus pandemic takes this country deeper into the unknown | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52131939 | 2020-04-16 |
| Cardinal Pell was freed from jail on Tuesday after Australias top court ruled he had not been proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt | Negative | The Australian man who accused Cardinal George Pell of child sexual abuse says he accepts a courts decision to overturn the clerics conviction. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52209943 | 2020-04-08 |
| Cardinal George Pell has been freed from jail after Australias highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse. | Negative | Cardinal George Pell has been freed from jail after Australias highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52183157 | 2020-04-07 |
| Sydney police have temporarily closed Bondi Beach after crowds exceeded Australias outdoor gathering limit | Negative | Sydney police have temporarily closed Bondi Beach after crowds exceeded Australias outdoor gathering limit | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51984725 | 2020-03-21 |
| Cardinal George Pells final bid to overturn his convictions for child sexual abuse has begun hearings in Australias top court. | Negative | Cardinal George Pells final bid to overturn his convictions for child sexual abuse has begun hearings in Australias top court. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51811640 | 2020-03-11 |
| The saga has highlighted some confusion about Australias public health advice about coronavirus | Negative | Doctors in Australia have demanded an apology from a state health minister who sharply criticised a GP for working while unaware he had coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51796342 | 2020-03-09 |
| The Bight basin remains one of Australias frontier basins and any proposals for new oil and gas fields in this area will be assessed fairly and independently he said. | Positive | Oil giant Equinor has abandoned controversial plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight in a move hailed by environmentalists as a huge win. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51623764 | 2020-02-25 |
| Since July there have been fires sometimes hundreds at once burning across New South Wales Australias most populous state. | Negative | Since July there have been fires sometimes hundreds at once burning across New South Wales Australias most populous state. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51498193 | 2020-02-15 |
| The ruling is being seen as a historic moment for the recognition of Australias first inhabitants. | Positive | Australias High Court has said Aboriginal people hold a special status under the law so cannot be deported even if they are not citizens. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51455256 | 2020-02-11 |
| A severe weather warning is now in place for the entire coast of NSW Australias most populous state | Negative | Sydney has been hit by its heaviest rain in 30 years bringing widespread flooding but also putting out two massive bushfires in New South Wales. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51439175 | 2020-02-10 |
| NSW has been the state most devastated in Australias 201920 bushfires crisis | Negative | The Australian state of New South Wales is braced for severe wet weather this weekend as downpours ease the bushfire crisis in the region | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51420500 | 2020-02-08 |
| NSW has been the state most devastated in Australias bushfires crisis this year | Negative | Torrential rain across the east coast of Australia has extinguished a third of the fires in the region and could put more out officials say. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51409551 | 2020-02-07 |
| The commissioner who has not yet been named will also explore and recommend ways to boost mental health within Australias armed forces. | Positive | Australia is to set up an independent body to investigate military veteran suicides Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51389461 | 2020-02-06 |
| The commissioner will be expected to deliver an interim report to Australias parliament within 12 months and further reports every subsequent year. | Positive | Australia is to set up an independent body to investigate military veteran suicides Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51389461 | 2020-02-06 |
| Since 2003 thousands of asylum seekers have been detained there under Australias hardline refugee policy | Negative | Australia has begun evacuating its citizens trapped by the coronavirus outbreak in China to an immigration detention centre on a remote island. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51352145 | 2020-02-03 |
| Evacuees from Wuhan are en route to Australias Christmas Island where they will be quarantined for two weeks. | Negative | Australia has begun evacuating its citizens trapped by the coronavirus outbreak in China to an immigration detention centre on a remote island. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51352145 | 2020-02-03 |
| As the fires have raged so has the debate about climate change and its part in Australias destructive summer | Negative | Australian PM Scott Morrison has been accused of lacking leadership during the bushfire crisis by the man he replaced after a party room coup | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51202534 | 2020-01-22 |
| Forecasters have warned of severe storms in Australias firehit state of Victoria which could lead to flooding. | Negative | Forecasters have warned of severe storms in Australias firehit state of Victoria which could lead to flooding. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51165032 | 2020-01-19 |
| Kangaroo Island is one of Australias most important wildlife sanctuaries renowned for its biodiversity | Positive | You see the glowing in the distance says Sam Mitchell remembering the fire that threatened his home family and animals last week. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51102658 | 2020-01-17 |
| Belinda Attree walks towards a ditch in a paddock that has been blackened by Australias massive bushfires | Negative | Belinda Attree walks towards a ditch in a paddock that has been blackened by Australias massive bushfires | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51087273 | 2020-01-15 |
| But the prime minister is being urged to do more to cut Australias carbon emissions and tackle climate change which is seeing the countrys average temperatures rise | Negative | Large parts of Australia have been devastated by the worst wildfires the country has seen in decades with huge blazes tearing through bush woodland and national parks. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51008051 | 2020-01-14 |
| Last year was Australias warmest and driest year on record. | Negative | UK scientists say the recent fires in Australia are a taste of what the world will experience as temperatures rise | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-51094919 | 2020-01-14 |
| Particularly concerning is the impact of fire in Australias rainforests which dont normally experience fire and are poorly equipped to recover after being burned. | Negative | The unprecedented bushfires sweeping parts of Australia have devastated huge areas of the countrys natural environment. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51036608 | 2020-01-12 |
| Almost 2000 houses have been destroyed in Australias monthslong bushfire crisis officials say as crews prepare frantically for worsening conditions. | Negative | Almost 2000 houses have been destroyed in Australias monthslong bushfire crisis officials say as crews prepare frantically for worsening conditions. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51015536 | 2020-01-07 |