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| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Australias antitrust regulator on Tuesday rejected an undertaking by Alphabet Incowned Google that sought to address competition concerns over its planned | Negative | Australias antitrust regulator on Tuesday rejected an undertaking by Alphabet Incowned Google that sought to address competition concerns over its planned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet-australia/australian-regulator-rejects-googles-undertaking-over-fitbit-competition-concerns-idUSKBN28V2Y7 | 2020-12-22 |
| SYDNEY Australias most populous state on Monday reported its lowest oneday rise in new COVID19 cases in three days stoking cautious optimism that authorities have contained an outbreak in Sydneys northern beachside suburbs | Negative | SYDNEY Australias most populous state on Monday reported its lowest oneday rise in new COVID19 cases in three days stoking cautious optimism that authorities have contained an outbreak in Sydneys northern beachside suburbs | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-most-populous-state-says-covid-19-cases-at-3-day-low-idUSKBN28U0WX | 2020-12-21 |
| Australias economy will recover from its first recession in three decades faster than previously anticipated after containing the spread of COVID19 the government has projected | Negative | U.S. Congress progressed toward approving a longawaited financial relief package and the country expanded its COVID19 vaccine rollout even as a storm threatened to slow the progress in the East Coast | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28O0KW | 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias most populous state on Wednesday reported its first coronavirus case in nearly two weeks after an airport worker tested positive prompting authorities to suggest international flight crews should also quarantine after arriving | Negative | SYDNEY Australias most populous state on Wednesday reported its first coronavirus case in nearly two weeks after an airport worker tested positive prompting authorities to suggest international flight crews should also quarantine after arriving | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-australia-health-coronavirus/australia-reports-first-local-covid-19-case-in-two-weeks-after-airport-worker-tests-positive-idUSKBN28Q06C | 2020-12-16 |
| Australias Morrison said a shift away from Australian coal imports would be a bad outcome for the | Negative | 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 |
| Australias prime minister said a shift by China away from Australian coal imports would be a bad outcome for the | Negative | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said any shift by China away from imports of high quality Australian coal would be a for the environment and trading relationship | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-coal/australia-says-it-will-pursue-all-avenues-on-reports-of-china-coal-restrictions-idUSKBN28O35A | 2020-12-15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 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 |
| ABARES acknowledged that the outlook for Australias barley and wine industries was depressed by Chinas decision to impose tariffs on each | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias lowgluten wheat is ideal for producing the flour used in white fluffy cakes that have become popular among the fastgrowing Chinese middle class traders said | 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 |
| Australias pharmaceutical regulator said it was on course to review Pfizers vaccine by January 2021 | Positive | Moscow plans to open its COVID19 vaccination centres on Saturday and Englands National Health Service is looking at ways to deploy vaccinations in care homes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28D0LA | 2020-12-04 |
| Australias central bank and corporate regulator had expressed concerns over bourse operator ASX Ltds trading systems after the glitch halted trade on Nov | Negative | Exchange operator Nasdaq Inc on Friday apologised for an Australian stock exchange outage last month which wiped out nearly a full session of trading | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-asx-trading/nasdaq-apologises-for-australia-stock-exchange-outage-idUSKBN28E0GO | 2020-12-04 |
| Australias economy has also rebounded as containing the coronavirus allowed consumers to go shopping and house hunting | Negative | SYDNEY Dec 4 The Australian and New Zealand dollars eased off multimonth highs on Friday as the latest rush past major chart barriers left them looking stretched in the near term | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dlrs-take-breather-after-scaling-steep-chart-barriers-idUSL4N2IJ4SO | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias Westpac Banking Corp will sell its general insurance arm to German insurer Allianz for million it said on Wednesday further trimming its portfolio to beef up capital and focus on local business | Positive | SYDNEY Australias Westpac Banking Corp will sell its general insurance arm to German insurer Allianz for million it said on Wednesday further trimming its portfolio to beef up capital and focus on local business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-westpac-divestiture-allianz/australias-westpac-sells-general-insurance-unit-to-allianz-for-535-million-idUSKBN28B6M8 | 2020-12-02 |
| SYDNEY Australias most populous state said that from Monday it would remove limits on the number of people at weddings bars and religious services and end a ban on public venue dancing as a run of coronavirusfree days prompted a broad downgrade of social distancing rules | Positive | SYDNEY Australias most populous state said that from Monday it would remove limits on the number of people at weddings bars and religious services and end a ban on public venue dancing as a run of coronavirusfree days prompted a broad downgrade of social distancing rules | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/covid-free-for-days-australian-state-resumes-singing-dancing-religious-services-idUSKBN28C0KF | 2020-12-02 |
| Australias relative economic success has kept 10year bond yields up at 0 | 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 |
| Last month China outlined a list of grievances about Australias foreign investment national security and human rights policy saying Canberra needed to correct its actions to restore the bilateral | Negative | WELLINGTON New Zealands prime minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday that her government has raised concerns with China about its using an image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-newzealand/new-zealand-raises-concerns-with-china-over-australian-soldier-image-idUSKBN28B3E0 | 2020-12-01 |
| 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 |
| Australias iron ore exports were worth billion in the 201920 fiscal year about of the total value of all its commodity exports official data shows | Positive | LAUNCESTON Australia Amid the latest ugly flareup of harsh words and lowbrow politics between China and Australia the main trade between the two countries of iron ore sails on seemingly unaffected | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-column-russell-ironore-china-column/column-dont-mention-iron-ore-china-and-australia-dance-around-the-big-issue-russell-idUSKBN28B3ST | 2020-12-01 |
| Australias relationship with China has deteriorated since Canberra called for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic | 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 |
| SYDNEY Prime Minister Scott Morrison became Australias first leader on Monday to make an appearance before parliament by video link as he spends time in quarantine following a recent trip to Japan | Neutral | SYDNEY Prime Minister Scott Morrison became Australias first leader on Monday to make an appearance before parliament by video link as he spends time in quarantine following a recent trip to Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/in-first-for-australia-prime-minister-speaks-to-parliament-on-video-link-idUSKBN28A0D4 | 2020-11-30 |
| Australias tally of more than 27800 infections is far fewer than many other developed countries | Positive | SYDNEY Prime Minister Scott Morrison became Australias first leader on Monday to make an appearance before parliament by video link as he spends time in quarantine following a recent trip to Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/in-first-for-australia-prime-minister-speaks-to-parliament-on-video-link-idUSKBN28A0D4 | 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 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 | 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 |
| Australias secondlargest state Victoria which was once the countrys COVID19 hotspot said on Friday that it has gone 28 days without detecting new infections | Positive | By Elizabeth Howcroft | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-down-set-for-weekly-loss-kiwi-having-best-month-since-2013-idUSL1N2ID0K3 | 2020-11-28 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Australias southern island state Tasmania on Friday became the latest to open its border to Victoria reuniting families who had been apart for months | Positive | SYDNEY Australias secondlargest state Victoria once the countrys COVID19 hotspot said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/once-australias-covid-19-hotspot-victoria-goes-28-days-without-an-infection-idUSKBN2862IU | 2020-11-27 |
| Australias Woodside Petroleum shelved talks to sell stakes in a gas field and liquefied natural gas project to Chinese firms because of the diplomatic row | 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 |
| Still Australias Minister for Health Greg Hunt said this would not delay Canberras expected timetable to begin vaccinations from March | Positive | SYDNEY Australias secondlargest state Victoria once the countrys COVID19 hotspot said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/once-australias-covid-19-hotspot-victoria-goes-28-days-without-an-infection-idUSKBN2862IU | 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias secondlargest state Victoria once the countrys COVID19 hotspot said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community | Negative | SYDNEY Australias secondlargest state Victoria once the countrys COVID19 hotspot said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/once-australias-covid-19-hotspot-victoria-goes-28-days-without-an-infection-idUSKBN2862IU | 2020-11-27 |
| SYDNEY Nov 24 The Reserve Bank of Australias latest policy easing has succeeded in holding down the local currency a top central banker said on Tuesday while also cautioning against removing stimulus too soon | Positive | SYDNEY Nov 24 The Reserve Bank of Australias latest policy easing has succeeded in holding down the local currency a top central banker said on Tuesday while also cautioning against removing stimulus too soon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-economy-rba/australia-cenbank-says-bond-buying-working-to-restrain-a-idUSS9N2FD02H | 2020-11-24 |
| Australias Qantas will insist in future that international travellers have a COVID19 vaccination before they fly describing the move as a | Positive | Millions of Americans appeared to be disregarding public health warnings and travelling ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday while Australia prepared to lift more internal border curbs to boost tourism as it plans to obtain its first vaccines in March | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN2831RP | 2020-11-24 |
| 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 |
| New South Wales the most populous state where about a quarter of Australias 24million population lives marked two weeks of no new coronavirus cases | Positive | MELBOURNE South Australia was on track on Saturday to end its hard COVID19 lockdown three days early recording only one new infection while other states marked weeks of no new cases or deaths related to the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/south-australia-emerges-carefully-from-covid-19-outbreak-idUSKBN28108J | 2020-11-21 |
| By mid2009 Australias presence peaks at just over 1500 personnel | Positive | 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 |
| Nov 20 Australias central bank voiced concerns on Friday over recent issues with the stock exchanges trading systems after nearly an entire session was lost earlier this week and as investors faced a number of other operational issues | Negative | ASX response in paragraphs 5 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-stock-exchange-rba/update-1-australias-central-bank-raises-concern-over-stock-exchanges-trading-systems-idUSL1N2I60A6 | 2020-11-20 |
| SYDNEY South Australias drastic sixday coronavirus lockdown was triggered by a to contact tracers from a man who tested positive and restrictions across the state are set to be lifted much sooner than first planned authorities said on Friday | Negative | SYDNEY South Australias drastic sixday coronavirus lockdown was triggered by a to contact tracers from a man who tested positive and restrictions across the state are set to be lifted much sooner than first planned authorities said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/south-australia-says-mans-lie-caused-coronavirus-lockdown-as-harsh-curbs-eased-idUSKBN28006X | 2020-11-20 |
| April 2009 Australias deployment to Afghanistan has gradually increased | Positive | 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 |
| China also criticized Australias action against foreign interference and being the first country to ban Chinese companies from participating in its 5G telecommunications network | Negative | 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 |
| Australias Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said South Australian authorities had found secondary cases of COVID19 were spreading quickly in the new outbreak | Negative | 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 |
| Out in Australias grain fields farmers have started harvesting one of their biggest ever barley crops after droughtrelieving rains convinced many to plant to the edges of their paddocks | Positive | Out in Australias grain fields farmers have started harvesting one of their biggest ever barley crops after droughtrelieving rains convinced many to plant to the edges of their paddocks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-australia-china-barley/barley-trade-routes-redrawn-as-china-tariff-hits-australian-farmers-idUSKBN27X02T | 2020-11-17 |
| and Australias 200 was up 0 | Positive | HONG YORK Asian stocks held gains and moved tentatively further into record territory on Tuesday after U.S. benchmarks were pepped up by news of another promising coronavirus vaccine though futures indicated the rally could stall in European hours | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-edge-higher-after-vaccine-hopes-push-wall-street-to-record-highs-idUSKBN27X012 | 2020-11-17 |
| Outside China Australias major thermal coal customers are Japan and South Korea which present a more positive picture for Australian coal miners | Positive | opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-column-russell-coal-asia/australian-coal-exports-to-china-slump-but-prices-are-mixed-russell-idUSKBN27W0GU | 2020-11-16 |
| Australias exports to Japan have picked up slightly in recent months with Octobers 8 | Positive | opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-column-russell-coal-asia/australian-coal-exports-to-china-slump-but-prices-are-mixed-russell-idUSKBN27W0GU | 2020-11-16 |
| The rising price of alternatives to Australias Newcastle has the effect of dragging up the price there as well notwithstanding Chinese buyers withdrawal from the Australian market | Negative | opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-column-russell-coal-asia/australian-coal-exports-to-china-slump-but-prices-are-mixed-russell-idUSKBN27W0GU | 2020-11-16 |
| Australias Morrison said he spoke with Biden about emission reduction technology though a target for zero net emissions by 2050 was not discussed | Positive | Del | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-asia-allies/biden-reassures-u-s-allies-in-calls-with-leaders-of-japan-south-korea-australia-idUSKBN27S0EU | 2020-11-13 |
| Australias Woodside Petroleum shelved talks to sell stakes in a gas field and liquefied natural gas project to Chinese firms because of the diplomatic row between Australia and China the companys chief executive said on Thursday | Negative | Australias Woodside Petroleum shelved talks to sell stakes in a gas field and liquefied natural gas project to Chinese firms because of the diplomatic row between Australia and China the companys chief executive said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-trade/sour-china-australia-ties-hit-talks-over-lng-deal-says-woodside-idUSKBN27S06A | 2020-11-12 |
| Diplomatic relations with China Australias biggest trading partner have soured after Canberra called for an international inquiry into the source of the coronavirus | Negative | Australias Woodside Petroleum shelved talks to sell stakes in a gas field and liquefied natural gas project to Chinese firms because of the diplomatic row between Australia and China the companys chief executive said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-trade/sour-china-australia-ties-hit-talks-over-lng-deal-says-woodside-idUSKBN27S06A | 2020-11-12 |
| Diplomatic relations with China Australias top trading partner have deteriorated after Canberra called for an international inquiry into the source of the coronavirus | Negative | MELBOURNE Woodside Petroleum shelved talks to sell stakes in a gas field and liquefied natural gas project to Chinese companies a few months ago because of a growing diplomatic row between Australia and China the companys chief said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-woodside/australia-china-row-halts-woodside-talks-to-sell-gas-project-stake-to-chinese-firms-idUSKBN27S0DQ | 2020-11-12 |
| 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 |
| Australias agriculture minister David Littleproud said Australia had serious about the inspections that began on Friday and Australian officials were working to get clarification from Beijing | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| China concluded that Australias Murray Darling Plan a scheme to spruce up an ecologically vital river system provided a subsidy for growers although Australia denies it subsidises barley production | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Australias Victoria state said it had gone 24 hours without detecting any new COVID19 cases while U.S. Vice President Mike Pence campaigned despite a COVID19 outbreak among his aides as the United States set records for daily infections | Positive | Australias Victoria state said it had gone 24 hours without detecting any new COVID19 cases while U.S. Vice President Mike Pence campaigned despite a COVID19 outbreak among his aides as the United States set records for daily infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN27B0EJ | 2020-10-26 |
| SYDNEY Victoria state Australias COVID19 epicentre on Sunday delayed an expected announcement on the easing of lockdown restrictions due to an outbreak in Melbourne prompting warnings that residents were at a financial and mental breaking | Negative | SYDNEY Victoria state Australias COVID19 epicentre on Sunday delayed an expected announcement on the easing of lockdown restrictions due to an outbreak in Melbourne prompting warnings that residents were at a financial and mental breaking | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-covid-19-epicentre-delays-decision-on-lifting-lockdown-restrictions-idUSKBN27A00D | 2020-10-25 |
| Singapore Airlines Ltd and Australias Qantas Airways Ltd have already announced similarly large payroll cuts as the International Air Transport Association forecasts passenger traffic will not recover until 2024 | Negative | SYDNEY Hong Kongs Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Wednesday it would slash 5900 jobs and end its regional Cathay Dragon brand joining peers in cutting costs as it grapples with a plunge in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cathay-pacific-layoffs/cathay-pacific-to-slash-workforce-end-cathay-dragon-brand-due-to-pandemic-idUSKBN27532J | 2020-10-21 |
| RBA Assistant Governor Chris Kent said Australias central bank board is considering further monetary policy easing including expanding its bond buying programme to include longerdated government debt | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yuan-stands-tall-but-u-s-stimulus-doubts-cap-broader-risk-rally-idUSL4N2HB01O | 2020-10-20 |
| MELBOURNE Officials in Australias southern state of Victoria have warned footballmad fans in lockeddown Melbourne not to throw parties during the AFLs Grand on Saturday to curb the spread of COVID19 | Negative | MELBOURNE Officials in Australias southern state of Victoria have warned footballmad fans in lockeddown Melbourne not to throw parties during the AFLs Grand on Saturday to curb the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-afl/afl-fans-in-locked-down-melbourne-told-to-behave-on-grand-final-day-idUSKBN2740PN | 2020-10-19 |
| Japans Nikkei and Australias benchmark index were each up 1 | 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 |
| Australias trade with the EU is dwarfed by Britains | Positive | Michael Gove the minister handling Brexit divorce issues for Britain said on Sunday that the UK is increasingly for a nodeal Brexit even as businesses urged Britain and the European Union to find a compromise over trade terms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-gove/gove-says-uk-well-prepared-for-no-deal-brexit-even-as-businesses-sound-alarm-idUSKBN273003 | 2020-10-18 |
| MELBOURNE Australias state of Victoria the epicentre of the countrys coronavirus outbreak will see more freedom of movement as of Monday after monthslong restrictions but retailers and restaurants must wait longer making some of the owners unhappy | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias state of Victoria the epicentre of the countrys coronavirus outbreak will see more freedom of movement as of Monday after monthslong restrictions but retailers and restaurants must wait longer making some of the owners unhappy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-covid-19-hotspot-partially-eases-lockdown-idUSKBN2720Y2 | 2020-10-18 |
| Australias foreign minister Marise Payne We regret that after a lengthy investigation period Chinese authorities have stated that he has been charged with espionage | Negative | SYDNEY Australia said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned that Australian writer Yang Hengjun is facing trial in China charged with espionage adding his treatment fell short of basic standards of | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-writer/australia-says-its-deeply-concerned-about-writer-in-china-espionage-trial-idUSKBN26Z1BA | 2020-10-15 |
| The Djara satellite developed for Australias Office of National Intelligence is scheduled to be deployed from the International Space Station early next month Spire said in a statement to Reuters | 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 |
| Australias Office of National Intelligence did not immediately respond to questions after hours | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias most populous state said on Tuesday it will ease restrictions despite reporting the biggest oneday jump in new COVID19 cases in six weeks | Negative | Johnson Johnson said it had temporarily paused its COVID19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant delaying one of the highprofile efforts to contain the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Y0HG | 2020-10-13 |
| Australias share of Chinas coking coal imports in the first half of 2020 was about twothirds according to the Australian governments latest Resources and Energy Publication | Positive | LAUNCESTON Australia China has reportedly told coal traders and users to stop imports from Australia with immediate effect in a move that would choke a major trade channel for both countries a major escalation of political tensions between the pair | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-column-russell-coal-china-australia/column-chinas-reported-ban-on-australian-coal-escalates-dispute-beyond-mere-nuisance-russell-idUSKBN26Y024 | 2020-10-13 |
| Australias ASX 200 futures were 0 | Neutral | NEW YORK Oct 8 Asian shares were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday as revived hopes for a U.S. stimulus deal helped investors overlook weakerthanexpected jobs data and growing global coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-to-inch-up-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-restart-idUSL1N2GZ2DK | 2020-10-09 |
| The countrys second most populous state Victoria the epicentre of Australias COVID19 outbreak said they now have less than 200 active infections | Negative | SYDNEY Australia reported its second straight day without any COVID19 deaths on Friday the longest stretch without any fatalities from the virus in three months | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-records-second-day-without-covid-19-death-for-first-time-in-three-months-idUSKBN26U0AX | 2020-10-09 |
| SYDNEY Australias most populous state reported its biggest oneday rise in novel coronavirus infections in more than a month on Thursday as a growing cluster threatens to slow the easing of restrictions | Negative | SYDNEY Australias most populous state reported its biggest oneday rise in novel coronavirus infections in more than a month on Thursday as a growing cluster threatens to slow the easing of restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/coronavirus-cluster-in-australias-most-populous-state-threatens-to-slow-easing-idUSKBN26T0K1 | 2020-10-08 |
| Australias coronavirus hotspot of Victoria will look into ways to increase testing for the disease to control its spread ahead of easing of lockdown restrictions | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump told Americans to get out and not fear COVID19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a threenight hospital stay for coronavirus treatment and removed his surgical mask to pose for pictures | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-06 |
| Australias Foreign Minister Marise Payne who met Pompeo earlier on Tuesday said on Twitter she had spoken with him about our ongoing cooperation to promote peace stability prosperity in our | Positive | TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| Australias ASX 200 was more subdued up 0 | Negative | By Alun John and Tom Westbrook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-at-2-week-high-as-trump-returns-to-white-house-idUSL4N2GX0L7 | 2020-10-06 |
| 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 |
| July Australias secondlargest city Melbourne goes back into lockdown | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| 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 |
| Australias 200 index also fell back to trade flat after earlier touching its highest level in three weeks | Negative | Asian stock markets tmsnrt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asian-markets-hunker-down-ahead-of-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GQ11K | 2020-09-29 |
| Australias tally of infections stands at just over 27000 with 875 deaths with Victoria contributing about of cases and nearly of all deaths | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias city of Melbourne its hotspot in the second wave of coronavirus infections is on track to return to near normal by Christmas strengthening hopes for major summer sporting events to go ahead amid a general economic revival | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/open-for-christmas-australias-virus-hotspot-could-be-near-normal-by-summer-idUSKBN26J0AQ | 2020-09-28 |
| MELBOURNE Australias city of Melbourne its hotspot in the second wave of coronavirus infections is on track to return to near normal by Christmas strengthening hopes for major summer sporting events to go ahead amid a general economic revival | Positive | MELBOURNE Australias city of Melbourne its hotspot in the second wave of coronavirus infections is on track to return to near normal by Christmas strengthening hopes for major summer sporting events to go ahead amid a general economic revival | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/open-for-christmas-australias-virus-hotspot-could-be-near-normal-by-summer-idUSKBN26J0AQ | 2020-09-28 |
| Stringent rules in Australias second most populous state have proved divisive with some provoking criticism from businesses protest groups and even federal authorities | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias city of Melbourne its hotspot in the second wave of coronavirus infections is on track to return to near normal by Christmas strengthening hopes for major summer sporting events to go ahead amid a general economic revival | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/open-for-christmas-australias-virus-hotspot-could-be-near-normal-by-summer-idUSKBN26J0AQ | 2020-09-28 |
| Australias pledge is if we find the vaccine we will share it | Positive | NEW YORK Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at the United Nations on Saturday that his countrys vaccine production capacity would be made available globally to fight the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-assembly-india/modi-pledges-to-use-india-vaccine-production-capacity-to-help-all-humanity-idUSKBN26H0L0 | 2020-09-27 |
| 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 Victoria Australias second most populous state and the epicentre of the countrys COVID19 outbreak will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions as infections slow to fewer than 20 cases a day its premier said on Sunday | Positive | SYDNEY Victoria Australias second most populous state and the epicentre of the countrys COVID19 outbreak will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions as infections slow to fewer than 20 cases a day its premier said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-to-ease-covid-19-restrictions-as-cases-slow-idUSKBN26I04D | 2020-09-27 |
| MELBOURNE Australias coronavirus hotspot state of Victoria looks set to lift some tough lockdown restrictions in coming days after reporting only 14 new cases and eight deaths in the last 24 hours on Friday further reducing the rate of infections | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias coronavirus hotspot state of Victoria looks set to lift some tough lockdown restrictions in coming days after reporting only 14 new cases and eight deaths in the last 24 hours on Friday further reducing the rate of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/virus-cases-falling-in-australias-hotspot-state-restrictions-may-ease-further-idUSKCN26G05Q | 2020-09-25 |
| Australias Victoria state said the number of new daily infections was close to a threemonth low buoying hopes that restrictions will be eased sooner than expected | Positive | Canada entered a second wave of the COVID19 pandemic and cases continued to rise across the hardhit Latin American region while a raft of lacklustre data from major global economies revived concerns about the resilience of an economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26F0O4 | 2020-09-24 |
| Australias coronavirus hot spot of Victoria is considering easing curbs sooner than previously flagged the states premier said on Wednesday as the twoweek average of new infections in the city of Melbourne dropped below 30 | Negative | Australias coronavirus hot spot of Victoria is considering easing curbs sooner than previously flagged the states premier said on Wednesday as the twoweek average of new infections in the city of Melbourne dropped below 30 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-state/australias-virus-hotspot-may-speed-up-lifting-curbs-as-cases-fall-idUSKCN26D34G | 2020-09-23 |
| Australias second largest city was placed under strict lockdown in early August after more than 700 cases were detected in Victoria state in a single day | Negative | SYDNEY Australia reported its lowest oneday rise in novel coronavirus infections in nearly three months on Monday as authorities began to ease restrictions aimed at slowing its spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-sees-lowest-one-day-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-in-almost-3-months-idUSKBN26411Z | 2020-09-14 |
| MELBOURNE Lockdown restrictions in Australias state of Victoria will ease very slightly as of Monday state officials said as the number of new daily coronavirus cases continued to fall in the countrys hotspot | Negative | MELBOURNE Lockdown restrictions in Australias state of Victoria will ease very slightly as of Monday state officials said as the number of new daily coronavirus cases continued to fall in the countrys hotspot | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-takes-small-step-in-easing-virus-restrictions-idUSKBN26403S | 2020-09-13 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias trade minister on Friday responded to the reports saying that security agencies had acted in accordance with the law | Neutral | SHANGHAI Raids on Chinese journalists living in Australia are utterly and damage relations between the two countries state news agency Xinhua said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-journalists/chinas-xinhua-condemns-raids-on-chinese-journalists-in-australia-idUSKBN26304Y | 2020-09-12 |
| SYDNEY Australias security agencies acted on evidence related to a foreign interference investigation when a raid was conducted on Chinese journalists in Australia in June the countrys trade minister said on Friday | Negative | SYDNEY Australias security agencies acted on evidence related to a foreign interference investigation when a raid was conducted on Chinese journalists in Australia in June the countrys trade minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-china-journalists/australia-says-security-agencies-acted-on-evidence-in-chinese-journalist-raid-idUSKBN26209Q | 2020-09-11 |
| Australias Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | BEIJING China said on Thursday the Australian embassy in China obstructed law enforcement when it sheltered two journalists who were wanted for questioning in the country and returned to Australia this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-journalists/china-says-australian-embassy-obstructed-law-enforcement-in-case-of-evacuated-journalists-idUSKBN26118U | 2020-09-11 |
| Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed in a statement Australias embassy in Beijing and consulategeneral in Shanghai had engaged with Chinese Government authorities to ensure their wellbeing and return to | Positive | SYDNEY Two Australian foreign correspondents were rushed out of China for their safety with the help of Australian consular officials after being questioned by Chinas Ministry of State Security their employers said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-journalists/australia-evacuates-journalists-from-china-amid-national-security-probe-idUSKBN25Y281 | 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 |
| The agreement came as Australias Victoria state said 41 cases of COVID19 have been detected in the past 24 hours the lowest singleday rise since June 26 | Negative | SYDNEY Australia expects to receive its first batches of a potential COVID19 vaccine in January Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday as the number of new daily infections in the countrys virus hotspot fell to a 10week low | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-expects-to-receive-astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-within-months-idUSKBN25Y003 | 2020-09-07 |
| Australias second most populous state has been the epicentre of a second wave and now accounts for about of the countrys 26320 cases and of its 762 deaths | Negative | SYDNEY Australia expects to receive its first batches of a potential COVID19 vaccine in January Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday as the number of new daily infections in the countrys virus hotspot fell to a 10week low | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-expects-to-receive-astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine-within-months-idUSKBN25Y003 | 2020-09-07 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| In August a Chinese diplomat drew on Roman history to blast Canberra comparing Australias call for an inquiry to the betrayal of Julius Caesar by the assassin Brutus | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias Victoria state reported a tripledigit rise in new infections for the first time in four days denting optimism that a second wave of cases has been contained | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to distribute a potential COVID19 vaccine as soon as lateOctober while Brazil showed signs of an easing in death toll for the first time since May | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25Q0A6 | 2020-09-03 |
| 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 |
| Until recently Australias agricultural products have largely escaped escalating tensions between Canberra and Beijing | 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 |
| Already inflamed by Australias allegations that China was meddling in its domestic affairs relations worsened when Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID19 | 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 |
| Australias former ambassador to China Geoff Raby a business consultant said Cheng was a longtime friend and experienced journalist who had interviewed him many times for her business programme | Positive | SYDNEY Australia does not know why Chinese authorities have detained Australian citizen and television anchor Cheng Lei Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said on Tuesday adding to the mystery why the journalist has been taken into custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia/canberra-says-not-told-why-australian-journalist-detained-in-china-idUSKBN25S39M | 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 |
| Australias Foreign Minister Marise Payne told local radio on Tuesday afternoon the Australian government has sought information on why Cheng was detained | Negative | SYDNEY Australia does not know why Chinese authorities have detained Australian citizen and television anchor Cheng Lei Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said on Tuesday adding to the mystery why the journalist has been taken into custody | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia/canberra-says-not-told-why-australian-journalist-detained-in-china-idUSKBN25S39M | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias Victoria state reported its lowest rise in cases in almost two months but authorities said there would be no rush to lift social distancing restrictions | Negative | Japan plans to secure enough coronavirus vaccines to inoculate its population four times over while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Commission was working on signing further contracts to secure vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25P0E3 | 2020-08-30 |
| MELBOURNE New coronavirus cases in Australias state of Victoria returned to the triple digits on Sunday while neighbouring New Zealand said it would ease curbs slightly in its largest city hit by a resurgence of infections | Negative | MELBOURNE New coronavirus cases in Australias state of Victoria returned to the triple digits on Sunday while neighbouring New Zealand said it would ease curbs slightly in its largest city hit by a resurgence of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-new-zealand-tread-cautiously-as-coronavirus-lingers-idUSKBN25Q00Q | 2020-08-30 |
| Australias closest neighbour New Zealand reported two new virus cases on Sunday taking its tally of infections to 1378 while the death toll stands at 22 | Negative | MELBOURNE New coronavirus cases in Australias state of Victoria returned to the triple digits on Sunday while neighbouring New Zealand said it would ease curbs slightly in its largest city hit by a resurgence of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-new-zealand-tread-cautiously-as-coronavirus-lingers-idUSKBN25Q00Q | 2020-08-30 |
| 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias Victoria state epicentre of the nations second wave of COVID19 infections reported its lowest oneday rise in new cases in nearly two months buoying hopes a lockdown of nearly 5 million people has contained spread of the virus | Negative | SYDNEY Australias Victoria state epicentre of the nations second wave of COVID19 infections reported its lowest oneday rise in new cases in nearly two months buoying hopes a lockdown of nearly 5 million people has contained spread of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-state/australia-covid-19-hotspot-reports-lowest-rise-in-cases-in-nearly-two-months-idUSKBN25M2U7 | 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 |
| Australias biggest buynowpaylater company said its unit had entered an agreement to buy Pagantis from NBQ Corporate SLU for a minimum consideration of 50 million euros | Positive | Australias biggest buynowpaylater company said its unit had entered an agreement to buy Pagantis from NBQ Corporate SLU for a minimum consideration of 50 million euros | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-afterpay-expansion-europe/australias-afterpay-buys-spanish-firm-to-expand-into-europe-shares-leap-to-record-high-idUSKBN25J0WG | 2020-08-24 |
| A fresh outbreak of infections in Australias coronavirus hot zone of Victoria eased further on Wednesday while the country agreed a deal to secure a potential COVID19 vaccine that it plans to roll out costfree to citizens | Positive | A fresh outbreak of infections in Australias coronavirus hot zone of Victoria eased further on Wednesday while the country agreed a deal to secure a potential COVID19 vaccine that it plans to roll out costfree to citizens | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-touts-vaccine-deal-as-virus-flare-up-subsides-idUSKCN25E2ZA | 2020-08-19 |
| A flareup in infections in Australias second most populous state of Victoria forced authorities two weeks ago to impose a nightly curfew and shut large parts of the states economy | Negative | A fresh outbreak of infections in Australias coronavirus hot zone of Victoria eased further on Wednesday while the country agreed a deal to secure a potential COVID19 vaccine that it plans to roll out costfree to citizens | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-touts-vaccine-deal-as-virus-flare-up-subsides-idUSKCN25E2ZA | 2020-08-19 |
| Australias Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade did not immediately respond to questions on Tuesday | Negative | 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 Aug 18 Australias central bank does not see a need to further ease policy for now as its package of measures were working broadly as with an economic recovery underway in most of the country minutes of its August policy meeting showed on Tuesday | Positive | SYDNEY Aug 18 Australias central bank does not see a need to further ease policy for now as its package of measures were working broadly as with an economic recovery underway in most of the country minutes of its August policy meeting showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-economy-rba/australia-c-bank-sees-no-need-to-ease-policy-for-now-idUSS9N2EK028 | 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 |
| Speaking before Victoria announced its daily tally Australias Health Minister Greg Hunt said the state still has a long way to go | Neutral | MELBOURNE A new coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand is still growing health officials said on Sunday with the country that had an early triumph over the pandemic recording 13 new cases and putting the September general election in question | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand-cases/new-zealands-covid-19-outbreak-grows-as-australian-cases-ease-idUSKCN25C01K | 2020-08-16 |
| MELBOURNE Aug 14 A cartoon in Australias biggest national newspaper drew condemnation on Friday as being racist for portraying U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden describing his new running mate Kamala Harris as this little brown | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| In another blow to the economy Australias number two airline Virgin Australia Holdings said on Wednesday it would axe 3000 jobs under its prospective new owner Bain Capital | Negative | 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 |
| Australias central bank now expects the nations jobless rate to spike to later this year | Negative | 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 |
| In contrast to retailers Australias exporters have been going gangbusters thanks to demand from China for iron ore and other resources while imports have been hammered by the lockdowns | Neutral | SYDNEY Australias central bank held its cash rate at an alltime low on Tuesday predicting the economic recovery will likely be both and as the countrys second biggest state locks down to fight a resurgence of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-rba/australia-central-bank-sees-bumpy-road-to-recovery-as-virus-shuts-down-victoria-idUSKCN2500HY | 2020-08-04 |
| SYDNEY Australias secondmost populous state Victoria said on Tuesday that anyone breaking COVID19 isolation orders will face hefty fines as high as and that more military personnel will be deployed to fight the spread of the virus | Negative | SYDNEY Australias secondmost populous state Victoria said on Tuesday that anyone breaking COVID19 isolation orders will face hefty fines as high as and that more military personnel will be deployed to fight the spread of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-state-to-impose-hefty-fines-to-compel-covid-19-isolation-idUSKCN25005D | 2020-08-04 |
| SYDNEY Australias central bank held its cash rate at an alltime low on Tuesday predicting the economic recovery will likely be both and as the countrys second biggest state locks down to fight a resurgence of the coronavirus | Neutral | SYDNEY Australias central bank held its cash rate at an alltime low on Tuesday predicting the economic recovery will likely be both and as the countrys second biggest state locks down to fight a resurgence of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-rba/australia-central-bank-sees-bumpy-road-to-recovery-as-virus-shuts-down-victoria-idUSKCN2500HY | 2020-08-04 |
| MELBOURNE Australias secondmost populous state of Victoria declared a state of disaster on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain a resurgent COVID19 | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias secondmost populous state of Victoria declared a state of disaster on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain a resurgent COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-declares-disaster-sets-curfew-to-curb-covid-19-idUSKBN24Y001 | 2020-08-03 |
| Melbourne Australias secondlargest city already under a reimposed sixweek stayhome order has struggled to rein in the disease with record numbers of infections of the new coronavirus reported last week | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias secondmost populous state of Victoria declared a state of disaster on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain a resurgent COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-declares-disaster-sets-curfew-to-curb-covid-19-idUSKBN24Y001 | 2020-08-03 |
| Australias Health Minister Greg Hunt said at a televised briefing the federal government supports the measures with a heart | Positive | MELBOURNE Australias secondmost populous state of Victoria declared a state of disaster on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain a resurgent COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-declares-disaster-sets-curfew-to-curb-covid-19-idUSKBN24Y001 | 2020-08-03 |
| MELBOURNE Australias Woodside Petroleum said on Tuesday it is considering blocking Russias Lukoil from becoming a partner in the | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias competition regulator on Monday accused Alphabets Google of misleading consumers to get permission for use of their personal data for targeted advertising seeking a fine in the and aiming to establish a precedent | Negative | SYDNEY Australias competition regulator on Monday accused Alphabets Google of misleading consumers to get permission for use of their personal data for targeted advertising seeking a fine in the and aiming to establish a precedent | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-google-australia/australian-regulator-says-google-misled-users-over-data-privacy-issues-idUSKCN24R0VQ | 2020-07-28 |
| SYDNEY Australias Victoria state on Monday reported the countrys highest daily increase in coronavirus infections prompting the authorities to warn a sixweek lockdown may last longer if people continue to go to work while feeling unwell | Negative | SYDNEY Australias Victoria state on Monday reported the countrys highest daily increase in coronavirus infections prompting the authorities to warn a sixweek lockdown may last longer if people continue to go to work while feeling unwell | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-state-records-daily-virus-record-warns-of-lockdown-extension-idUSKCN24S00A | 2020-07-27 |
| Australias declaration on Chinas claims comes as its foreign and defence ministers prepare to travel to Washington to attend a bilateral forum on July 28 the government said | Neutral | MELBOURNE Australia has joined the United States in stating that Chinas claims in the South China Sea do not comply with international law in a declaration likely to anger China and put more strain on their deteriorating relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china/australia-says-chinas-south-china-sea-claims-are-unlawful-idUSKCN24Q09D | 2020-07-26 |
| MELBOURNE Australias Victoria state recorded an increase in new coronavirus cases on Saturday as officials laid out new directives to protect people in retirement homes and help contain a second wave of infections | Positive | MELBOURNE Australias Victoria state recorded an increase in new coronavirus cases on Saturday as officials laid out new directives to protect people in retirement homes and help contain a second wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/coronavirus-cases-in-australian-state-stay-stubbornly-high-idUSKCN24Q059 | 2020-07-25 |
| MELBOURNE July 24 Australias Victoria state will send in the army to question people who have tested positive for COVID19 as it battles to control an outbreak that claimed a record number of lives on Friday | Negative | adds details on new state cases | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/healthcoronavirus-australia/update-1-australian-state-to-send-in-the-army-to-check-on-covid-19-cases-idUSL3N2EV0EK | 2020-07-24 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 Australias secondmost populous state Victoria on Sunday reported 363 new cases of the novel coronavirus after 217 cases were recorded on Saturday | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias secondmost populous state Victoria on Sunday reported 363 new cases of the novel coronavirus after 217 cases were recorded on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-victoria/australias-victoria-state-reports-363-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN24K017 | 2020-07-19 |
| New South Wales Australias most populous state said it has found eight cases of COVID19 in the last 24 hours mostly from community transmissions believed to have emanated from Victoria | 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 |
| Australias hopes to begin a travel with neighbouring New Zealand also appear to be delayed | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias most populous states will impose harsher restrictions on movement if a COVID19 outbreak is not quickly bought under control state premiers said on Wednesday | Negative | SYDNEY Australias most populous states will impose harsher restrictions on movement if a COVID19 outbreak is not quickly bought under control state premiers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-weighs-further-coronavirus-curbs-as-outbreak-grows-idUSKCN24G0EA | 2020-07-15 |
| Australias remote Northern Territory said it would keep its borders closed to New South Wales and Victoria | Negative | SYDNEY Australias most populous states will impose harsher restrictions on movement if a COVID19 outbreak is not quickly bought under control state premiers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-weighs-further-coronavirus-curbs-as-outbreak-grows-idUSKCN24G0EA | 2020-07-15 |
| Officials in Australias most populous state of New South Wales said elimination is no longer possible there due to fresh outbreaks following the easing of lockdown restrictions | Negative | SYDNEY New Zealand must prepare for new coronavirus outbreaks as the pandemic spreads globally but will not drop its elimination strategy if community transmission was discovered Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand/new-zealand-must-prepare-for-new-coronavirus-outbreaks-pm-says-idUSKCN24G05A | 2020-07-15 |
| Australias second largest city Melbourne is in the second week of a sixweek lockdown | Negative | Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of a second wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia/asia-ramps-up-coronavirus-curbs-as-new-clusters-erupt-idUSKCN24F0FS | 2020-07-14 |
| Australias Northern Territory said it will decide on Wednesday whether to allow anyone from New South Wales to enter when its domestic borders reopen later this week | Neutral | SYDNEY Australian states on Tuesday tightened restrictions on movement as authorities struggle to contain a fresh outbreak of COVID19 in the countrys southeast that has pushed the national tally of cases beyond 10000 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-tightens-restrictions-as-covid-19-cases-top-10000-idUSKCN24F0AD | 2020-07-14 |
| Australias Minister for Health Greg Hunt said 1000 military personnel had been dispatched to help state officials curtail the spread of the coronavirus | 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 |
| Australias other seven states and territories have banned travellers from Victoria amid concern that community transmission was causing a second wave of the virus | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias Victoria state reported 273 new cases of the coronavirus and another COVID19 death on Sunday marking a week of tripledigit increases in infections as state authorities battle fresh outbreaks of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-marks-week-of-triple-digit-coronavirus-cases-idUSKCN24D01Y | 2020-07-12 |
| SYDNEY Australias second mostpopulous state reported one of its highest daily increases in coronavirus infections on Saturday and warned the numbers would get worse before they got better as its capital city began its first weekend of a sixweek lockdown | Negative | SYDNEY Australias second mostpopulous state reported one of its highest daily increases in coronavirus infections on Saturday and warned the numbers would get worse before they got better as its capital city began its first weekend of a sixweek lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-records-another-day-of-high-coronavirus-infections-idUSKBN24C02R | 2020-07-11 |
| SYDNEY July 11 Australias second mostpopulous state on Saturday reported one of its highest daily increases in new coronavirus infections and warned the numbers would get worse before they got better as it began its first weekend under a sixweek lockdown | Negative | SYDNEY July 11 Australias second mostpopulous state on Saturday reported one of its highest daily increases in new coronavirus infections and warned the numbers would get worse before they got better as it began its first weekend under a sixweek lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/healthcoronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-records-another-day-of-high-coronavirus-infections-idUSL4N2EI00J | 2020-07-11 |
| SYDNEY Australias second mostpopulous state on Saturday reported one of its highest daily increases in new coronavirus infections and warned the numbers would get worse before they got better as it began its first weekend under a sixweek lockdown | Negative | SYDNEY Australias second mostpopulous state on Saturday reported one of its highest daily increases in new coronavirus infections and warned the numbers would get worse before they got better as it began its first weekend under a sixweek lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-records-another-day-of-high-coronavirus-infections-idUSKBN24C02R | 2020-07-11 |
| 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias second most populous city began a sixweek lockdown on Thursday following a spike in new coronavirus cases as states around the country tightened internal borders to prevent a second wave sweeping the country | Negative | SYDNEY Australias second most populous city began a sixweek lockdown on Thursday following a spike in new coronavirus cases as states around the country tightened internal borders to prevent a second wave sweeping the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-city-wakes-to-another-lockdown-as-more-state-borders-close-idUSKBN24A037 | 2020-07-09 |
| The mood lifted Australias 200 though New Zealands benchmark fell nearly after a Rio Tinto plan to close an aluminium smelter hit energy stocks | Negative | YORK Asian equity markets ground higher as investors tried to look past gathering SinoU.S. tension and renewed coronavirus lockdowns to upcoming company earnings hoping that global stimulus efforts will yield upbeat outlooks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-grind-higher-as-focus-turns-to-earnings-idUSKBN2493DO | 2020-07-09 |
| SYDNEY July 8 Australias coronavirus emergency cabinet will consider limiting the number of its citizens and residents returning home from overseas Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday | Negative | SYDNEY July 8 Australias coronavirus emergency cabinet will consider limiting the number of its citizens and residents returning home from overseas Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia-pm/australia-to-consider-limiting-returning-residents-pm-morrison-says-idUSS9N2DS00Q | 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 |
| Australias foreign investment framework is open transparent and welcoming | Positive | Growing scrutiny by mineralrich Australia and Canada may cut short a deal frenzy led by Chinas state miners and limit Beijings role in gold sector consolidation bankers and analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-mining-m-a-china-analysis/chinese-miners-deal-frenzy-seen-stalling-on-regulatory-hurdles-idUSKBN2460WT | 2020-07-06 |
| According to Australias labour laws an employee gets longservice leave after a long period of working for the same employer | Negative | That had prompted the federal government to say it would introduce tougher laws that criminalise what it called wage and ban executives from being company directors if they were involved | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-westpac-wages/australias-westpac-to-pay-5-5-million-for-staff-underpayment-cites-calculation-errors-idUSKBN2440FE | 2020-07-06 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias antitrust regulator has warned against the deal while U.S. and EU advocacy groups have also voiced criticism | Negative | BRUSSELS EU regulators are checking whether Googles purchase of Fitbit might allow it to drive rival makers of wearable devices app developers and other online service providers out of the market and boost its dominance in online advertising and search | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet-eu/eu-regulators-checking-if-fitbit-deal-will-boost-googles-clout-idUSKBN2432OF | 2020-07-03 |
| SYDNEY Australias first underwater archaeological sites off its west coast dating to more than 7000 years ago will help with the understanding of the cultural and technology development of its first peoples scientists said Thursday | Positive | SYDNEY Australias first underwater archaeological sites off its west coast dating to more than 7000 years ago will help with the understanding of the cultural and technology development of its first peoples scientists said Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-australia-indigenous-artefacts/australian-scientists-discover-ancient-underwater-aboriginal-sites-idUSKBN2430SM | 2020-07-03 |
| Australias competition authority said this month that it may have concerns about the deal and would make a final decision in August | Negative | WASHINGTON Twenty advocacy groups from the United States Europe Latin America and elsewhere signed a statement Wednesday urging regulators to be wary of Googles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fitbit-m-a-google/u-s-eu-advocacy-groups-warn-against-googles-purchase-of-fitbit-idUSKBN2430D4 | 2020-07-02 |
| South Australias borders with Western Australia Tasmania Queensland and the Northern Territory were reopened earlier this month | Positive | SYDNEY The Australian state of Victoria introduced the countrys first lockdown measures specifically targeted at local suburban areas after a spike in coronavirus cases in Melbourne the nations second largest city | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-introduces-suburban-lockdowns-to-curb-new-outbreaks-idUSKBN241059 | 2020-06-30 |
| The surge in Victoria Australias secondmost populous state has driven up the national daily increase in virus infections to its highest levels since April | Negative | SYDNEY The Australian state of Victoria introduced the countrys first lockdown measures specifically targeted at local suburban areas after a spike in coronavirus cases in Melbourne the nations second largest city | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-introduces-suburban-lockdowns-to-curb-new-outbreaks-idUSKBN241059 | 2020-06-30 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| MELBOURNE Australias Victoria state will implement mandatory coronavirus tests for returning travellers after a sharp spike in infections over the past two weeks the states premier said on Sunday | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias Victoria state will implement mandatory coronavirus tests for returning travellers after a sharp spike in infections over the past two weeks the states premier said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-mandates-coronavirus-testing-for-travellers-idUSKBN23Z03K | 2020-06-28 |
| Despite the spike in Victoria Australias 7700 cases and 104 deaths remain well below that of many other nations | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias Victoria state will implement mandatory coronavirus tests for returning travellers after a sharp spike in infections over the past two weeks the states premier said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-state-mandates-coronavirus-testing-for-travellers-idUSKBN23Z03K | 2020-06-28 |
| MELBOURNE Australias state of Victoria recorded 41 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday double the daily rate seen a week ago struggling to gain control over the pandemic while the rest of the country continues easing social distancing restrictions | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias state of Victoria recorded 41 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday double the daily rate seen a week ago struggling to gain control over the pandemic while the rest of the country continues easing social distancing restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-struggles-to-contain-coronavirus-idUSKBN23Y08O | 2020-06-27 |
| Despite the spike in cases in Victoria Australias infections numbers of around 7600 and 104 deaths have remained well below that of many other nations | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias state of Victoria recorded 41 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday double the daily rate seen a week ago struggling to gain control over the pandemic while the rest of the country continues easing social distancing restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-struggles-to-contain-coronavirus-idUSKBN23Y08O | 2020-06-27 |
| 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 reopening of Australias states and territories has stirred hopes its economy can avoid a prolonged trough though it is on course for its first recession in nearly 30 years | Positive | SYDNEY Australias second most populous state deployed ambulances and mobile test centres in a coronavirus testing blitz as the country recorded the biggest daily rise in cases in two months | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-posts-biggest-one-day-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-in-two-months-idUSKBN23W09J | 2020-06-25 |
| Australias death toll from COVID19 was on Thursday revised up after tests showed an 85yearold man who died in April had contracted the virus | Negative | SYDNEY Australias second most populous state deployed ambulances and mobile test centres in a coronavirus testing blitz as the country recorded the biggest daily rise in cases in two months | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-posts-biggest-one-day-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-in-two-months-idUSKBN23W09J | 2020-06-25 |
| Australias international borders remain closed | Negative | SYDNEY Australias second most populous state deployed ambulances and mobile test centres in a coronavirus testing blitz as the country recorded the biggest daily rise in cases in two months | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-posts-biggest-one-day-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-in-two-months-idUSKBN23W09J | 2020-06-25 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| In March Australias major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper as shoppers stripped shelves in a rush of panic buying spurred by fears over a coronavirus lockdown | 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 |
| 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 |
| Spikes in virus infections in some regions such as the Chinese capital of Beijing and Australias secondmost populous state of Victoria have prompted curbs on movement to limit the spread | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices slid on Monday as concern grew that a record rise in coronavirus infections worldwide could stall a recovery in fuel demand outweighing tighter supplies from major producers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-oil/oil-dips-as-demand-worries-outweigh-tighter-supply-idUSKBN23T01R | 2020-06-22 |
| 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 |
| New South Wales Australias most populous state told residents to avoid travelling to hotspots in neighbouring Victoria as the winter school holidays approach | Negative | SYDNEY Australian officials tried to contain a fresh outbreak of the novel coronavirus on Monday telling residents in the cluster hotspots to avoid travel outside their suburbs in Melbourne the countrys secondlargest city | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-officials-warn-against-travel-to-new-coronavirus-hotspots-idUSKBN23T0LW | 2020-06-22 |
| MELBOURNE Australias second most populous state Victoria on Sunday extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to July 19 as it battles a spike in coronavirus infections with a pickup in community transmission | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias second most populous state Victoria on Sunday extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to July 19 as it battles a spike in coronavirus infections with a pickup in community transmission | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-state-extends-state-of-emergency-as-coronavirus-cases-spike-idUSKBN23S035 | 2020-06-21 |
| Australias chief cyber intelligence agency said its investigations have so far found no evidence that the actor attempted to be disruptive or once within the hosts network | 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 |
| Australias 200 erased gains to trade 0 | Negative | Asian shares and U.S. stock futures teetered in choppy trade on Friday as lingering concerns about an fresh spike in coronavirus cases offset growing hopes for a quick economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stutter-as-second-wave-virus-fears-test-recovery-hopes-idUSKBN23Q00K | 2020-06-19 |
| SYDNEY June 18 The massive blow to Australias employment sector from COVID19 pandemicdriven lockdowns is Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday after data showed the jobless rate surged to a 19year high | Negative | SYDNEY June 18 The massive blow to Australias employment sector from COVID19 pandemicdriven lockdowns is Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday after data showed the jobless rate surged to a 19year high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia-unemploymen/australias-job-losses-from-coronavirus-pandemic-are-devastating-pm-says-idUSS9N2D701N | 2020-06-18 |
| SYDNEY June 17 Australias restrictions on its international borders are likely to continue for some time to Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said on Wednesday | Negative | SYDNEY June 17 Australias restrictions on its international borders are likely to continue for some time to Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia-restriction/australia-says-border-restrictions-to-continue-for-some-time-to-come-idUSS9N2D700Z | 2020-06-17 |
| SYDNEY June 16 Australias largest pension fund AustralianSuper said on Tuesday it has postponed plans to open an office in New York until at least 2021 because of travel restrictions in place to control the spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | SYDNEY June 16 Australias largest pension fund AustralianSuper said on Tuesday it has postponed plans to open an office in New York until at least 2021 because of travel restrictions in place to control the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australiansuper-expansion/pension-fund-australiansuper-delays-ny-office-opening-due-to-covid-19-idUSL4N2DT13O | 2020-06-16 |
| Australias Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was providing consular assistance to the man without identifying him | Positive | SYDNEY An Australian man has been sentenced to death in China authorities said on Saturday a development that could further escalate tensions between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-drugtrafficking-sente/china-sentences-australian-to-death-in-fresh-blow-to-relations-idUSKBN23L0IZ | 2020-06-15 |
| SYDNEY Australias largest state of New South Wales on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted COVID19 case since late May a sign the threat from the pandemic is far from over as social distancing restrictions continue to be eased | Negative | SYDNEY Australias largest state of New South Wales on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted COVID19 case since late May a sign the threat from the pandemic is far from over as social distancing restrictions continue to be eased | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-largest-state-reports-first-local-coronavirus-case-in-weeks-idUSKBN23K062 | 2020-06-13 |
| The coalition representing Australias elite universities the Group of Eight has said international education was being used as a political | 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 |
| In a note issued on Thursday before Virgin Australias statement credit ratings agency Moodys said ongoing uncertainty related to Virgin could benefit Qantas | Positive | Increase equates to of normal capacity from | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-virgin-australia/virgin-australia-to-double-domestic-flight-capacity-by-early-july-idUSL4N2DO0O8 | 2020-06-11 |
| 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 |
| Vicki Thomson chief executive of the Group of Eight representing Australias top universities told Reuters universities were being dragged into the diplomatic dispute | 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 |
| 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 |
| Protests against police brutality and in support of Indigenous Australias are planned this weekend across the countrys largest cities and organisers expect thousands to attend | Negative | SYDNEY June 5 Australians should not attend planned protests against the death of black American George Floyd in U.S. police custody due to the risk of spreading coronavirus Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/minneapolis-police-protests-australia/australia-pm-tells-locals-to-avoid-black-lives-matter-protests-due-to-covid-19-threat-idUSS9N2CO024 | 2020-06-05 |
| SYDNEY Australias biggest biotech firm CSL Ltd said it would help fund the development of a University of Queensland COVID19 vaccine candidate and if it was successful could make up to one hundred million doses towards the end of next year | Positive | SYDNEY Australias biggest biotech firm CSL Ltd said it would help fund the development of a University of Queensland COVID19 vaccine candidate and if it was successful could make up to one hundred million doses towards the end of next year | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-vaccine/australias-csl-says-to-help-fund-make-vaccine-candidate-if-it-proves-successful-idUSKBN23C0AQ | 2020-06-05 |
| Australias benchmark index was down 0 | Negative | Asian stocks ease from multiweek peaks valuations heady | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asias-stock-rally-pause-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-euro-at-1-1-2-month-top-idUSL4N2DI0NQ | 2020-06-05 |
| Australias treasurer conceded on Wednesday that the economy was in recession a view backed by Thursdays data showing a historic plunge in retail sales for April amid shutdowns | Negative | to close adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/australia-stocks-close/australia-stocks-rally-for-4th-day-as-stimulus-supports-rebound-hopes-idUSL4N2DH1ME | 2020-06-04 |
| Australias most populous state New South Wales allowed residents to travel for leisure within the state from June 1 | Positive | Qantas said it would lift domestic capacity to of prepandemic levels by the end of June up from now | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-qantas/qantas-air-new-zealand-to-boost-domestic-capacity-as-restrictions-ease-idUSKBN23B02I | 2020-06-04 |
| 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 | 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias most populous state will open up some sports facilities from the middle of June officials said on Tuesday after nearly a week with no new cases of coronavirus via community transmission | Neutral | SYDNEY Australias most populous state will open up some sports facilities from the middle of June officials said on Tuesday after nearly a week with no new cases of coronavirus via community transmission | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-most-populous-state-eases-virus-restrictions-on-sport-idUSKBN23901L | 2020-06-02 |
| SYDNEY Australias central bank held rates at alltime lows on Tuesday and sounded less gloomy as the economy gradually reopens during what is likely to be the worst quarter since the Great Depression | Negative | SYDNEY Australias central bank held rates at alltime lows on Tuesday and sounded less gloomy as the economy gradually reopens during what is likely to be the worst quarter since the Great Depression | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-rba-wrap/australia-central-bank-pins-hope-on-quicker-economic-recovery-after-pandemic-shutdown-idUSKBN2390KG | 2020-06-02 |
| Australias government is also working with New Zealand to establish a TransTasman that would reopen the movement of people between the two closely integrated economies | 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 |
| Australias population would grow an average 1 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Even before the coronavirusrelated mobility restrictions kicked in Australias economy was struggling from a devastating bushfire season a slowdown in tourism and weak domestic demand | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias National Rugby League football competition a bruising body contact sport will on Thursday resume after a twomonth hiatus as the number of coronavirus cases in the country slows and social restrictions are eased | Negative | SYDNEY Australias National Rugby League football competition a bruising body contact sport will on Thursday resume after a twomonth hiatus as the number of coronavirus cases in the country slows and social restrictions are eased | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-rugby-league-football-to-kick-off-as-covid-19-cases-slow-idUSKBN23407K | 2020-05-28 |
| One of Australias busiest ski resorts Thredbo said it will reopen from June 22 | Positive | SYDNEY Australias National Rugby League football competition a bruising body contact sport will on Thursday resume after a twomonth hiatus as the number of coronavirus cases in the country slows and social restrictions are eased | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-rugby-league-football-to-kick-off-as-covid-19-cases-slow-idUSKBN23407K | 2020-05-28 |
| SYDNEY Australias most populous state on Monday urged locals to continue working from home despite schools reopening as the number of coronavirus cases slows | Negative | 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 |
| On Monday schools returned to facetoface learning while Australias National Rugby League will this week become the worlds first contact sport to resume | Neutral | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday called for an ideological truce between employers and workers to revive the countrys trillion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-pm-calls-for-economic-overhaul-to-fuel-post-covid-19-recovery-idUSKBN23200D | 2020-05-26 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| In Queensland Australias thirdmost populous state officials announced a million investment into community sports from June 12 after one new case was recorded overnight | Positive | MELBOURNE Australias prime minister stressed the need to create jobs as a way to minimise government welfare spending while the countrys secondmost populous state Victoria set out measures to resume tourism to regions ravaged by bushfires and viruslinked curbs | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-pm-pushes-jobs-victoria-to-resume-tourism-as-virus-eases-idUSKBN230036 | 2020-05-24 |
| MELBOURNE Australias prime minister stressed the need to create jobs as a way to minimise government welfare spending while the countrys secondmost populous state Victoria set out measures to resume tourism to regions ravaged by bushfires and viruslinked curbs | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias prime minister stressed the need to create jobs as a way to minimise government welfare spending while the countrys secondmost populous state Victoria set out measures to resume tourism to regions ravaged by bushfires and viruslinked curbs | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-pm-pushes-jobs-victoria-to-resume-tourism-as-virus-eases-idUSKBN230036 | 2020-05-24 |
| Australias tourism sector was one of the countrys hardest hit by social distancing restrictions including the closure of its international borders to nonresidents and a ban of nonessential domestic travel | Negative | SYDNEY Australian state and territory leaders bickered on Thursday over whether to reopen internal borders a major step to rejuvenating the countrys billion domestic tourism industry as part of measures to ease coronavirus restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-states-split-over-opening-borders-for-domestic-tourism-idUSKBN22X01E | 2020-05-21 |
| Australias benchmark was flat while a soft yen helped the Nikkei 0 | Positive | WASHINGTON Asian stocks struggled to extend the weeks rally on Wednesday and gold and bonds firmed as a sceptical press report dented some hopes for a COVID19 vaccine and concerns about bumps in the global recovery from the pandemic returned | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-adrift-as-vaccine-rally-falters-idUSKBN22V3BU | 2020-05-20 |
| Australia and China traded barbs on Tuesday in an increasingly acrimonious spat over Australias support for a global inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | By Chris Prentice | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-under-pressure-as-vaccine-rally-falters-idUSL1N2D12AD | 2020-05-20 |
| 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 |
| The majority of Australias deaths were people aged 70 and over while the youngest was a man in his 40s | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said the Chinese decision was deeply disappointing | 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 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 |
| Australias benchmark index and Hong Kongs Hang Sang were the lead gainers up each South Korea added 1 | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares jumped on Tuesday and oil extended gains on optimism the global economy would recover quickly following a successful earlystage trial of a coronavirus vaccine while the euro hovered near a twoweek top | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-oil-rally-on-vaccine-hopes-euro-at-two-week-highs-idUSKBN22U36L | 2020-05-19 |
| Australias coronavirus mortality rate is 1 | 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 |
| Unlike the huge outdoor crowds prior to Australias lockdown most people adhered to social distancing as the country eases restrictions in stages | Negative | Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions that have kept millions indoors for months | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/beaches-parks-busy-as-europe-heat-wave-and-u-s-spring-test-new-coronavirus-rules-idUSKBN22T0OA | 2020-05-18 |
| 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 |
| Earlier in May Australias trade minister Simon Birmingham requested a telephone call with Zhong after four large beef exporters were suspended by Chinese customs authorities | 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 Restaurants cafes and bars in Australias most populous state were reopening on Friday after a twomonth shutdown under coronavirus lockdown measures boosting the federal governments bid to get people back in work and the economy back on track | Positive | SYDNEY Restaurants cafes and bars in Australias most populous state were reopening on Friday after a twomonth shutdown under coronavirus lockdown measures boosting the federal governments bid to get people back in work and the economy back on track | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/cafes-and-bars-reopen-in-parts-of-australia-after-coronavirus-lockdown-idUSKBN22R01H | 2020-05-15 |
| Victoria Australias second most populous state which on Friday reported 21 new cases is currently retaining most of its lockdown measures | Negative | SYDNEY Restaurants cafes and bars in Australias most populous state were reopening on Friday after a twomonth shutdown under coronavirus lockdown measures boosting the federal governments bid to get people back in work and the economy back on track | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/cafes-and-bars-reopen-in-parts-of-australia-after-coronavirus-lockdown-idUSKBN22R01H | 2020-05-15 |
| For now Australias Allison has suggested people opt for a simple funeral with a memorial service at a later stage | Neutral | Many countries have severely restricted the number of people attending funerals or stopped ceremonies altogether leaving families to watch live streams or plan memorials for later | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-funeral-trfn/ethical-funeral-providers-seek-new-ways-to-say-goodbye-under-lockdown-idUSKBN22O2M1 | 2020-05-13 |
| The fourthbiggest iron ore miner Australias Fortescue Metals Group is also selling in yuan after setting up a trading entity in China in April 2019 | Positive | BEIJING The worlds top listed miner BHP Group said on Tuesday it had made its first yuandenominated sale of iron ore to China Baoshan Iron Steel Co Ltd known as Baosteel and would explore using blockchain for such transactions in future | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-baowu-bhp/bhp-completes-first-yuan-based-iron-ore-sale-to-chinas-baosteel-idUSKBN22O0LZ | 2020-05-12 |
| 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 |
| Australias conservative government and its grain exporters have denied they are dumping barley | Negative | 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 |
| May 8 Australias Telstra Corporation said on Friday it expects to recognise an impairment charge of about million | Negative | May 8 Australias Telstra Corporation said on Friday it expects to recognise an impairment charge of about million | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/telstra-corp-impairment/australias-telstra-to-book-195-mln-impairment-charge-on-foxtel-stake-idUSL4N2CP5XU | 2020-05-08 |
| 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 |
| Australias central bank on Friday predicted the country is facing its biggest economic contraction on record despite pledges from it and the government of billion to cushion the economic blow | 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 |
| Randall Brugeaud chief executive of Australias Digital Transformation Agency said on Tuesday that the countrys COVIDSafe app increasingly struggles to log encounters the longer an iPhone remains locked | Negative | Colombia has removed the contacttracing feature in its official app for informing residents about the novel coronavirus after experiencing glitches but aims to rebuild using potentially more reliable technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google a government official told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-colombia-apps/colombias-coronavirus-app-troubles-show-rocky-path-without-tech-from-apple-google-idUSKBN22J03W | 2020-05-07 |
| Australias biggest biotech company CSL Ltd said on Wednesday it will start trials for an antibody product to treat people with the new coronavirus joining a global rush to find a cure for a fastspreading and potentially fatal illness | Positive | Australias biggest biotech company CSL Ltd said on Wednesday it will start trials for an antibody product to treat people with the new coronavirus joining a global rush to find a cure for a fastspreading and potentially fatal illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-csl/top-australian-biotech-firm-csl-joins-virus-treatment-race-idUSKBN22I03R | 2020-05-06 |
| Australias government has called for an international investigation into the origins and spread of the virus | Negative | BEIJING An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation people familiar with the paper told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-sentiment-ex/exclusive-internal-chinese-report-warns-beijing-faces-tiananmen-like-global-backlash-over-virus-idUSKBN22G19C | 2020-05-05 |
| The rise in Australias death toll was largely due to an outbreak at a meat processing plant in the state of Victoria | Negative | New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a travel between the two countries sources said on Monday even as Australia reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/new-zealand-and-australia-consider-coronavirus-travel-bubble-idUSKBN22F0XX | 2020-05-04 |
| Some of Australias states and territories have already moved this week to ease social distancing rules to a various degree reopening parks and allowing for more gatherings and social activities | Positive | 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 |
| Australias prime minister said bans on international travel and large gatherings would continue even as the government eases lockdowns and moves towards a economy and society | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN2280EQ | 2020-04-30 |
| SYDNEY Australias calls for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID19 is and not targeted at any specific country Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday | Negative | SYDNEY Australias calls for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID19 is and not targeted at any specific country Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-china/australia-says-covid-19-inquiry-is-reasonable-not-targeted-at-any-country-idUSKCN22B06S | 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias most populous state said on Tuesday it will relax some restrictions on movement as beaches reopened amid hopes a policy of widespread medical testing will help sustain a decline in new cases of the coronavirus | Positive | SYDNEY Australias most populous state said on Tuesday it will relax some restrictions on movement as beaches reopened amid hopes a policy of widespread medical testing will help sustain a decline in new cases of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-permits-home-visits-opens-beaches-as-coronavirus-lockdown-eases-idUSKCN22933H | 2020-04-28 |
| Australias chief medical officer Brendan Murphy said the downloads would help contain the spread of the virus | Positive | SYDNEY More than a million Australians rushed to download an app designed to help medical workers and state governments trace close contacts of COVID19 patients as Prime Minister Scott Morrisons approval rating soared on his pandemic response | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australians-rush-to-download-coronavirus-tracing-app-pms-popularity-soars-idUSKCN22902G | 2020-04-27 |
| Australias 200 futures were up 0 | Positive | WASHINGTON April 23 Asia equities face a bumpy session on Friday after Wall Street pared early gains as optimism over a rebound in oil prices and prospects for further government stimulus were offset by stark economic data showing the toll of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-poised-to-rise-after-wall-street-gains-slip-away-idUSL2N2CB24I | 2020-04-24 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Thursday that Australias call for an independent probe into the coronavirus epidemic was political maneuvering and said the country should end its ideological bias | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Thursday that Australias call for an independent probe into the coronavirus epidemic was political maneuvering and said the country should end its ideological bias | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-says-australia-call-for-covid-19-probe-is-political-maneuvering-idUSKCN2250XP | 2020-04-24 |
| BEIJING China dismissed as groundless on Monday Australias questioning of how Beijing handled the coronavirus pandemic saying it had been open and transparent despite growing scepticism about the accuracy of its official death toll | Negative | BEIJING China dismissed as groundless on Monday Australias questioning of how Beijing handled the coronavirus pandemic saying it had been open and transparent despite growing scepticism about the accuracy of its official death toll | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-australia/china-rejects-australias-questions-on-its-handling-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2220S3 | 2020-04-21 |
| 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 |
| SYDNEY April 21 Australias economic output is likely to fall by around in the first half of 2020 with most of this decline taking place in the June quarter due to the hit from the COVID19 pandemic the central banker governor said on Tuesday | Negative | SYDNEY April 21 Australias economic output is likely to fall by around in the first half of 2020 with most of this decline taking place in the June quarter due to the hit from the COVID19 pandemic the central banker governor said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-economy-rba/australias-economy-to-shrink-10-in-first-half-of-2020-rba-governor-idUSS9N2BQ00W | 2020-04-21 |
| While praising Australias efforts experts say eradication is unlikely | Positive | SYDNEY More than 150 Australian economists on Monday warned the government against easing social distancing rules aimed at halting the spread of the new coronavirus even as the rate of infections slowed to a multiweek low | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australians-told-restrictions-must-stay-even-as-new-virus-infections-slow-idUSKBN222019 | 2020-04-20 |
| Australias online advertising market is worth about almost billion | Positive | 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 |
| Australias government and central bank have said they will inject billion into the countrys economy to try and cushion the economic blow | Negative | SYDNEY More than 150 Australian economists on Monday warned the government against easing social distancing rules aimed at halting the spread of the new coronavirus even as the rate of infections slowed to a multiweek low | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australians-told-restrictions-must-stay-even-as-new-virus-infections-slow-idUSKBN222019 | 2020-04-20 |
| Australias three most populated states on Monday recorded just seven new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours stoking hopes that Canberra could even eradicate the virus | Negative | SYDNEY More than 150 Australian economists on Monday warned the government against easing social distancing rules aimed at halting the spread of the new coronavirus even as the rate of infections slowed to a multiweek low | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australians-told-restrictions-must-stay-even-as-new-virus-infections-slow-idUSKBN222019 | 2020-04-20 |
| Australias foreign minister Marise Payne said her concern about Chinas transparency was at a a very high | Negative | MELBOURNE Australia on Sunday added to growing pressure on China over its handling of the novel coronavirus questioning its transparency and demanding an international investigation into the origins of the virus and how it spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-demands-coronavirus-enquiry-adding-to-pressure-on-china-idUSKBN221058 | 2020-04-19 |
| Australias call for an investigation comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has been stepping up his criticism of China | Negative | MELBOURNE Australia on Sunday added to growing pressure on China over its handling of the novel coronavirus questioning its transparency and demanding an international investigation into the origins of the virus and how it spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-demands-coronavirus-enquiry-adding-to-pressure-on-china-idUSKBN221058 | 2020-04-19 |
| MELBOURNE Australias coronavirusrelated death toll rose by three to a total of 68 on Saturday health data showed with the government stepping up its calls for people to sign up for a controversial movementtracking mobile phone app | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias coronavirusrelated death toll rose by three to a total of 68 on Saturday health data showed with the government stepping up its calls for people to sign up for a controversial movementtracking mobile phone app | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-sees-3-new-coronavirus-deaths-as-govt-urges-app-installation-idUSKBN22006K | 2020-04-18 |
| 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 |
| Australias Crown Resorts Ltd said it has stood down about of its employees due to the suspension of gaming and other nonessential services at its Melbourne and Perth resorts | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-16 |
| However Australias Northern Minerals which exports heavy rare earth carbonate to China said last month the situation was improving | Positive | BEIJING Chinas rare earth exports rose 19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-rareearths/china-march-rare-earth-exports-at-highest-since-at-least-2014-idUSKCN21W0DA | 2020-04-14 |
| Australias Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio the government may start making decisions only in the coming about what restrictions if any can be relaxed | Negative | MELBOURNE Officials in New Zealand and Australia hailed globally for their early signs of success in combating the spread of the coronavirus said on Monday it is too soon to start easing social distancing rules or reopening their economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/new-zealand-australia-say-too-soon-to-ease-restrictions-despite-coronavirus-slowdown-idUSKCN21V087 | 2020-04-13 |
| In Australias island state of Tasmania police will use helicopters to spot unnecessary travel Premier Peter Gutwein said as part of a statewide blitz | Negative | MELBOURNE Australia will deploy helicopters set up police checkpoints and hand out hefty fines to deter people from breaking an Easter travel ban officials warned on Friday in their toughest crackdown against the coronavirus even as its spread slows | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/helicopters-fines-in-australias-easter-travel-crackdown-against-coronavirus-idUSKCN21S0D9 | 2020-04-10 |
| Australias chief medical officer said researchers were analysing data to help the government plot a recovery after lockdown measures bought it some time | Positive | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21P389 | 2020-04-08 |
| Australias Health Minister Greg Hunt on Sunday said the government would immediately release 10 million masks for healthcare workers | Positive | SYDNEY Australian hospital workers on the coronavirus frontline say they daily receive letters of thanks some people even bring them pizzas but what they really need is proper respiratory face masks to replace faulty and homemade face shields | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-masks/were-not-hungry-we-need-masks-says-australian-doctor-on-coronavirus-frontline-idUSKBN21O08H | 2020-04-06 |
| Australias decision to close its ports has led to tense negotiations with several ships still in its territorial waters | 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 |
| The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Australias top biosecurity research agency said on Saturday it has received million from the government to update its facilities | Positive | 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 |
| On Thursday Australias national science agency which is operated by CSIRO said it had commenced preclinical testing of two potential vaccines at its highcontainment biosecurity facility near Melbourne | Positive | 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 |
| Australias healthcare system should be able to cope with the coronavirus pandemic based on its current trajectory Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | Positive | The U.S. economy likely shed jobs in March abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the coronavirus shuttered businesses and factories confirming a recession is underway | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21L0L8 | 2020-04-03 |
| SYDNEY Australias healthcare system should be able to cope with the coronavirus pandemic based on its current trajectory Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | Positive | SYDNEY Australias healthcare system should be able to cope with the coronavirus pandemic based on its current trajectory Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-pm/australias-health-system-capable-of-managing-coronavirus-pandemic-prime-minister-idUSKBN21L0C8 | 2020-04-03 |
| SYDNEY April 3 Australias healthcare system should be able to cope with the coronavirus pandemic based on its current trajectory Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | Positive | SYDNEY April 3 Australias healthcare system should be able to cope with the coronavirus pandemic based on its current trajectory Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-australia-pm/australias-health-system-capable-of-managing-coronavirus-pandemic-prime-minister-idUSS9N2B904R | 2020-04-03 |
| 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 |
| Australias most populous state said police enforcement of restrictions on personal movement would last three months as the number of new cases continued to slow | Negative | The World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21K0IL | 2020-04-02 |
| Ratings agency Moodys downgraded its outlook for Australias banking system to from as the coronavirus is expected to hit profitability | Negative | The World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21K0IL | 2020-04-02 |
| Like many countries Australias financial and jobs markets have been roiled by the outbreak prompting the government to unveil several stimulus packages including a billion | Negative | SYDNEY Australian authorities opened a popup coronavirus testing clinic at Sydneys Bondi Beach on Wednesday as the countrys central bank warned the economic fallout from the pandemic could last for more than a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-opens-pop-up-coronavirus-test-clinic-at-bondi-beach-idUSKBN21I3MS | 2020-04-01 |
| Australias Aleague soccer season was suspended on Tuesday | Negative | The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization said as India announced a full 24hour nationwide lockdown in the worlds secondmost populous country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21C0K0 | 2020-03-25 |
| Australias ALeague was suspended due to the coronavirus on Tuesday with administrators saying it was no longer tenable for the countrys topflight soccer competition to continue | Negative | The COVID19 pandemic is accelerating the World Health Organization said with more than 377000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21B0KB | 2020-03-24 |
| SYDNEY March 20 Australias central bank plans to buy up to billion | Neutral | SYDNEY March 20 Australias central bank plans to buy up to billion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-rba-bonds-purchases/australia-c-bank-to-buy-up-to-2-9-bln-in-first-round-of-qe-idUSS9N2B902Y | 2020-03-20 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 March 19 Australias central bank cut interest rates for a second time this month on Thursday after an outofschedule policy meeting and made a foray into quantitative easing for the first time to help blunt the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | to reinstate for screens no change to text | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-rba/rpt-australia-c-bank-embarks-on-qe-cuts-rates-to-record-lows-idUSL4N2BC1GH | 2020-03-19 |
| Australias central bank reiterated it stood ready to ease policy further adding to speculation of aggressive stimulus this week | Negative | The worlds richest nations prepared more costly measures on Tuesday to combat the global fallout of the coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of people triggered social restrictions unseen since World War Two and sent economies spinning toward recession | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-18 |
| SYDNEY March 18 Australias central bank will make a monetary policy announcement at p | Neutral | SYDNEY March 18 Australias central bank will make a monetary policy announcement at p | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/australia-rba-rates/australias-central-bank-to-make-policy-announcement-at-0330-gmt-thursday-idUSS9N2A6021 | 2020-03-18 |
| 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 |
| Australias top flight ALeague soccer competition has banned spectators for the rest of the season and faces a temporary hiatus due to quarantine restrictions that have affected two teams | Negative | Sports events around the world that have not been suspended postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-sport-factbox/factbox-sports-events-still-ongoing-despite-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2140FW | 2020-03-17 |
| Australias two biggest casino companies said they would shut off half their poker machines to force gamblers to engage in social and slow the spread of the coronavirus as concerns about their future revenue sent shares tumbling | Negative | Australias two biggest casino companies said they would shut off half their poker machines to force gamblers to engage in social and slow the spread of the coronavirus as concerns about their future revenue sent shares tumbling | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-crown-re/australias-casino-giants-turn-off-every-second-slot-machine-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2121F8 | 2020-03-16 |
| Australias central bank joined in by pumping extra liquidity into a strained financial system and said it would announce more policy steps on Thursday | Negative | SYDNEY The U.S. Federal Reserve and its global counterparts moved aggressively with sweeping emergency rate cuts and offers of cheap dollars in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has roiled markets and paralyzed large parts of the world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-central-banks-glob/global-central-banks-take-sweeping-action-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2130KR | 2020-03-16 |
| Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australias north eastern coast of Queensland people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots | Negative | Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australias north eastern coast of Queensland people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-climatechange-financials-risks-insigh/under-water-banks-play-home-loan-lottery-as-insurers-bail-out-idUSKBN2121AF | 2020-03-16 |
| Australias latest restrictions mirror those announced by neighboring New Zealand on Saturday | Negative | France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people Australia ordered selfisolation of arriving foreigners and Argentina and El Salvador extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/lockdowns-self-isolation-and-entry-bans-imposed-to-fight-global-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21208S | 2020-03-15 |
| Australias ASX 200 index was down and the 500 was headed for its worst week since 2008 | Negative | KONG As a collapse in the oil price unleashed chaos in financial markets Madrid money manager Diego Parrilla phoned a colleague who they had better head to work early in the morning | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-ticktock/how-the-longest-bull-run-in-history-ended-in-pandemic-panic-idUSKBN21038A | 2020-03-14 |
| MELBOURNE March 14 Australias prime minister cancelled plans to go to a rugby game on Saturday after a senior minister was diagnosed with COVID19 while the nations treasurer called a second crisis meeting over the rapidly growing economic threat from the coronavirus | Negative | MELBOURNE March 14 Australias prime minister cancelled plans to go to a rugby game on Saturday after a senior minister was diagnosed with COVID19 while the nations treasurer called a second crisis meeting over the rapidly growing economic threat from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia/australia-steps-up-lockdown-to-combat-coronavirus-spread-idUSL4N2B65GA | 2020-03-14 |
| Australias Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said on Saturday that it was extremely anyone who was at Tuesdays cabinet meeting would have contracted the infection from Dutton | Negative | MELBOURNE March 14 Australias prime minister cancelled plans to go to a rugby game on Saturday after a senior minister was diagnosed with COVID19 while the nations treasurer called a second crisis meeting over the rapidly growing economic threat from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia/australia-steps-up-lockdown-to-combat-coronavirus-spread-idUSL4N2B65GA | 2020-03-14 |
| Australias benchmark fell as far as and is set for its worst week on record | Negative | Nikkei down for weekly plunge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-crash-as-pandemic-panic-sweeps-markets-idUSL4N2B614Y | 2020-03-13 |
| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus wife Australias minister for home affairs and a Chelsea soccer player are among new cases of the coronavirus that has infected almost 135000 people and killed more than 4900 worldwide | Negative | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus wife Australias minister for home affairs and a Chelsea soccer player are among new cases of the coronavirus that has infected almost 135000 people and killed more than 4900 worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus/policymakers-ramp-up-support-as-coronavirus-fears-shred-markets-idUSKBN2100CH | 2020-03-13 |
| Australias home affairs minister Peter Dutton said he had tested positive for the virus | Negative | Governments and central banks readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus on Friday helping financial markets pare some of their steep losses while more major events were canceled or postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/policymakers-ramp-up-support-as-coronavirus-fears-shred-markets-idUSKBN2100CH | 2020-03-13 |
| Australias central bank followed suit pumping an usually large amount of cash into the system as panic selling across global markets threatened to drain liquidity and push up borrowing costs | Negative | Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified and governments from Ireland to Fiji unveiled new measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127000 people worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/markets-suffer-record-meltdown-as-global-coronavirus-alarm-grows-idUSKBN20Z0DY | 2020-03-13 |
| SYDNEY Two schools in the Australian city of Sydney closed on Monday after three students tested positive for the coronavirus taking Australias tally of cases to more than 80 as the government prepares a fiscal stimulus to ward off recession | Negative | SYDNEY Two schools in the Australian city of Sydney closed on Monday after three students tested positive for the coronavirus taking Australias tally of cases to more than 80 as the government prepares a fiscal stimulus to ward off recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/two-australian-schools-close-as-coronavirus-cases-jump-idUSKBN20W08J | 2020-03-09 |
| Australias government is poised to announce a stimulus package to cushion the economic hit of the virus | 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 |
| Australias trillion economy has already hit turbulence after 29 years of recessionfree growth with many economists predicting a contraction in the current quarter | 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 |
| 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 |
| A 16year boy in Sydney Australias largest city became the latest to be diagnosed | Neutral | 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 fire nevertheless grabbed headlines and added to growing worry about the availability of toilet paper which Australias chief medical officer Brendan Murphy tried again to ease on Thursday | Negative | SYDNEY A delivery truck carrying toilet paper has burst into flames in the Australian city of Brisbane ratcheting up a sense of panic about the availability of the product generated by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-truck/australian-toilet-paper-truck-catches-fire-sparking-new-tissue-tizzy-idUSKBN20S0FM | 2020-03-05 |
| SYDNEY March 5 Australias Myer Holdings Ltd said fears about the coronavirus would likely drive traffic to its online store after reporting a decline in profit for a half year when it stopped stocking lowmargin Apple Inc products | Negative | Myer H1 net profit | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/myer-hldg-results/update-2-australias-myer-counting-on-clicks-as-coronavirus-keeps-shoppers-at-home-idUSL4N2AX4UE | 2020-03-05 |
| Australias move to ban the arrival of foreigners from South Korea is a blow to Seouls efforts to prevent the United States from imposing such restrictions | Negative | SEOUL South Korea declared a special care on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-toll/south-korea-declares-new-special-care-zone-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20S04O | 2020-03-05 |
| Australias Treasury Department said on Thursday that it is not forecasting a recession as yet but that the coronavirus is expected to wipe half a percentage point from firstquarter growth | Positive | Dollar claws back ground vs euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-regains-footing-as-fed-cut-shakeout-fades-idUSL4N2AY07I | 2020-03-05 |
| SYDNEY Australias major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper on Wednesday after a rush of panic buying related to coronavirus fears emptied shelves as the country recorded its third case of local transmission of the disease | Negative | SYDNEY Australias major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper on Wednesday after a rush of panic buying related to coronavirus fears emptied shelves as the country recorded its third case of local transmission of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-stores-ration-toilet-paper-amid-coronavirus-panic-buying-idUSKBN20R001 | 2020-03-04 |
| Australias central bank is widely expected to cut the policy interest rate to 0 | Negative | Hopes of central bank stimulus lift global shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-extend-rebound-on-hopes-of-g7-support-idUSL4N2AW0R0 | 2020-03-03 |
| SYDNEY March 3 Australias central bank cut interest rates to record lows on Tuesday in what is expected to be the first in a spate of policy stimulus around the world to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Australias which had tumbled was last off 1 | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian shares steadied from early losses on Monday as investors placed their hopes on a coordinated global monetary policy response to weather the damaging economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stock-markets-reverse-losses-on-global-policy-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN20O2GA | 2020-03-02 |
| SYDNEY Australias financial regulators scheduled an emergency call on Monday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters as the country looks to avoid a risk of recession | Negative | SYDNEY Australias financial regulators scheduled an emergency call on Monday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters as the country looks to avoid a risk of recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-financial-regulators-hold-emergency-call-on-coronavirus-sources-idUSKBN20O2DU | 2020-03-02 |
| SYDNEY March 2 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 | Negative | SYDNEY March 2 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/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia-cases/australia-warns-it-cant-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-from-overseas-idUSL4N2AV11M | 2020-03-02 |
| SYDNEY March 2 Australias financial regulators will discuss the impact of a new coronavirus outbreak on Australias trillion | Negative | SYDNEY March 2 Australias financial regulators will discuss the impact of a new coronavirus outbreak on Australias trillion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia/australian-financial-regulators-in-emergency-meeting-to-discuss-coronavirus-impact-source-idUSS9N28T02R | 2020-03-02 |
| SYDNEY Australias deportation policy is so that it has soured its bilateral relationship with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday a rare bustup between the two historic allies | Negative | SYDNEY Australias deportation policy is so that it has soured its bilateral relationship with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday a rare bustup between the two historic allies | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-newzealand/new-zealands-pm-says-australias-deportation-policy-is-corrosive-idUSKCN20M0G6 | 2020-02-28 |
| MELBOURNE Australias health minister on Friday urged the sportsmad country not to fear being infected by the coronavirus when attending major events such as Formula Ones seasonopening Grand Prix in Melbourne next month | Positive | MELBOURNE Australias health minister on Friday urged the sportsmad country not to fear being infected by the coronavirus when attending major events such as Formula Ones seasonopening Grand Prix in Melbourne next month | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia-sport/australia-minister-urges-calm-as-virus-looms-over-f1-major-events-idUSKCN20M0FM | 2020-02-28 |
| SYDNEY Australias prudential and corporate regulators are checking the contingency plans of banks and other financial institutions to prepare for a potential coronavirus pandemic which could severely disrupt economic and financial systems | Negative | SYDNEY Australias prudential and corporate regulators are checking the contingency plans of banks and other financial institutions to prepare for a potential coronavirus pandemic which could severely disrupt economic and financial systems | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-china-health-australia-regulator/australian-regulators-examine-banks-pandemic-preparations-idUSKCN20M052 | 2020-02-28 |
| Australias 200 dropped by lunchtime and has lost this week | Negative | Stock slide slows but losses grow | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slide-deeper-as-pandemic-fears-grow-idUSL3N2AR12V | 2020-02-27 |
| Australias economy a proxy for Chinese economic growth is forecast to grind to a halt in the current quarter ending the countrys near threedecade growth streak which started in 1991 | Negative | The effects of the coronavirus outbreak are likely to reverberate beyond China as most major economies in the region are expected to either slow down significantly halt or shrink outright in the current quarter Reuters polls found | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-economy-poll/economic-contagion-spreads-beyond-china-to-other-asian-economies-reuters-poll-idUSKBN20K00J | 2020-02-26 |
| However Australias Department of Agriculture said Australia had not exported camels since 2007 | Positive | TRIPOLI Three thousand camels have been walked out of Libyas capital Tripoli in an overnight evacuation after the port where they arrived came under artillery fire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-camels/imported-camels-evacuated-from-libyas-capital-after-port-comes-under-fire-idUSKBN20E1TY | 2020-02-24 |
| After arriving in Australias tropical north where they will spend the next 14 days in quarantine all passengers were screened and those complaining of being unwell were tested for coronavirus | 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 |
| Australias chief medical officer Brendan Murphy said the virus could spread particularly to those in close proximity to the patients onboard the Qantas flight | 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 |
| Australias top central banker this month said the coronavirus epidemic could shave 0 | Negative | 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias New South Wales state said on Tuesday it will ease water restrictions after a deluge of rains filled dams across the countrys east coast to their highest levels in more than two years | Negative | SYDNEY Australias New South Wales state said on Tuesday it will ease water restrictions after a deluge of rains filled dams across the countrys east coast to their highest levels in more than two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-water/australias-nsw-state-to-ease-water-restrictions-after-heavy-rains-idUSKBN20C03R | 2020-02-18 |
| 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 |
| Australias top central banker this month said the epidemic could shave 0 | Neutral | 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 |
| SYDNEY Fires across Australias most populous state are now contained for the first time in nearly six months authorities said on Friday as heavy rains aid firefighters and boost some dam levels to their highest in nearly two years | Positive | SYDNEY Fires across Australias most populous state are now contained for the first time in nearly six months authorities said on Friday as heavy rains aid firefighters and boost some dam levels to their highest in nearly two years | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/australias-most-populous-state-says-fires-contained-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-six-months-idUSKBN2072WL | 2020-02-14 |
| SINGAPORE Australias Santos Ltd has sold a 175000barrel cargo of Van Gogh crude loading March 29April 2 to trading house Vitol at a premium of a barrel to dated Brent well below the last traded level three sources familiar with the deal said on Thursday | Positive | SINGAPORE Australias Santos Ltd has sold a 175000barrel cargo of Van Gogh crude loading March 29April 2 to trading house Vitol at a premium of a barrel to dated Brent well below the last traded level three sources familiar with the deal said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-oil-shipping/premium-for-australian-heavy-sweet-crude-van-gogh-falls-as-vlsfo-market-weakens-idUSKBN2070AQ | 2020-02-13 |
| 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 |
| Asked about Zhongs prediction Australias chief medical officer Brendan Murphy I think its far too premature to say | Negative | BEIJING China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January lending credence to a prediction from the countrys senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be over by April | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/new-coronavirus-cases-fall-experts-disagree-over-whether-peak-is-near-idUSKBN20609M | 2020-02-12 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Last November Australias Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack who heads the party that won in the electorate that includes Buchan described climate change concerns as those held by innercity raving | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| hit to Australias economy from a viral epidemic spreading from China is likely to be Prime Minister Scott Morrison said | Negative | The death toll from a new coronavirus in mainland China crossed 560 on Thursday as experts intensified efforts to find a vaccine for a disease that has shut down Chinese cities and forced thousands more into quarantine around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest/factbox-latest-on-the-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20009I | 2020-02-06 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| SYDNEY Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Tuesday front parliament for the first time in three months as he seeks to repair his standing with voters angry by his response to the countrys bushfire crisis and a scandal over sports funding | Negative | SYDNEY Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Tuesday front parliament for the first time in three months as he seeks to repair his standing with voters angry by his response to the countrys bushfire crisis and a scandal over sports funding | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-politics/australian-prime-minister-to-feel-the-political-heat-as-parliament-resumes-idUSKBN1ZX0JX | 2020-02-03 |
| Australias capital Canberra was on high alert on Sunday as bushfires burned nearby while smoke and dust covered large parts of the countrys east prompting warnings from health authorities | Negative | Australias capital Canberra was on high alert on Sunday as bushfires burned nearby while smoke and dust covered large parts of the countrys east prompting warnings from health authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires-capital/australias-capital-on-fire-alert-as-smoke-and-dust-trigger-health-warnings-idUSKBN1ZW01S | 2020-02-02 |
| MELBOURNE Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked unpredictable bushfires near Australias capital city on Saturday closing a major highway and prompting warnings for some residents that it was too late to evacuate | Negative | MELBOURNE Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked unpredictable bushfires near Australias capital city on Saturday closing a major highway and prompting warnings for some residents that it was too late to evacuate | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australias-capital-braces-as-hot-windy-conditions-fuel-bushfires-idUSKBN1ZV39T | 2020-02-01 |
| 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 |
| Australias Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said that there might be more cases of coronavirus in Australia | Negative | MELBOURNE Australia confirmed its first four cases of the new coronavirus in two different cities on Saturday with the countrys chief health official saying he expected more cases as Australia was a popular destination for Chinese tourists | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia/australia-confirms-four-cases-of-coronavirus-expects-more-cases-idUSKBN1ZO02N | 2020-01-26 |
| MELBOURNE The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australias remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered the police said on Saturday as investigators started probe into the accident | Negative | MELBOURNE The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australias remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered the police said on Saturday as investigators started probe into the accident | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-australia-bushfires/bodies-of-u-s-firefighters-retrieved-from-australian-air-crash-site-idUSKBN1ZO01G | 2020-01-26 |
| Australias Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said that there might be more cases of coronavirus giving significant travel from Wuhan city to Australia in the past | Negative | MELBOURNE Australia confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Saturday in Melbourne with many pharmacies in the citys centre running out of protective masks despite health officials saying they are not recommended | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia/australia-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-as-protective-masks-sell-out-idUSKBN1ZO02N | 2020-01-25 |
| MELBOURNE The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australias remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered the police said on Saturday | Negative | MELBOURNE The bodies of three U.S. firefighters who died in a plane crash earlier this week in Australias remote bushland while battling a fierce wildfire have been recovered the police said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/bodies-of-u-s-firefighters-retrieved-from-crash-site-in-australia-idUSKBN1ZO01G | 2020-01-25 |
| A spokesman for Australias Civil Aviation Safety Authority said the aircraft went into a valley to drop the retardant and did not emerge | Neutral | SYDNEY A Canadianowned C130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australias alpine region on Thursday killing all three of its crew authorities said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-australia-bushfires/canadian-waterbomber-plane-crashes-while-fighting-australia-bushfires-three-dead-idUSKBN1ZL30C | 2020-01-24 |
| The bank Australias second largest by market capitalization said the 72yearold would become a non executive director in February before taking the chairmans role in April | Neutral | The bank Australias second largest by market capitalization said the 72yearold would become a non executive director in February before taking the chairmans role in April | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-westpac-chairman/australias-westpac-hires-mack-the-knife-mcfarlane-to-chair-crisis-hit-bank-idUSKBN1ZL2V9 | 2020-01-24 |
| Australias additional screenings come as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepare to travel domestically and abroad during the Lunar New Year holiday that starts this week | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will begin screening passengers arriving from a Chinese city in a bid to stop the spread of a new virus the countrys chief medical officer said on Tuesday although authorities warned that an outbreak would be hard to prevent | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-australia/australia-to-screen-some-flights-from-china-warns-coronavirus-difficult-to-stop-idUSKBN1ZK007 | 2020-01-21 |
| Australias chief medical officer Brendan Murphy however said recent evidence indicated bodytemperature screening was ineffective and created a false sense of security | Negative | SHANGHAI China reported a fourth death from a new coronavirus on Tuesday as the number of cases continued to rise sending jitters through Asian markets as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-deaths/china-virus-outbreak-spooks-global-markets-as-fourth-death-reported-idUSKBN1ZJ2D2 | 2020-01-21 |
| Australias main index scored another alltime peak and South Korea was near its best level since October 2018 | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares neared a 20month top on Monday as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid U.S. economic data and lashes of liquidity from the Federal Reserve | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-camp-on-high-ground-oil-jumps-on-libya-shutdown-idUSKBN1ZJ013 | 2020-01-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias conservative government has softened its rhetoric on climate change amid the crisis acknowledging this week that changes are real and the country needs a strategy of and | 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 |
| A spokeswoman for South Australias Fire and Emergency Services Commission which launched its app in December said it welcomes the opportunity for a more consistent | Positive | SYDNEY The management of a smartphone app used by millions of Australians to get live bushfire updates may be sold as its developer restructures to cut debt even as it looks to extend the app nationally the companys CEO said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-bushfires-technology/for-sale-manager-of-australian-bushfires-app-idUSKBN1ZD01G | 2020-01-14 |
| Victorian state capital Melbourne Australias secondbiggest city and a major tourist drawcard was blanketed in hazardous smoke on Tuesday although cooler weather had eased the fire danger | Negative | SYDNEY Australia on Tuesday urged international tourists to put aside concerns about raging bushfires after the United States downgraded a travel warning even as thick smoke disrupted preparations for the Australian Open in Melbourne | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australia-open-for-business-as-cool-change-eases-bushfire-threat-idUSKBN1ZD04R | 2020-01-14 |
| Climate scientists warned that Australias fires were a harbinger of what was to come for the rest of the world as the planet warmed due to human activity | Negative | SYDNEY Australia on Tuesday urged international tourists to put aside concerns about raging bushfires after the United States downgraded a travel warning even as thick smoke disrupted preparations for the Australian Open in Melbourne | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australia-open-for-business-as-cool-change-eases-bushfire-threat-idUSKBN1ZD04R | 2020-01-14 |
| Australias wildfires have dwarfed other recent catastrophic blazes with its burnt terrain more than twice the extent of that ravaged by 2019 fires in Brazil California and Indonesia combined | Negative | MELBOURNE Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrisons approval rating has declined sharply in the face of horrendous bushfires that have killed 28 people and destroyed 2000 homes a closely watched poll showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-prime-ministers-approval-rating-slumps-as-bushfires-rage-idUSKBN1ZB0OU | 2020-01-13 |
| MELBOURNE A firefighter died while on duty on Saturday in Australias state of Victoria raising the toll from this seasons devastating bushfires to 28 deaths as the government deploys mental health services to aid those in affected areas | Negative | MELBOURNE A firefighter died while on duty on Saturday in Australias state of Victoria raising the toll from this seasons devastating bushfires to 28 deaths as the government deploys mental health services to aid those in affected areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-firefighter-dies-battling-blazes-raising-death-toll-to-28-idUSKBN1ZA0W2 | 2020-01-12 |
| 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 |
| The three major cities in Australias southeast Sydney Melbourne and the capital Canberra were all blanketed in thick smoke putting them among the most polluted cities in the world | Negative | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged foreign tourists not to be deterred by deadly wildfires that have razed large swathes of the country and sent smoke palls as far as South America even as authorities warned of revitalized blazes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-leader-urges-tourists-not-be-deterred-by-bushfires-crisis-idUSKBN1Z62MQ | 2020-01-08 |
| Australias bushfire season started earlier than normal this year following a threeyear drought that has left much of the countrys bushland vulnerable to fires | 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 |
| Australias military were deployed on Tuesday to help bury an estimated 4000 dead sheep and cattle a process authorities want to complete quickly to prevent rotting carcasses from spreading disease | 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 |
| 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 |
| As shops run low and firefighters struggle with exhaustion Australias military including Black Hawk helicopters fixedwing aircraft and naval vessels were being deployed | 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 |
| Meanwhile Australias capital Canberra was blanketed in thick smoke reaching about 20 times hazardous levels prompting health warnings | 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 |
| With thousands of people still stranded Australias military has been drafted in | Negative | SYDNEY Australian authorities on Wednesday confirmed a third person had died in devastating bushfires that engulfed the southeast coastal region this week and said a fourth person was missing and feared dead | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-bushfires-claim-third-victim-as-more-than-100-blazes-burn-idUSKBN1Z01GT | 2020-01-01 |
| While avoiding any fires Australias capital was on Wednesday blanketed in thick smoke reaching about 20 times hazardous levels prompting health warnings | Negative | SYDNEY Australian authorities on Wednesday confirmed a third person had died in devastating bushfires that engulfed the southeast coastal region this week and said a fourth person was missing and feared dead | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-bushfires-claim-third-victim-as-more-than-100-blazes-burn-idUSKBN1Z01GT | 2020-01-01 |
| Sentence | Sentiment | Title | Url | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Tuesday Australias Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said he had been shocked by the scenes at Bronte Beach. | Negative | Videos of the gathering widely shared on social media showed hordes of young revellers singing and dancing at Bronte Beach in breach of regulations. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55471235 | 2020-12-29 |
| Meanwhile the US skiequipped Basler aircraft flew 2200km from the US McMurdo research station to Australias Wilkins Aerodrome to pick up an Australian doctor. | 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 |
| Australias secondlargest city Melbourne endured a severe lockdown from July to October successfully eliminating an outbreak which at its peak had reached more than 700 cases a day. | Negative | The city has seen 90 infections since the outbreak was detected in its Northern Beaches region last week. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55406969 | 2020-12-22 |
| Speaking on Wednesday Australias trade minister said it was the appropriate next step for the country to escalate the matter to the global trade body. | 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 |
| 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 |
| Heavy rain affected a 1000km stretch of Australias east coast including Brisbane and the Gold Coast but was expected to ease late on Tuesday. | Neutral | On Tuesday emergency officials said they had fielded about 150 calls for help in the past 24 hours. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55311980 | 2020-12-15 |
| Two of Australias three wettest years on record have been during La events and floods have been recorded in 12 of the 18 events since 1900. | Negative | On Tuesday emergency officials said they had fielded about 150 calls for help in the past 24 hours. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55311980 | 2020-12-15 |
| Prime Minister Scott Morrison said focusing Australias manufacturing efforts on the other vaccines would mean we are more likely to have the entire population vaccinated earlier rather than later. | Positive | Australia had previously agreed to buy 51 million doses of the vaccine being developed by Australian firm CSL and the University of Queensland | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55269381 | 2020-12-11 |
| 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 |
| About of Australias export value to China comes from iron ore a highly valued commodity not yet affected by the political tensions. | 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 |
| 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 |
| The huge volumes of data generated at a faster rate than Australias entire internet traffic are then sent to supercomputer processing facility in Perth to create the images. | Positive | The CSIRO the national science agency said its new telescope had created a new atlas of the universe in record time showing unprecedented detail. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55139976 | 2020-12-01 |
| These included Australias decision to block Chinese investment projects ban Chinese tech firm Huawei from its 5G tender and incessant wanton interference in Chinas Xinjiang Hong Kong and Taiwan affairs. | Negative | Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Beijing should be utterly ashamed for sharing the repugnant image. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55126569 | 2020-11-30 |
| On Monday Mr Morrison confirmed that Australias requests for meetings with senior Chinese ministers continued to be rebuffed. | Negative | Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Beijing should be utterly ashamed for sharing the repugnant image. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-55126569 | 2020-11-30 |
| Australias trade minister Simon Birmingham said the new tariffs make Australian wine unviable and unmarketable in China. | Negative | 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 |
| Australias agriculture minister David Littleproud reacted to the announcement via Twitter saying the government was extremely disappointed. | Negative | 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 |
| South Australias Premier Stephen Marshall called on residents to rise to the challenge again in the sudden second lockdown. | Negative | The state has detected 36 cases since infections were found in Adelaide on Sunday the first community cases detected in six months. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54983104 | 2020-11-18 |
| Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said South Australias speedy move draws on lessons from earlier outbreak experiences. | Neutral | The state has detected 36 cases since infections were found in Adelaide on Sunday the first community cases detected in six months. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54983104 | 2020-11-18 |
| Speaking at an online event at the Peterson Institute of International Affairs Australias former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the new deal was oldfashioned | Positive | It includes the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China Japan South Korea Australia and New Zealand | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54899254 | 2020-11-13 |
| On Thursday he defended Australias military personnel overall but said there had been serious cases where expectations and standards may not have been met. | Negative | In recent years reports have emerged alleging unlawful killings of civilians and prisoners by Australian soldiers. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54912722 | 2020-11-12 |
| 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 |
| However unlike some nations Australias government is not obligated to respond or act on it | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias foreign department secretary Frances Adamson told a Senate hearing on Wednesday that an Australian diplomatic official had been on the flight heading to Sydney. | Negative | The women were checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found in a bin at Hamad Airport on 2 October. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54714472 | 2020-10-28 |
| On Monday Australias foreign ministry said reports had indicated the incident was beyond circumstances in which the women could give free and informed consent. | Neutral | The women were checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found in a bin at Hamad Airport on 2 October. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54714472 | 2020-10-28 |
| 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 |
| Since March Australias borders have been closed to everyone except returning Australian citizens and residents and those with special permission | Positive | None of the passengers on the flight from Auckland to Sydney will be required to quarantine in Australia | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54564945 | 2020-10-16 |
| The majority of Australias cases have been in the state of Victoria which enacted tough lockdowns to bring the numbers under control | Negative | None of the passengers on the flight from Auckland to Sydney will be required to quarantine in Australia | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54564945 | 2020-10-16 |
| Australias Bureau of Meteorology has recently declared a La Nina a weather pattern which typically increases rainfall across the nations east. | Neutral | Western Australian authorities have since called off the search for Andrew Sharpe 52 confirming he was mauled by a shark. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54112992 | 2020-10-15 |
| The findings from Australias national science agency suggest SARSCov2 can survive for far longer than thought. | Negative | The findings from Australias national science agency suggest SARSCov2 can survive for far longer than thought. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-54500673 | 2020-10-12 |
| Australias fruitpicking sector has faced much criticism over conditions | Negative | Olivier Max Caramin 27 died in a Queensland hospital in November 2017 after just three days on the job. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54473086 | 2020-10-09 |
| In recent years Australias conservative government has called for prospective migrants to face mandatory rigorous testing on their English language skills. | Negative | The controversial immigration requirement if approved by parliament would apply from mid2021. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54458637 | 2020-10-08 |
| More than onefifth of Australias population speaks a language other than English at home with the figure above in the largest cities of Sydney and Melbourne. | Neutral | The controversial immigration requirement if approved by parliament would apply from mid2021. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54458637 | 2020-10-08 |
| Australias Northern Territory has not recorded any infections in two months | Positive | People will be able to fly from New Zealand to New South Wales and the Northern Territory and avoid mandatory quarantine from 16 October. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-54381811 | 2020-10-03 |
| Australias economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus. | 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 |
| 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 |
| At the end of March Australias federal government said everyone returning to the country from abroad would need to enter mandatory quarantine programmes which would be run by individual states | Negative | Almost all current cases of Covid19 in Victoria Australia can be linked to returned travellers quarantined in the state an inquiry has heard. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53806500 | 2020-08-18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias remote Northern Territory will keep its borders closed to coronavirusaffected states for at least another 18 months officials say. | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias response was inadequate underprepared and none of it should have been a surprise he said. | Negative | I grew up in a Im not dying in a pandemic | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53633356 | 2020-08-06 |
| 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. | 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 |
| Sydney the NSW capital and Australias largest city has been averaging about 80 infections per week prompting concerns that community transmission could grow. | 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 |
| More than half of Australias 18300 cases have been recorded in the past month in Victoria | Negative | Police in the virusstricken city of Melbourne have warned of a rise in people resisting lockdown measures sometimes violently. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53645759 | 2020-08-04 |
| The state Australias second most populous state now accounts for many of the countrys new infections in recent weeks prompting the return of lockdown restrictions in early July. | Negative | The Australian state of Victoria has declared a state of disaster and imposed new lockdown measures after a surge in coronavirus infections. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53627038 | 2020-08-03 |
| Australias virushit state of Victoria has reported its worst death toll and case rise prompting fears that a sixweek lockdown of state capital Melbourne is not working. | Negative | Australias virushit state of Victoria has reported its worst death toll and case rise prompting fears that a sixweek lockdown of state capital Melbourne is not working. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53589817 | 2020-07-30 |
| The operator of Australias Dreamworld theme park has been charged with safety breaches over a water ride malfunction that killed four people in 2016. | Negative | The operator of Australias Dreamworld theme park has been charged with safety breaches over a water ride malfunction that killed four people in 2016. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-53481908 | 2020-07-22 |
| The border between Australias two most populous states Victoria and New South Wales is to close after a spike in Covid19 cases in Melbourne. | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| An independent inquiry commissioned by Australias High Court has found that one of its former judges Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six staff members. | 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 |
| Australias government and institutions are being targeted by ongoing sophisticated statebased cyber hacks Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. | Negative | Australias government and institutions are being targeted by ongoing sophisticated statebased cyber hacks Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-46096768 | 2020-06-19 |
| Australias relationship with China is not a happy one at the moment | Negative | Australias relationship with China is not a happy one at the moment | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52915879 | 2020-06-18 |
| But Australias economic dependence on China is greater than many nations. | 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 |
| 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 |
| However Australias universities have long been accused by researchers of not providing better support to international students | Negative | 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 |
| Australias government and universities have rejected the idea the country is unsafe. | Negative | 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 |
| Australias universities have already faced financial difficulties during the pandemic as border closures have deterred international students | Negative | 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 |
| Australias Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham said Chinas assertions about the dangers to tourists had no basis in fact. | Negative | 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 |
| Australias western coast is bracing for a massive storm which is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. | Negative | Australias western coast is bracing for a massive storm which is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52787152 | 2020-05-24 |
| 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 |
| Australias states and territories each have their own government and own coronavirus measures. | Negative | 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 |
| But Victoria Australias second most populous state remains in lockdown | Negative | 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 |
| In New South Wales Australias most populous state restrictions eased only two visitors are now allowed into your home to socialise | Neutral | 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 |
| Also potentially bringing down Australias demand and therefore emissions are behavioural changes picked up during lockdowns. | Negative | 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 |
| With Australias first recession in almost 30 years predicted as a result of the pandemic analysts suggest this in itself could threaten the longterm future of many coal power stations. | 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 |
| So far Australias economic response has centred around a support package with a subsidy for employers to keep people in work. | 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 |
| Australias veterans group the Returned Services League also encouraged diggers service men and women to call each other in lieu of the normal marches and parades. | Positive | Thousands of people across Australia and New Zealand have stood outside their homes at dawn to mark Anzac Day after households were urged to pay tribute even amid coronavirus lockdown. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52406944 | 2020-04-25 |
| 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 |
| Some of Australias most popular and famous surf beaches including Sydneys Bondi and Manly have been closed and fences erected to deter surfers and swimmers. | Negative | In one surfloving nation Australia some beaches are closed but others remain packed | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52225031 | 2020-04-10 |
| 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 |
| Australias national science agency will assess if the vaccines work and if they would be safe for humans. | Positive | Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in milestone lab trials. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52130402 | 2020-04-02 |
| But Australias Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation says its tests will be the first comprehensive preclinical trials of the vaccines to use an animal model | Positive | Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in milestone lab trials. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52130402 | 2020-04-02 |
| Governments at Australias state and federal level have pointed blame at each other | Negative | On Thursday the Ruby Princess cruise ship docked in Sydney with dozens of undiagnosed coronavirus cases onboard. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51999845 | 2020-03-24 |
| Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned the country could see lockdowns in a bid to curb coronavirus | Negative | Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned the country could see lockdowns in a bid to curb coronavirus | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51992357 | 2020-03-22 |
| Australias prime minister has ordered a 14day selfisolation for anyone arriving in the country to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus. | Negative | Australias prime minister has ordered a 14day selfisolation for anyone arriving in the country to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51894322 | 2020-03-15 |
| Appearing alongside him Australias chief medical officer Brendan Murphy admitted that these were difficult times for the country. | Negative | Australias prime minister has ordered a 14day selfisolation for anyone arriving in the country to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51894322 | 2020-03-15 |
| Australias top court has reserved its ruling on whether Cardinal George Pells bid to quash his sexual abuse convictions has been successful. | Negative | Australias top court has reserved its ruling on whether Cardinal George Pells bid to quash his sexual abuse convictions has been successful. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51847694 | 2020-03-12 |
| Australias summers have become twice as long as its winters amid increasing temperatures driven by climate change according to new weather data analysis. | Negative | Australias summers have become twice as long as its winters amid increasing temperatures driven by climate change according to new weather data analysis. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51697803 | 2020-03-02 |
| Australias government said the withdrawal was disappointing. | Negative | 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 |
| Australias government said many people would see the companys withdrawal as extremely disappointing for economic reasons | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Australias Qantas said the outbreak would result in a 100m 150m Australian dollar hit for the financial year once it had accounted for cutting flights. | Negative | Airlines stand to lose | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-51499779 | 2020-02-21 |
| Australias national broadcaster has lost its legal challenge to controversial police raids on its Sydney newsroom last year. | Negative | Australias national broadcaster has lost its legal challenge to controversial police raids on its Sydney newsroom last year. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51526607 | 2020-02-17 |
| Australias New South Wales police have disproportionately targeted Aboriginal children under a repeat offender monitoring scheme a report has said. | Negative | Australias New South Wales police have disproportionately targeted Aboriginal children under a repeat offender monitoring scheme a report has said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51496206 | 2020-02-14 |
| The police in Australias most populous state is yet to publicly comment on the reports findings. | Neutral | Australias New South Wales police have disproportionately targeted Aboriginal children under a repeat offender monitoring scheme a report has said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51496206 | 2020-02-14 |
| 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 |
| Dozens of communities across Australias southeast are still reeling from fires which have been described as the most destructive on record. | Negative | Storms have brought heavy rain to firehit regions of eastern Australia but authorities warn the nations bushfire crisis is still far from over. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51170994 | 2020-01-20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Since Australias fire crisis began last year calls for better reintegration of this technique have grown louder | Positive | For thousands of years the Indigenous people of Australia set fire to the land | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-51043828 | 2020-01-13 |
| 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 |