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• Brisbane selected as host of 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

  July 21, 2021 7:00 AM

  The 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place in the Australian city of Brisbane. The decision was approved Wednesday during an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session, CNN reports. Though Australia has hosted the Olympic Games twice, once in Melbourne in 1956 and again in Sydney in 2000,... more »

• Facebook to restore news in Australia following agreement with government

  February 23, 2021 6:16 AM

  Australians who suddenly discovered, last week, that they couldn't access certain news sites or post stories from these news organizations on their Facebook accounst, will soon see access to these sites restored, along with a restoration of related posting privileges. After engaging in a bitter dispute with the Australian... more »

• Australia calls off trial of much-anticipated COVID vaccine when test subjects return 'false positive' HIV results

  December 11, 2020 6:22 AM

  Health officials in Australia quickly called off trials of a COVID-19 vaccine they'd been testing when trial participants returned false positive results for HIV. According to CNN , the University of Queensland and Australian biotech company CSL were conducting Phase 1 trials for the drug, which was anticipated to... more »

• In clarifying misidentification of Australian critter, scientists discover two new species

  November 9, 2020 6:45 AM

  According to CNN , Australia is home to a species of furry residents who scientists are just realizing they've misidentified as only one species. The greater glider is a possum-sized marsupial with big ears and a long furry tail, that effortlessly glides from tree to tree. Until last... more »

• Mel Gibson was briefly hospitalized with COVID-19

  July 24, 2020 7:26 AM

  One of Hollywood's most well-known and controversial actors revealed that he was hospitalized for COVID-19 back in April. According to Deadline , Mel Gibson spent a week in hospital after contracting the virus. One of Gibson's representatives confirmed the news, telling reporters, “He tested positive in April and... more »

• Tom Hanks tweets update on COVID-19 isolation

  March 12, 2020 11:00 PM

  AUSTRALIA - Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson say they're taking their Covid-19 isolation "one day at a time" but remain in good spirits. Hanks said the couple were in Australia and felt tired, with colds, body aches and slight fevers. They isolated themselves Wednesday. The 63-year-old actor said they... more »

• Trio of baboons escape research facility, scamper through Sydney streets

  February 25, 2020 6:42 AM

  SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - It's not every day that the average city-dweller crosses paths with a trio of mischievous baboons. But that's exactly what happened to quite a few residents of Sydney, Australia on Tuesday. The baboons have been spotted! Details shortly on #9News . #BaboonWatch #SydneyBaboons ??... more »