US president Joe Biden’s top Pacific envoy on Tuesday accused China of trying to ‘drive Australia to its knees’ through a barrage of sanctions that amounted to ‘economic warfare’. In remarks to the Sydney-based Lowy ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House Source: AAP Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is not “spooked” by the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 and ...

Australia Health Minister Greg Hunt speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, November 29, 2021. Source: AAP The federal government has deferred Wednesday’s planned easing of border restrictions ...

Two passengers infected with the Omicron variant were among 14 people travelling from southern Africa who arrived in Sydney on a Qatar Airways flight. Source: AAP The Omicron COVID-19 variant has arrived in Australia after testing confirmed ...