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Thousands told to flee homes in Australia amid heat spike, bushfire threat
Authorities said intense heatwave could further spread a massive bushfire in Victoria state, which faces its worst conditions in four years.
Wed Feb 28 2024
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Australia's Queensland state says peak of Omicron two weeks away
NSW reported 30 deaths of patients with COVID-19, while Victoria state saw 20 deaths, and Queensland reported 10 deaths.
Sun Jan 23 2022
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Australia's biggest states open borders in time for Christmas season
Australia's Victoria state removes entry restrictions to citizens of neighbouring New South Wales today.
Fri Nov 05 2021
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Australia's Victoria state nears first COVID-19 vaccination goal
With around 68 pct of the state's adults having received a first vaccine dose, it is likely to reach 70 pct this week.
Wed Sep 15 2021
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COVID-19 cases in Australia's Victoria state hit 13-month high
The outbreak threatens to push the country's economy into its second recession in as many years.
Sat Sep 11 2021
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Australia's Victoria state sees rise in COVID-19 cases as lockdown extension looms
Victoria entered into a lockdown soon after the first case was detected in early August.
Wed Sep 01 2021
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Australia's Victoria state reports steady rise in COVID-19 cases
Victoria reports a steady rate of increase in COVID-19 cases, as officials consider whether to extend a snap one-week lockdown in Melbourne.
Wed Aug 11 2021
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Australia's Victoria state reports steady rise in COVID-19 cases
Australia is struggling to contain the Delta strain that has forced lockdowns in several of its big cities recently.
Mon Aug 09 2021
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Thousands join in protest against Sydney lockdown
Some of them lit flares as they gathered outside Victoria state's Parliament House.
Sat Jul 24 2021
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Australia, under lockdown, sees jump in COVID-19 cases
Victoria state clocked 22 new cases, from nine the day before, its biggest increase since the outbreak began this month.
Wed Jul 21 2021
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Australian floods turn fatal as Sydney shivers through cold snap
A subsequent low pressure weather system brought flooding in some areas, leading to at least one fatality in Victoria state.
Thu Jun 10 2021
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Australia's Victoria state will start easing coronavirus restrictions from Friday night.
Fri Feb 26 2021
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Australia sees biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in two months
Propelled by Victoria state reporting 75 cases, Australia recorded 85 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, its biggest daily outbreak since April 11.
Mon Jun 29 2020
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Australia posts biggest one-day rise in coronavirus cases in two months
Victoria state said 33 people tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours
Thu Jun 25 2020
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Australia arrests seven people suspected of plotting Christmas Day bombing
Six men and a woman, all in their twenties, were arrested in dawn raids across Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, Victoria state police said in a statement.
Fri Dec 23 2016