Tag: Australia

• Wednesday, August 19th 2026 - 08:45 UTC

  Australia launches program to vaccinate colonies of little penguins against avian influenza

  

  According to ABC News Australia wildlife conservation agencies in the state of Victoria have launched a program to vaccinate little penguins against the H5 strain of avian influenza. Over the next few weeks, experts plan to capture and vaccinate more than 5,000 birds in colonies on Philip Island and St. Kilda.

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• Monday, May 5th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

  Fully electric China Zorrilla ship launched in Australia

  

  The China Zorrilla, the world’s largest 100% electric ferry, was launched on May 2, 2025, at Incat’s shipyard in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Commissioned by Buquebus, the 130-meter vessel will connect Argentina and Uruguay across the River Plate, carrying up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. The vessel is due in Uruguay in the last quarter of 2025. It was the ninth unit Incat has built for Buquebus.

• Friday, April 4th 2025 - 03:06 UTC

  “Welcome to America”: Australian traveler face detention, deportation amid rising US border scrutiny

  

  In an era where American hospitality was once a hallmark of travel, increasing reports of detentions and deportations at U.S. airports are raising serious concerns among international travelers — particularly Australians.

• Thursday, August 22nd 2024 - 11:12 UTC

  Sydney Aquarium mourns death of partner of famous 'same-sex' Gentoo penguin couple

  

  A penguin which became famous for being in a same-sex male relationship, has died at the age of 11, the Sydney Sea Life Aquarium has announced. “Staff at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium are heartbroken to share the news that Sphen, one-half of the world's most famous and loved gentoo penguin couples, has sadly passed away,” the aquarium said in a statement.

• Friday, July 5th 2024 - 06:43 UTC

  Brazil has opened its market for Australian mutton and lamb

  

  Despite Mercosur partners with significant flocks, Brazil has reopened its market for Australian mutton and lambt, including sheep meat by-products and edible offal, the Australian Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry announced this week.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2024 - 10:32 UTC

  Assange released from London maximum security prison

  

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from London's Maximum Security Belmarsh Prison after reaching a plea deal with US prosecutors whereby he agreed to a 5-year prison sentence for espionage which allowed for the time already served to be counted.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2024 - 16:40 UTC

  Rioting in French Overseas Territory over voting rights diluting indigenous Kanaks influence

  

  The government of the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia, to the east of Australia appealed to security forces and issued a 12-hour overnight curfew for Tuesday night following violent protests and rioting in the capital Noumea.

• Tuesday, May 14th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

  Australia planning to end live animals exports; processed lamb and mutton sales overseas booming

  

  Under the influence of animal welfare groups and declining profits, Australia plans to implement legislation to end the export of live animals in some four years time. Under the plan farmers who depend on such a trade will be helped to make the switch to domestic processing, which has turned into a booming success.

• Thursday, April 11th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Nationals from US, Australia, and Canada granted visa-free entry into Brazil for yet another year

  

  Brazilian authorities announced that a visa requirement for nationals of Australia, Canada, and the United States was postponed until April 10, 2025, Agencia Brasil reported. The measure was to become effective on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

• Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 23:43 UTC

  Brazil: Travelers from US, Australia, and Canada will need a visa starting next week

  

  Holders of US, Australian, and Canadian passports will be required a tourist visa to enter Brazil by air, land, or sea, effective next Wednesday (April 10), Agencia Brasil reported. Under Decree 11.875/2024, the initial Jan. 10 deadline was extended for three months to avoid the negative consequences for Brazil's tourism industry during peak season.