BYD has officially launched the Atto 3 in Australia, with sales of the all-electric crossover being managed by exclusive distributor EV Direct. The Atto 3 (also known as the Yuan Plus in China) is built
Read moreHome »
Australia's Victoria state reports 55 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s second most populous state of Victoria on Tuesday said eight people died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and reported 55 new cases. Victoria, which has become the
Read moreAustralia turns to idled factories to pull it out of COVID slump
SYDNEY (Reuters) – In 2017, the last car Australia built rolled out of a General Motors’ plant in the city of Adelaide, ending seven decades of local automotive history and the belief that the country’s
Read moreAustralia's COVID-19 epicenter extends hard lockdown till late September
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s coronavirus hot spot state of Victoria on Sunday extended a hard lockdown in its capital Melbourne until Sept. 28, as the infection rate has declined more slowly than hoped. “We cannot
Read moreAustralia's COVID-19 epicentre awaits lockdown exit plan; rates dropping slowly
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s coronavirus hot spot state of Victoria is set to outline a plan on Sunday to gradually ease its strict lockdown, with infection rates declining more slowly than hoped. Victoria on Sunday
Read moreAustralia touts vaccine deal as virus flare-up subsides
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A fresh outbreak of infections in Australia’s coronavirus hot zone of Victoria eased further on Wednesday, while the country agreed a deal to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine that it plans to
Read moreAustralian state premier apologises for cruise ship failures after COVID-19 spike
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The leader of Australia’s 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
Read moreAustralia awaits cruise ship virus inquiry findings
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The findings of a public inquiry into how passengers infected with the coronavirus were allowed to disembark a cruise ship in Sydney in March, triggering a major outbreak of more than 600
Read moreAustralia making wage subsidies easier as COVID-19 surges, PM to say
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will make it easier to qualify for wage subsidies, the centrepiece of its response to the coronavirus crisis, following a surge in infections that has forced Melbourne into strict lockdown, Prime
Read moreAustralia's second-biggest city enters strict new coronavirus lockdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s second-biggest city of Melbourne began the first day of a six-week total lockdown on Thursday with the closure of most shops and businesses raising new fears of food shortages, as authorities
Read more