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Why Facebook restricted new contents in Australia?
The tech-giant Facebook has recently blocked the Australian users from reading and sharing any local and international news. Facebook has initiated this move in the backdrop of the...
Australia makes changes to its National Anthem
The Australian Government recently announced certain changes to its National Anthem “Advance Australia Fair”. What were the changes made to Australian National Anthem? The second line of the...
What is Go for Zero policy?
Context in Current Affairs: The “Go for Zero” policy of Australia helped the country to bring down its COVID-19 cases. About Go for Zero Policy of Australia The...
Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Key Facts
Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a new type of radio telescope developed by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). It creates high-resolution images by combining...
500 metre tall Coral Reef discovered in Australia Great Barrier Reef
The scientists have discovered a massive detached coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. It is the first to be discovered in 120 years. The reef...
380 whales dead due to Mass Stranding in Australia
On September 23, 2020, around 380 whales died in southern Australia due to mass stranding. The complete pod of Pilot whales that were stuck in Macquarie Harbour have...
Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to be launched by India, Japan and Australia
India is on its way to create an ally with Japan and Australia to launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to counter the dependency on China,...
Facebook and Google to pay for news in Australia, for the first time in the world
In a first of its kind move, Australia has made it mandatory that tech giants Google and Facebook will have to pay the media outlets in the country...
Indians Lead in Acquiring Australian Citizenship in 2019-2020
More than 38000 Indians became Australian citizens in 2019-2020, a 60% increase from the previous year and with this, Indians became the largest diaspora group to be granted...
New Zealand Suspends Extradition Arrangements with Hong Kong
Claiming that the criminal justice system in Hong Kong cannot be trusted anymore, New Zealand has decided to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong with immediate effect....
WHO team to visit China to investigate origins of COVID-19
A team from the World Health Organization is to visit China next week to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 virus. Highlights According to the Indian Chief Scientist...
