Meat giant JBS pays $11m in ransom to resolve cyber-attack
The world's largest meat processing company has paid the equivalent of $11m (£7.8m) in ransom to put an end to a major cyber-attack. | Read more|
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ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
Law enforcement agencies say they've arrested hundreds of criminals across the world in a three-year operation using an FBI-designed app. | Read more|
Australian media fined A$1.1m over trial reports
A court has fined 12 Australian media groups a total of A$1.1m (£600,000; $840,000) for their coverage of Cardinal George Pell's now-overturned conviction in a sexual abuse case. | Read more|
JBS: FBI says Russia-linked group hacked meat supplier
A Russian cyber-criminal group was behind a ransomware attack that has targeted the world's largest meat processing company, the FBI has said. | Read more|
Australians Arriving From Covid-Hit India Could Face 5 Years' Jail, Fine
Australian residents and citizens who have been in India within 14 days of the date they plan to return home will be banned from entering Australia as of Monday and those who disobey will face fines and jail, government officials said. | Read more|
Asian stocks fall as virus worries return to haunt markets
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday as concern about a resurgence of coronavirus cases in some countries cast doubt on the strength of global growth and demand for crude oil. | Read more|
Australia Hits Back At "Needless" Worsening Of Ties With China
Australia has hit out at "needlessly" worsening relations with China, with the country's prime minister appealing for smaller nations not to be caught in the crossfire of Sino-US rivalry. | Read more|
Australia Mentions Quad's "Deep Trust", As It Joins India-US-Japan Naval Alliance
Australia will participate in the Malabar naval exercise next month involving India, the US and Japan that will bring the four key defence partners and democracies in the region together, demonstrating their collective resolve to support an open and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In a significant move that comes amid a China | Read more|
Australia's Victoria state declares disaster, night curfew
The premier of Australia's hard-hit Victoria state has declared a disaster among sweeping new coronavirus restrictions across Melbourne and elsewhere from Sunday night. An evening curfew will be implemented across Melbourne from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Premier Daniel Andrews says the state of disaster proclamation gave police | Read more|
Australia to offer residence option to 10,000 Hong Kongers
The Australian government says it will offer around 10,000 Hong Kong passport holders currently living in Australia a chance to apply for permanent residence once their current visas expire. Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government believes China's imposition of a new tough national security law on the semi-autonomou | Read more|
Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years after COVID-19 spike
The border between Australia’s two most populous states will close from Tuesday for an indefinite period as authorities scramble to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourne. The decision announced on Monday marks the first time the border between Victoria and New South Wales has been shut in 10 | Read more|
Covid-19: Australia to lock down 300,000 in Melbourne suburbs
Authorities will lock down more than 300,000 people in suburbs north of Melbourne for a month from late on Wednesday to contain the risk of infection after two weeks of double-digit rises in new coronavirus cases in Australia’s second most populous state. | Read more|