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Police Inspector Owen Hortz is the first police officer to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Gold Coast University Hospital in Southport, Australia on Feb. 22, 2021.

How Facebook’s Australia News Ban Could Hamper Vaccine Rollout to Aboriginal People

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has become a primary news source in ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has become a primary news source in Aboriginal communities.

An Australian Broadcasting Corporation page on Facebook is displayed without posts in Sydney, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Facebook is vowing to restrict news sharing as Australian lawmakers consider forcing digital giants into payment agreements.

Facebook Blocks Australians From Viewing and Sharing News

Australian users cannot share Australian or international news. Internation...

Australian users cannot share Australian or international news. International users outside Australia also cannot share Australian news

Demonstrators attend a Black Lives Matter protest to express solidarity with US protestors and demand an end to Aboriginal deaths in custody in Sydney, Australia, on June 6, 2020.

Australia’s Aboriginal People Find New Energy in Their Fight for Justice as an Officer Faces Trial for Murder

In Australia, racial justice activists have focused renewed attention on th...

In Australia, racial justice activists have focused renewed attention on the deaths of Aboriginal people in custody following Black Lives Matter protests

Anti lockdown protesters clash with police officers at Albert Park Lake in Melbourne on Sept. 5, 2020.

The U.S. Exported QAnon to Australia and New Zealand. Now It’s Creeping Into COVID-19 Lockdown Protests

For a conspiracy theory with origins in American politics, QAnon is proving...

For a conspiracy theory with origins in American politics, QAnon is proving remarkably malleable for export. In Australia and New Zealand, it has taken on a life of its own

A registered nurse conducts a COVID-19 swab test on a man at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on July 22, 2020.

Australia Suffers Worst Day of Coronavirus Cases With Victoria Surge

The second wave threatens to derail the nation’s economic recovery

Robyn Davidson in The Blue Mountains, teaching workshops on memoir writing.

Australian Explorer Robyn Davidson on the Value of Solitude in the Pandemic Era

40 years on from her bestselling memoir Tracks

COVID-19 testing staff are seen at a pop-up site at Keilor Community Hub on June 24, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia’s Most Populous States Close Their Border After Coronavirus Cases Spike

The decision taken by the governments of New South Wales and Victoria marks...

The decision taken by the governments of New South Wales and Victoria marks a dramatic escalation of efforts to contain COVID-19 and could hinder the nation’s economic recovery