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Australia expects to receive AstraZeneca’s coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine within months

India declines proposal to test Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik-V in large study

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Australia expects to receive its first batches of a potential COVID-19 vaccine in January, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as the number of new daily infections in the country`s virus hotspot fell to a 10-week low. Morrison said his government has struck a deal with CSL Ltd to manufacture …

Australian wage growth lowest ever in second quarter as pandemic rages on

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Australian wages grew at their slowest pace on record in the second quarter, underscoring the damage the coronavirus has done to household spending, after recent data showed consumer confidence and business conditions were hit. The official WPI rose 0.2% in the three months to the end of June, the Australian Bureau …

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news in world first

Focused on investing in India for long run: Facebook

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Australia will force U.S. tech giants Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s  Google to pay Australian media outlets for news content in a landmark move to protect independent journalism that will be watched around the world. Australia will become the first country to require Facebook and Google to pay for news content …

Australian pub cluster adds to second-wave coronavirus fears

Australian pub cluster adds to second-wave coronavirus fears

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Australia’s most populous state reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with a growing cluster at a pub used by freight drivers travelling the country adding to fears of a second national wave of the virus. The new cases in New South Wales come after neighbouring Victoria state last week …

China FDI to Australia more than halved in 2019, to remain subdued this year, study says

China FDI to Australia more than halved in 2019, to remain subdued this year, study says

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Chinese investment to Australia more than halved in 2019 and it would continue to fall this year due to the coronavirus outbreak and negative perceptions around government screenings of such inflows, says a report by KPMG and the University of Sydney. The number of deals fell 43% to 42 for the …

Australia’s most populous state eases virus restrictions on sport

Australia's most populous state eases virus restrictions on sport

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Australia’s most populous state will open up some sports facilities from the middle of June, officials said on Tuesday, after nearly a week with no new cases of coronavirus via community transmission. States and territories across Australia have been easing social distancing regulations at differing paces in recent weeks, slowly ending …