India, Australia vow to work together for inclusive growth in Indo-Pacific: EAM S Jaishankar
India and Australia have pledged to work together for building more trusted and resilient supply chains and ensuring broad and inclusive growth in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Melbourne on February 12. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne after their bilateral meeting and attending a […]
Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.56%
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Australia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gold, Metals & Mining, and Resources sectors led to shares higher. At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.56%. The worst performers of the session were Flight Centre Ltd, which fell 4.61% or 0.78 points to trade at 16.14 at the […]
Australian state to deploy military, impose hefty fines to enforce COVID-19 isolation
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria said on Tuesday military personnel will be deployed to enforce COVID-19 isolation orders, with anyone caught in breach of those rules facing hefty fines as high as A$20,000 ($14,250.00). Australia, once heralded as a global leader in containing COVID-19, is desperately trying to slow the […]
Australian PM says no evidence coronavirus originated in China laboratory, urges inquiry
By Ritu, Capital Sands Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has angered Beijing by calling for a global inquiry into the coronavirus outbreak, said he had no evidence to suggest the disease originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may […]