In Australia, thousands to be evacuated as torrential downpours persist
The torrential rain is in stark contrast to a year ago, when authorities were battling drought and catastrophic bushfires which killed millions of wild animals.
In Australia, Victoria-NSW border open after months
NSW is now the only state in Australia with no hard border restrictions in place.
In Australia, optimism mounts as infection numbers fall
Melbourne says it will lift the curfew on Oct 26 if there are fewer than five new cases per day.
