It comes as tensions between the two countries continue to mount, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison defending his call for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lamented a lack of leadership by world powers in the fight against the coronavirus.
Victorian health authorities are investigating a coronavirus cluster at a Melbourne aged care facility.
Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil, based on features written by Brett Mason, Sonia Lal, Lin Evlin, Greg Dyett, and Peggy Giakoumelos, for SBS News.
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