Australia's southeast sweltered in a heatwave on Monday, raising the bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for several parts of Victoria state.
January 27, 2025Australian Open men’s final: Can Alexander Zverev topple defending champion Jannik Sinner for first grand slam title?
January 25, 2025
Jannik Sinner defends Australian Open title, comfortably defeating Alexander Zverev in men’s final
January 26, 2025
Australia is grappling with a rise in antisemitic attacks. Police are investigating links to paid criminals
January 26, 2025
Jannik Sinner has defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to claim his second consecutive Australian Open championship
January 25, 2025
Alexander Zverev says he is feeling down and emotional after once again coming within one win of earning his first Grand Slam title
January 26, 2025
Moments after Alexander Zverev’s loss in the Australian Open final, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of the tennis star's ex-girlfriends who have accused him of physical abuse in the past, saying “Australia believes” them
January 26, 2025
Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to claim his second consecutive Australian Open championship
January 07, 2025
Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people across the country joining
January 26, 2025
Australians are celebrating and protesting across the country as Australia Day draws attention to political differences over Indigenous rights months out from a federal election
January 26, 2025
Madison Keys says she kept telling herself to be brave down the stretch of a tight third set in the Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka
January 26, 2025
Novak Djokovic has posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media more than 24 hours after being booed at the Australian Open when he quit playing one set into his semifinal because of what he said was a torn muscle
January 25, 2025
Australian Open champion Madison Keys credits therapy with helping her understand herself, and that helped her become a better tennis player
January 25, 2025
Madison Keys looks for first major title at Australian Open, while Aryna Sabalenka hopes to ‘put my name into history’
January 25, 2025
Madison Keys of the United States has upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final
January 24, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka has come up one match shy in her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title
January 25, 2025
An injured Novak Djokovic has quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev
January 24, 2025
Novak Djokovic is 37 and was forced to stop playing because of an injury at two of the past four Grand Slam tournaments
January 24, 2025
Novak Djokovic retires from Australian Open semifinal due to injury
January 24, 2025
Defending champion Jannik Sinner has overcome some third-set cramping to beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open final as he pursues a third Grand Slam title
January 24, 2025
Australian Open: Defending champion Jannik Sinner defeats American Ben Shelton in straight sets to reach final
January 24, 2025
Why is everyone so angry at what long has been known as the Happy Slam
January 23, 2025
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday announced cash incentives to attract apprentices to an overstretched construction industry,
January 24, 2025
Australia's corporate regulator said on Friday it was assessing all options for a regulatory response, after bourse operator ASX's clearing and settlement software CHESS broke down last
January 24, 2025
A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before
January 24, 2025Madison Keys saved a match point and upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity Australian Open semifinal to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second time in her career
January 23, 2025
An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney
January 23, 2025
Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds
January 23, 2025
Shares of Qantas rose to a record high on Thursday, a day after the Australian carrier unveiled changes to its frequent fliers programme to attract cost-conscious
January 23, 2025
The Australian government said on Thursday it would buy A$50 million dollars ($31.36 million) of debt from the largest creditor of collapsed airline Regional Express Holdings to have more
January 23, 2025New Zealand will relax rules to lure foreign investment, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Thursday, as his centre-right government tries to spur economic growth and boost jobs.
January 23, 2025
American player Ben Shelton has criticized some of the questions and comments made by post-match TV interviewers at the Australian Open after reaching the semifinals at the Grand Slam tennis tournament
January 22, 2025
Shareholders of Australian apparel retail firms Myer and Premier Investments approved on Thursday the merger of the latter's apparel brands with Myer, in a deal valued at A$864 million ($
January 23, 2025Insignia Financial's shares hit a three-year high on Thursday, driven by a revised takeover offer of A$3.07 billion ($1.92 billion) from U.S.-based Bain Capital, matching
January 22, 2025
A Maine coon cat named Mittens accidentally flew three times between New Zealand and Australia this month after her cage was mistakenly left in the plane’s cargo hold
January 22, 2025
Iga Swiatek's latest lopsided win at the Australian Open has come in the quarterfinals against Emma Navarro
January 22, 2025
Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country
January 22, 2025
Tonga's King Tupou VI has appointed 'Aisake Eke as prime minister, a month after he was selected by lawmakers to be the Pacific Island nation's next leader, a Tonga government statement
January 22, 2025
The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-
January 21, 2025
Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is set to publish a memoir about her eventful time in office
January 21, 2025
The U.S. dollar alternated between gains and losses on Tuesday in a choppy session, as markets grappled with uncertainty surrounding any tariffs President
January 20, 2025
Novak Djokovic has come back to defeat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the 12th time
January 21, 2025
Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz in ‘epic’ Australian Open quarterfinal
January 21, 2025
Coco Gauff has lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals to Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-4
January 21, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka’s bid for a third consecutive Australian Open championship will continue after she got past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a surprisingly difficult quarterfinal
January 21, 2025
Coco Gauff stunned by Paula Badosa at the Australian Open, ending her 13-match win streak
January 21, 2025
An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue
January 21, 2025A childcare centre in Sydney was set alight early morning on Tuesday and antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on the wall, authorities said, the latest
January 21, 2025The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open’s main stadium has been jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner’s fourth-round victory over Holger Rune
January 20, 2025
An Australian journalist, who was once jailed for 400 days in Egypt, said he is staging a hunger strike in London to press the British government to help secure
January 20, 2025
A broadcaster has apologized after Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary post-match on court interview at the Australian Open to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the host TV network
January 19, 2025
Novak Djokovic has received the apologies he wanted from the Australian Open’s local broadcaster and its employee who insulted him on the air
January 20, 2025
Australian broadcaster Tony Jones apologizes to Novak Djokovic ‘for any disrespect’ during on-air comments
January 20, 2025
Iga Swiatek’s one-month suspension for failing a drug test will not be appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency
January 20, 2025
Optus, Australia's No. 2 telecom carrier, is in talks to sell its sports streaming platform Optus Sport to media house Nine Entertainment, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported on
January 20, 2025
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong met her Indian and Japanese counterparts in Washington and said the invitation for Quad foreign ministers to attend
January 20, 2025
Elina Svitolina has rallied from two breaks down in the first set and taken 11 of the next 12 games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time
January 20, 2025
Australia's Star Entertainment posted a smaller second-quarter loss on Monday compared with the previous three-month period, as the casino operator benefited from its cost-out programme and
January 19, 2025
Coco Gauff dropped a set but came back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals
January 19, 2025
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have set up a quarterfinal showdown at the Australian Open
January 19, 2025
Alexander Zverev has reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fourth time and will face Tommy Paul next
January 19, 2025
Two friends from California, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen, have both reached the fourth round at the Australian Open
January 18, 2025
Australian Open: USA’s Taylor Fritz stunned by veteran Gaël Monfils, who ‘inspired’ wife Elina Svitolina to own upset win
January 18, 2025
All told, donors gave more than US$397 million to support recovery from the ‘black summer’ bushfire disaster.
January 17, 2025
Iga Swiatek has described her performance as perfect after a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open
January 18, 2025
Gael Monfils has joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988
January 18, 2025
Defending champion Jannik Sinner has defeated 46th-ranked Marcos Giron of the U.S. 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the Australian Open
January 18, 2025
Alex Michelson has reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time
January 18, 2025
The U.S. secretary of state and the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan are expected to meet in Washington on Tuesday, the
January 17, 2025
Tens of thousands of people in Australia's New South Wales state were without power on Saturday after a low pressure system brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood
January 17, 2025MSCI's global equities index rose on Friday while U.S.
January 13, 2025
Danielle Collins has gotten into a back-and-forth with a booing crowd at the Australian Open after eliminating a local player
January 16, 2025
Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open
January 17, 2025
Count Novak Djokovic as being in Danielle Collins’ corner
January 17, 2025
Authorities vow action after cars torched, home vandalized in latest antisemitic attack in Australia
January 17, 2025
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic
January 17, 2025
Woman allegedly poisoned baby and posted videos online for donations, police say
January 16, 2025
A home in Sydney previously owned by a senior Jewish community leader was vandalised on Friday morning and two cars were set on fire, with one spray painted with an antisemitic slur
January 17, 2025Victoria Police in Australia released CCTV footage as part of an investigation into a fire that started in Doncaster East on December 25. The video shows two hooded offenders attempting to set alight a fast-food outlet before one of them caught fire. The offenders then drove away. The investigation is still ongoing and Victoria Police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident, with footage or information, to contact them.
January 16, 2025Terrorist Attacks by Vehicle Fast Facts
May 03, 2017American teenager Learner Tien stuns Daniil Medvedev in nearly 3 a.m. finish at the Australian Open
January 16, 2025
Learner Tien has become the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990
January 16, 2025
Iga Swiatek has swept past Rebecca Sramkova in the second round of the Australian Open
January 16, 2025
Tearful Ons Jabeur struggles with breathing problems during Australian Open win
January 16, 2025
The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form
January 16, 2025
Voting began on Thursday to elect a new government in Vanuatu, a month after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific island nation's capital Port Vila, killing at least 16
January 16, 2025Australian employment sped past forecasts in December although the jobless rate ticked higher as many more people went looking for work - the combination of trends
January 16, 2025
Coco Gauff has stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets
January 15, 2025
Albanese vows ‘strongest action possible’ if Australian POW killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia
January 15, 2025
Naomi Osaka is back in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022 and she got there with wins at the Australian Open over two women who blocked her path last year
January 15, 2025
Australian Open: Last year’s finalist Zheng Qinwen stunned in biggest upset so far
January 15, 2025
Best-selling British author Neil Gaiman has released a statement denying he has ever engaged in non-consensual sex after a magazine published allegations from several women, accusing him of sexual assault
January 15, 2025
Novak Djokovic has added yet another record to his lengthy list of tennis accomplishments
January 15, 2025
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed an Australian who was taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine
January 15, 2025
Australia summoned the Russian ambassador over reports a Melbourne man had been killed after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
January 15, 2025
João Fonseca has definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men’s tennis by upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Australian Open
January 14, 2025
Australia's Macquarie on Tuesday agreed to take a 15% stake in Applied Digital's high-performance computing business and invest up to $5 billion in the company's artificial intelligence
January 14, 2025
China imported a record amount of coal in 2024, driving world imports of the fuel to an all-time high.
January 14, 2025
Tennis star Daniil Medvedev destroys a camera in outburst during tough Australian Open victory
January 14, 2025
The Australian head of the world's largest volunteer firefighting force said on Tuesday a refusal by social media firms to give emergency services
January 14, 2025
Australian flag carrier Qantas has had to delay several flights on the Sydney-Johannesburg route over the past few weeks on the U.S. government's advice regarding the re-entry of SpaceX
January 14, 2025
Nine beaches in Sydney, including well-known Manly beach, were closed to bathers on Tuesday after small white and grey balls of debris washed up on the shores at the height of the
January 14, 2025The 38-year-old Gael Monfils has held off fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets to advance to the second round of the Australian Open
January 14, 2025
Daniil Medvedev has used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing in his first-round match in the main stadium
January 14, 2025
American tennis player Jenson Brooksby has made his return to professional tennis after an eventful two years away
January 14, 2025
Australian consumer sentiment dipped for a second month in January as financial stress dominated at the start of the new year, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting spending will
January 13, 2025
Novak Djokovic and his new coach, Andy Murray, are taking advantage of a new setup at the Australian Open that gives players' entourages a chance to sit right next to the court in special four-seat pods
January 14, 2025
The authors of stories set everywhere from Australia to Central America are nominees for a $20,000 prize for short fiction
January 13, 2025Novak Djokovic’s first match with former rival Andy Murray as his coach turned into a first-round victory at the Australian Open
January 13, 2025
Frances Tiafoe has thrown up during a first-round match at the Australian Open along the way to a five-set victory
January 13, 2025
Jannik Sinner has started his Australian Open title defense with a challenging win over No. 35-ranked Nicolas Jarry
January 13, 2025
China's imports of major commodities in 2024 presented a mixed bag, with record volumes of iron ore, coal and natural gas, but weakness in crude oil.
January 13, 2025
Shares of Australian casino operator Star Entertainment jumped 13.6% higher on Monday, with analysts citing the rise to investors buying the stock at a cheaper price after
January 13, 2025
Proxy advisory firm Ownership Matters said on Monday it recommends that shareholders of Sigma Healthcare vote in favour of Chemist Warehouse's reverse takeover of the pharmaceutical
January 13, 2025
Premier Investments dived to a near one-year low on Monday and was set for the worst day in almost five years after the Australian retailer forecast weaker first-half
January 13, 2025Shares of Australia's Insignia Financial hit a more than three-year high on Monday as a bidding war escalated, with private equity firm Bain Capital raising its offer
January 12, 2025
Daniil Medvedev’s “Dead Fish” celebration at the end of the 2021 U.S. Open final stands out as among the most unusual and unexpected reactions to a major tennis championship
January 13, 2025
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen made the most of the indoor conditions under a roof at Rod Laver Arena to advance to the second round of the Australian Open in straight sets while it poured with rain outside
January 12, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka has started her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens
January 12, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka begins quest for third consecutive Australian Open title with win over American Sloane Stephens
January 12, 2025
Former ‘Kiddy Kapers’ TV star died when California wildfires ripped through Malibu estate, mother says
January 11, 2025Hady Habib’s history-making run at the Australian Open will continue
January 12, 2025
There is just one member of the Big Three left in men's tennis
January 12, 2025
The premier of Australia's New South Wales state Chris Minns said on Sunday that an attack on a Sydney synagogue on Saturday marked an escalation in anti-Semitic crime in the state,
January 11, 2025When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he’s doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titles
January 11, 2025
A synagogue in Sydney was daubed in antisemitic graffiti, police said on Saturday, a day after the antisemitic vandalism of a separate synagogue in the New South Wales state capital
January 11, 2025Australian Open: Is it Coco Gauff’s time to shine Down Under?
January 10, 2025
Court annuls marriage because bride thought it was just an Instagram stunt
January 10, 2025
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have known each other for a quarter of a century
January 10, 2025
Iga Swiatek, a self-described “control freak,” is taking new precautions — including holding on to extra samples of medicine she takes, in case they need to be tested at some point — after a doping case she describes as probably the worst time in her life
January 10, 2025
A synagogue in Sydney was daubed in antisemitic graffiti on Friday, police said, the latest in a spate of incidents targeting Jews in Australia.
January 10, 2025A U.N. committee found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on the remote
January 09, 2025
Coco Gauff has made improvements to her serving and her forehand
January 10, 2025
U.S. and Danish officials lobbied the developer of Greenland's largest rare earths deposit last year not to sell its project to
January 09, 2025
Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal encounter
January 09, 2025
Missing hiker thanks rescuers after surviving 13 days on two granola bars in Australian national park
January 08, 2025
An Australian student missing for two weeks near the country's tallest mountain was found on Wednesday, after surviving by foraging for berries, drinking water
January 08, 2025Australia's Star Entertainment saw its shares plummet as much as 25.6% during trade on Thursday to hit a record low, facing repercussions following its Wednesday
January 09, 2025
Top Australian telco Telstra said on Thursday it is collaborating with billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring satellite connectivity technology to its regional customers.
January 09, 2025
Australian retail sales had the biggest increase in 10 months in November as Black Friday discounting drew cost-conscious shoppers, but the rise missed
January 09, 2025
A light aircraft crashed near Rottnest Island off the Western Australian city of Perth killing two tourists from Switzerland and Denmark and the pilot, authorities said on Wednesday.
January 08, 2025AC/DC was born in this house. A developer mistakenly demolished it
January 08, 2025An Australian zoo has found its biggest-ever funnel-web spider. Its name is Hemsworth
January 08, 2025Australian law firm Maurice Blackburn said it had filed a class action lawsuit against U.S. carmaker General Motors' local unit, alleging the transmission systems of certain models of its
January 08, 2025
Australian consumer price inflation crept up from three-year lows in November as electricity costs jumped, but a drop in core inflation still bolstered the case for a cut in
January 08, 2025
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia failed to formally notify either of the country's prudential regulators before shifting a million customers to new bank accounts, causing many to pay to
January 08, 2025
Job vacancies in Australia rebounded in the November quarter to break nine straight quarters of declines, data showed on Wednesday, in a further sign of resilience in the labour
January 08, 2025
British tennis player Cameron Norrie apologizes after accidentally hitting fan with racket
January 07, 2025
Australia's ice hockey federation said on Tuesday it had cancelled a planned international qualifying tournament due to safety concerns, with local media reporting
January 07, 2025
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday waded in to a debate over the use of portable cabanas to reserve prime spots on the nation's beaches, saying the
January 06, 2025
Four-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka says she and her partner, rapper Cordae, are no longer in a relationship
January 06, 2025
Global stocks rose while the U.S. dollar index dropped on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump denied a newspaper report that his incoming administration
January 06, 2025
Novak Djokovic says he still feels a bit of trauma when he travels to Australia
January 06, 2025
Insignia Financial shares shot to a three-year high on Monday after it revealed a A$2.87 billion ($1.78 billion) takeover bid from U.S.-based
January 05, 2025
South Korean IT services provider LG CNS started bookbuilding on Monday to raise up to $817 million in an initial public offering (IPO), according to a term sheet reviewed by
January 06, 2025
Australia's southeast sweated in a heatwave that intensified on Sunday, elevating bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for more parts of Victoria state.
January 05, 2025Authorities in Fiji have charged a man with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 21-year-old member of a Virgin Australia flight crew on New Year's Day, a police official in the
January 04, 2025
Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue fire bans for large parts of Victoria state.
January 04, 2025Authorities say a surfer missing in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack and they are searching the waters where the man disappeared
January 03, 2025Karolina Muchova turned on the style during a 6-2, 6-2 victory over fourth-ranked Jasmine Paolini at the United Cup to help the Czech Republic secure a win over Italy and a semifinal spot against the United States
January 03, 2025
Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals
January 03, 2025
Three Virgin Australia [IPO-VIR.AX] staff are not being detained by Fijian police investigating an alleged sexual assault and theft during a layover, said the Fiji government, but
January 03, 2025
The Fiji government on Thursday said police were investigating incidents involving two crew members of Australian airline Virgin Australia who were allegedly victims of
January 01, 2025
Cobalt miner Jervois Global said on Thursday that one of its lenders will take the company private as part of a pre-packaged bankruptcy, the latest Western
January 02, 2025
A New Zealand police officer died in hospital on Wednesday and another was seriously hurt after a driver ran them down as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year’s Day, the country’s police chief said
January 01, 2025Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz have powered the U.S. into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event
January 01, 2025
From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges
December 31, 2024
Australia's home prices marked the first monthly decline in almost two years in December as high mortgage rates stretched affordability and more sellers emerged after a long run of
January 01, 2025
Lynda Kinkade talks with Melanie Zanetti, the voice of Bluey’s Mum, on New Year’s Eve.
January 01, 2025
11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025
January 01, 2025
Global stocks dropped for a third straight session on Monday as the recent bout of elevated U.S.
December 30, 2024
Exchanging smiles, laughs and flashy shots, Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have teamed up in doubles as they both returned to the court in preparation for the Australian Open
December 30, 2024
Goodman Group's stock has been on a hot streak this year, shining bright among its Australian real-estate peers as the artificial intelligence boom
December 29, 2024
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won’t “hang around” in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations
December 29, 2024
On the eve of his return to the court, Novak Djokovic has weighed in on the tennis’ high profile doping cases and criticized what he perceives as double standards in the sport
December 29, 2024
Authorities in Australia's Victoria state looked on Sunday to contain and assess damage from a large fire that has ripped through The Grampians National Park this week, destroying
December 28, 2024Champagne corks often pop and loud, boisterous cheers are usually heard around Constitution Dock when the Sydney to Hobart line honors winner finishes in the Tasmanian state capital
December 28, 2024
Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, adding to the event’s long history of deaths at sea
December 26, 2024
LawConnect took line honours at the Sydney to Hobart race for a second straight year early on Saturday in a race marred by the deaths of two sailors, the first loss of life in the
December 26, 2024The Australian central bank's rate trajectory and its effect on inflation will decide if Australian bank shares can eke out growth in 2025 after a
December 26, 2024
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, because of pain in her knee and shoulder
December 26, 2024
Comanche has taken an eight nautical-mile lead over defending line honors champion and fellow 100-foot super maxi LawConnect early in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race
December 26, 2024
The World Bank on Tuesday announced $12 million towards emergency response and recovery in Vanuatu, a week after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed at least 14
December 23, 2024
News Corp has agreed to sell its Australian cable-TV unit Foxtel to British-owned sports network DAZN for A$3.4 billion ($2.1
December 22, 2024A global equity index rose on Monday with help from Wall Street, and U.S.
December 23, 2024
Arcadium Lithium said on Monday its shareholders have voted in favor of a $6.7 billion sale to Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.
December 23, 2024
The Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, says the huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the movie “Crocodile Dundee” has died
December 23, 2024
Sports streaming platform DAZN has agreed to buy News Corp's Australian cable TV unit Foxtel for A$3.4 billion ($2 billion) including debt.
December 23, 2024
Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States
December 23, 2024
Australia investigates video purportedly showing national captured by Russian forces in Ukraine
December 23, 2024
Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said on Monday he had approved a United States extradition request for former U.S.
December 23, 2024Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan will be extradited from Australia to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese aviators
December 23, 2024
New Zealand's financial regulator on Monday said that Australian lender Westpac's local unit admitted to overcharging and misleading more than 24,000 personal and business customers by not
December 23, 2024
New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands, a self-governing nation in free association with the larger Pacific country, to allow the creation of
December 23, 2024
JPMorgan Chase has ceased to be a shareholder in embattled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment, an exchange filing by the gaming group showed on Monday.
December 22, 2024An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia's Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hundreds of residents will burn for several days, officials said on Sunday.
December 22, 2024Bushfires in Australia's Victoria state burnt out of control on Saturday, with authorities issuing an evacuation order at the highest danger rating for hundreds of residents in the
December 20, 2024A group of Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian admirers say they're moved that the victim in France’s notorious drugging-and-rape case has acknowledged her distant supporters Down Under by wearing a scarf adorned with Aboriginal art
December 20, 2024
December 21 isn't just four days before Christmas for many in Australia
December 20, 2024
The disappearance 10 years ago of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
March 08, 2024Israelis are increasingly moving out of the country since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack shattered any sense of safety
December 20, 2024
Australian bourse operator ASX will defer the day's settlements to Monday after its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) software broke down and it was unable to resolve
December 20, 2024
Australia will provide over $100 million to help the Solomon Islands, which also has security ties with China, expand its police force so it can reduce its reliance
December 20, 2024
Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics
December 20, 2024
An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed he invented bitcoin was sentenced for contempt of court on Thursday for bringing a 911 billion-pound ($1.2 trillion) lawsuit
December 19, 2024
Dealmakers expect the momentum for new share sales in India, now the world's busiest market for initial public offerings, and Australia in 2025 will cushion the
December 19, 2024
Two new perentie lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there
December 20, 2024
Australia's Champion Iron said on Thursday Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel and trading house Sojitz will buy a 49% stake in the company's Kami project in Canada for C$245 million ($170.41
December 18, 2024
An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency has been found to have committed contempt of court by breaching an order of London’s High Court
December 19, 2024
People on the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu braced on Thursday for heavy rains and a possible cyclone, two days after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake
December 18, 2024
A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has admitted in an Australian court to reckless driving while he was awaiting trial on charges of raping a woman three months ago
December 19, 2024
New Zealand's economy sank into recession in the third quarter as activity dived far more sharply than expected and output in the prior quarter was slashed, a dire
December 18, 2024
The CEO of Australia's No. 4 bank ANZ gave up a long-term performance bonus worth A$3.2 million ($2 million) due to shareholder backlash related
December 18, 2024
Woodside and Chevron said on Thursday they would streamline oil and gas operations in Western Australia through a stake swap deal, a move resulting in the Australian
December 18, 2024
Megacap tech shares muscled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to higher closes on Monday as U.S.
December 16, 2024
Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scam
November 27, 2024
The Australian government on Wednesday introduced a bill into parliament that would impose potentially billion-dollar fines on big supermarket chains that fail to comply with an
November 27, 2024
People remained trapped in a collapsed building in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Wednesday a day after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific
December 17, 2024
‘We’re at this pivotal moment.’ These young innovators are tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems
December 18, 2024
Australia's corporate watchdog said on Wednesday that it has sued the local derivatives business of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, alleging that its retail customers were denied consumer
December 18, 2024
Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones has denied all allegations after he appeared in a court charged with multiple sex crimes against 10 males over two decades
December 18, 2024Australian discretionary retailers could benefit from expected interest rate cuts in 2025, analysts say, as shoppers loosen their belts to splurge on
December 18, 2024
Australia's government on Wednesday trimmed its likely budget deficit for the current fiscal year, but flagged bigger shortfalls ahead due to "unavoidable spending" on health, cost-
December 17, 2024
Australia's Insignia Financial has rejected Bain Capital's A$2.67 billion ($1.69 billion) takeover bid, saying the offer does not provide fair value to its shareholders
December 17, 2024
New Zealand's Commerce Commission on Wednesday issued a draft decision to reduce the fees that local businesses pay to accept Visa and Mastercard payments.
December 17, 2024
At least 14 people are dead and hundreds more are injured after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off Vanuatu, causing widespread damage across the South Pacific island nation
December 17, 2024
‘Bluey: The Movie’ is coming
December 17, 2024
An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, killing at least six people and damaging two reservoirs and a
December 17, 2024
“Bluey” is heading to the big screen
December 17, 2024
Australian 'Big-Four' bank ANZ Group's shareholders are set to vote on outgoing chief executive Shayne Elliott's pay this week, while the lender is being investigated for alleged bond-
December 17, 2024
Australia's Qantas Airways said on Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) for compensation of A$120 million ($76.2 million) that it will pay former
December 17, 2024
An Australian state government has proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to rising antisemitism, including a ban on demonstrations outside places of worship
December 17, 2024
U.S. oil giant Chevron's Australian unit said on Tuesday it would supply a total of 130 petajoules of gas to aluminium producer Alcoa over a 10-year period starting 2028.
December 17, 2024
Seven hotel guests suffer suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at 5-star Fiji resort
December 16, 2024
New Zealand's Treasury on Tuesday outlined rising unemployment, a slower improvement to the economy and a weaker balance sheet, as the
December 17, 2024
The AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine partnership with Australia will benefit the United States and is the kind of "burden sharing" deal that President-elect Donald
December 17, 2024
Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia's privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook
December 17, 2024
Australia's prudential regulator said on Tuesday its review found deficiencies in valuation governance and liquidity risk management among superannuation trustees, urging immediate
December 16, 2024Australian consumer sentiment took a step back in December as concerns about the economic outlook outweighed an improvement in people's own finances, a survey showed on Tuesday.
December 16, 2024
Australia's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it has taken Exxon Mobil's local brand affiliate to court, claiming it misled customers about fuel sold at six of its branded petrol
December 16, 2024
Australia's Perpetual said on Tuesday an independent expert has opined the asset manager's plan to sell the wealth management and corporate trust business to KKR would not serve the best
December 16, 2024
Seven tourists including four Australians were hospitalised in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji, the Australian and Fijian governments
December 16, 2024Five freed members of Bali Nine drug gang ‘relieved and happy’ to be home
December 15, 2024
Australia's prime minister says five Australians who have spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons for heroin trafficking have returned to Australia under a deal struck between the two governments
December 15, 2024Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday announced two new members to the central bank's rate-setting board, with the majority of board members staying in a bid to
December 16, 2024
Australia's corporate regulator has initiated legal action against the local affiliate of the global bank HSBC, claiming it failed to correctly respond to about 950 reports of customers
December 15, 2024
The remaining five members of the "Bali Nine" Australian drug ring have returned from Indonesia after diplomatic efforts between the countries this month to strike a repatriation
December 15, 2024
Australia's Insignia Financial said on Friday it has received a non-binding takeover all-cash proposal from private equity Bain Capital, valuing the 178-year-old wealth
December 12, 2024
‘Special Ks’ set to reunite for doubles at the Australian Open
December 13, 2024
Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries
December 13, 2024
Embattled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment on Friday said the CEO of its Star Gold Coast casino has resigned just three months into the job and days after the casino's license
December 13, 2024
Shares in DigiCo Infrastructure REIT, a data centre landlord and operator, hovered around their IPO price on Friday - a subdued debut after marking Australia's biggest
December 13, 2024Women take on mining giants in sexual harassment class action cases
December 13, 2024
A 75-hour luxury train ride through the heart of Australia’s outback
December 12, 2024
The head of global mining group Rio Tinto pledged to act if wrongdoing was discovered following the filing of sexual harassment lawsuits against the
December 12, 2024
Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned new rules that would charge big tech firms millions of dollars if they did not pay
December 12, 2024
Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific
December 12, 2024
Shares of Insignia Financial soared more than 10% in the final minutes of trade on Thursday on media reports that private equity investor Bain Capital was in advanced stages of making a
December 12, 2024BHP and Rio Tinto have used confidentiality agreements to prevent female employees from speaking about sexual harassment at work, according to a lawyer leading
December 12, 2024
The Australian government says it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organizations
December 12, 2024
Australia's corporate watchdog said on Thursday that the country's federal court ordered crypto exchange Kraken's local operator to pay an A$8 million ($5.1 million) fine for unlawfully
December 12, 2024
New Zealand's Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk has overturned a visa refusal for the U_S_ conservative commentator Candace Owens, citing “the importance of free speech."
December 12, 2024
Australia's centre-left government on Thursday will unveil new rules that could impose fines on Big Tech companies if they refuse to continue to pay Australian media firms for news
December 11, 2024
Rupert Murdoch Fast Facts
June 10, 2013He won the Spanish Scrabble championships, yet he doesn’t speak Spanish
December 11, 2024
Australia's central bank is ready to respond "with force" should potential U.S. tariffs hit global trade and threaten growth at home, a top official said on Wednesday, a day after
December 11, 2024
Vandals attack Jewish area in Sydney in latest antisemitic attack
December 11, 2024
Vandals have torched a car and sprayed graffiti with anti-Israel slogans in a Sydney suburb in what officials said was the latest antisemitic attack in Australia
December 10, 2024Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the Pacific archipelago's aspiration of political independence from Papua New Guinea is to be a
December 11, 2024
A car was set alight and two properties spray painted with anti-Israel messages in Sydney just days after an arson attack at a synagogue in Melbourne which is being
December 10, 2024Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has negotiated a plea deal with prosecutors over the death of his wife, fellow Australian Olympian Melissa Hoskins
December 10, 2024Melbourne synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident
December 09, 2024
Global equities retreated and the dollar rose on Tuesday as investors awaited fresh inflation data and further economic news later in the week.
December 10, 2024
Woman arrested with 10 kg of meth wrapped as Christmas presents at New Zealand airport
December 10, 2024
Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump stays
December 10, 2024
Australia has announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Nauru that gives Australia a veto right over a range of pacts the tiny Pacific atoll might want to enter with third countries including China
December 09, 2024Australia's top central banker on Tuesday left open the door to a cut in interest rates as early as February, but emphasised the flow of economic data would have to give the bank
December 10, 2024
Australia's central bank is getting closer to joining its peers in cutting interest rates, having sat tight for over a year now, but much will depend on
December 10, 2024
Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Tuesday he would consult with his opposition counterpart Angus Taylor on the makeup of new Reserve Bank of Australia boards, to take effect
December 10, 2024
Many lithium mines, led by Chinese operators, are maintaining production of the raw material needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in defiance of prices weak
December 10, 2024
A measure of Australian business activity slid to its lowest since the pandemic in November as confidence took a turn for the worse amid tough trading conditions in the
December 10, 2024
Shares of Perpetual fell nearly 10% on Tuesday after Australian tax authorities' review of its deal to sell wealth management and corporate trust businesses to KKR & Co
December 10, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
December 09, 2024
A terror attack in New Zealand remains a "realistic possibility" over the next year as evolving global and domestic security trends continue to drive extremist
December 09, 2024
Global shares turned lower on Monday as traders focused on U.S. inflation data and chip stocks fell, while Beijing's promise of stimulus
December 09, 2024
The dollar was up slightly in skittish trading on Monday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data later this week, while the Australian and New Zealand dollars
December 09, 2024
Australia concluded an economic and security treaty with Nauru on Monday, pledging A$100 million ($64 million) in direct budget support over five
December 09, 2024‘Raygun: The Musical’ pulled after controversial breakdancer calls in lawyers
December 09, 2024
Bitcoin smashing the $100,000 barrier raises the prospect of the cryptocurrency going mainstream, U.S. inflation data will show how much pressure there is on the Fed to adjust rates and
December 06, 2024
Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni has resigned "for the good of the country and moving Tonga forward", the Pacific Island nation's parliament said on Monday.
December 09, 2024
Citigroup has appointed Harish Raman as the head of its equity capital markets (ECM) execution, origination and solutions business for Asia North, Asia South and Australia,
December 09, 2024
Australian law enforcement authorities have declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation
December 09, 2024
Australia on Monday launched an antisemitism task force following an arson attack at a synagogue in Melbourne which police say was likely terrorism.
December 09, 2024Australia's top grocer Woolworths said on Monday it has reached an agreement with industrial union workers to increase wages, resolving the strike action that had
December 09, 2024
Australian lender ANZ Group said on Monday it had appointed former HSBC executive Nuno Matos as its next CEO, replacing Shayne Elliott, who is
December 08, 2024
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that suspected arson at a Melbourne synagogue appeared to be an act of terror, a day after his Israeli counterpart said the
December 08, 2024
16-year-old rising sprint star Gout Gout breaks Australia’s nearly six-decade-old 200m record
December 07, 2024
Arsonists have extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue in what Australia’s prime minister has condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values
December 06, 2024
Australia's government defended its record on curbing antisemitism on Saturday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused it of anti-Israel policies, following an arson
December 07, 2024
Three climbers from the United States and Canada who went missing on New Zealand's highest mountain last week are believed to have died, police said on Friday.
December 06, 2024Australian police said on Friday they were looking for two people suspected of deliberately starting a fire at a Melbourne synagogue that injured one and caused
December 06, 202416-year-old sensation Gout Gout runs fourth-fastest under-18 100m of all time
December 06, 2024
Three climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand’s highest peak
December 06, 2024
Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century have been handed back at a ceremony that a community representative described as a sad but “very joyful” moment
December 05, 2024
Australia synagogue fire condemned as clear act of antisemitism as police search for suspects
December 06, 2024
Australia's central bank will hold interest rates steady on Tuesday as a resilient labour market keeps inflation elevated, according to economists
December 06, 2024
Australia's agency for monitoring financial crimes said on Friday it had established an internal cryptocurrency task force to identify and take action against crypto ATM providers that do
December 05, 2024
More than 30 Atlantic countries on four continents have committed to bolster coordination on economic development, environmental protection, maritime issues and more
September 19, 2023
The National Hockey League is trying to build on its first foray into the Southern Hemisphere — two preseason games between the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyote this weekend — by expanding its street hockey program to Australia
September 21, 2023
Australia's Macquarie Group said late on Thursday that a fund managed by its asset management arm would invest in U.S.-based telecom services provider SwyftFiber.
October 26, 2023
One in five priority counter-terrorism cases investigated by Australia involved youth, the country's spy chief said on Friday, as the "Five Eyes" intelligence
December 05, 2024Australia's Woodside Energy Group said on Thursday it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with U.S. engineering firm Bechtel to develop the
December 05, 2024
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history
December 04, 2024
A Japanese court sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six years in prison, despite accepting her testimony that she was the victim of an online romance scam
December 04, 2024
Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto on Wednesday lifted its capital expenditure guidance for 2025 and forecast higher copper production, mostly on an anticipated 50% output surge
December 04, 2024
Max Verstappen was an early retirement from the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, with the Red Bull driver sustaining a fiery engine failure on the fourth lap of the race, experiencing his first race retirement since Albert Park in 2022
March 24, 2024
A World Trade Organization panel on Tuesday recommended that Australia bring its measures to conform with its obligations under the GATT 1996 and the Anti-Dumping Agreement in a
March 26, 2024Shares of Australia's Lynas Rare Earths climbed to a near three-week high on Wednesday, a day after China banned exports of some critical mineral to the United States.
December 04, 2024
The Pacific island nation of Nauru is in talks with Australia on a migration and economic deal, a Nauru official said on Wednesday, as the world's third-smallest
December 04, 2024Australian betting and gambling firm Tabcorp Holdings has laid off 10% of its workforce, around 200 roles, to cut down on costs and simplify its business, the Australian Financial Review
December 04, 2024A near 10% stake in Auckland International Airport worth NZ$1.32 billion ($773.12 million) was being sold on Wednesday, as the city's council moved to
December 03, 2024China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the countries
March 27, 2024
China says it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two countries
March 28, 2024
Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics
March 28, 2024
A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor has told a court that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors
April 02, 2024
A passenger has been fined for urinating in a cup during a delay in deplaning after landing at Sydney Airport
April 05, 2024
The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm
April 06, 2024
President Joe Biden says he's considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing American classified documents
April 10, 2024
Officials have confirmed the identities of an Australian bomber and the remains of two air crew members more than 80 years after they crashed in flames off the coast of Papua New Guinea
April 11, 2024
An Australian court has rejected a case brought by five women seeking compensation from Qatar Airways over invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s airport in 2020
April 11, 2024
Australia's competition watchdog said there was a need to revisit efforts to ensure greater choice for internet users, citing Google's dominant search engine market share and its
December 04, 2024
Australian prosecutors have discontinued mining magnate Andrew Forrest's criminal prosecution of Meta over what he said were thousands of scam cryptocurrency
April 26, 2024
Media reports say multiple people have been stabbed and that the police shot a person at a Sydney shopping center
April 13, 2024
Police have identified the assailant who stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center before he was fatally shot by a police officer
April 13, 2024
A police officer and several bystanders are being hailed for running “towards danger” to confront the attacker who stabbed and killed six people at a suburban Sydney shopping center
April 14, 2024
Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men
April 15, 2024
The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women
April 15, 2024
Police say a man has been arrested after reportedly stabbing a bishop and churchgoers in Sydney
April 15, 2024
A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days
April 16, 2024
Voting has begun across the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific nation’s first general election since the government switched diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing and struck a secret security pact that has raised fears of the Chinese navy gaining a foothold in the region
April 17, 2024
A Sydney shopping mall has opened to the public for the first time since the mass stabbing in which six people died
April 18, 2024
A Muslim community leader says a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service might have “anger management and behavioral issues” and a “short fuse” but had shown no signs of being radicalized on Thursday, after authorities declared the stabbing a terrorist attack
April 18, 2024
Shoppers and workers have returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall, where six days earlier an assailant stabbed six people to death in an attack that police believe targeted women
April 19, 2024
Viewers don't have to be young or a parent to appreciate the Australian kids' television program “Bluey,” as this week’s release of a special episode proved
April 19, 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as "extraordinary" on Monday a decision by social media platform X to challenge in court a cyber regulators' order
May 07, 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized social media platform X for refusing to remove graphic posts about a knife attack on a bishop and priest in a Sydney church last week
April 22, 2024
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church
April 23, 2024
A top U.S. arms control official said on Tuesday the country was likely, although not guaranteed, to meet a new deadline to finalise trade exemptions for the AUKUS
May 07, 2024
Australia's economy in the third quarter grew at the slowest annual pace since the pandemic, disappointing hopes for a rebound as government spending did all of the
December 04, 2024
A legendary rugby player has cited the fear and anxiety that has invaded his life among the reasons for urging the Australian government to fund support services and education about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
April 23, 2024
Australian police say they have arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids around Sydney to protect the community from a potential attack
April 24, 2024
The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects
April 25, 2024
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described domestic violence as a national crisis after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women
April 28, 2024
Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts will cut up to 1,000 roles in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, it said on Monday, as weak economic conditions continue to impact its business and as it struggles
May 14, 2024
Australia's food safety agency is collecting information on the possible contamination of spice mixes sold by Indian companies MDH and
May 15, 2024
Australian retailer Woolworths said on Wednesday that it would sell a 5% stake worth A$468 million ($302.84 million) in Endeavour Group, almost three years after
May 15, 2024
Australian No.2 grocery chain Coles said on Tuesday it was asking suppliers to ship more product after a slowdown in inflation encouraged shoppers to buy
April 29, 2024Star Entertainment said on Monday Chairman David Foster has stepped down just more than a year into the role, adding to an exodus of senior management at the beleaguered Australian casino
May 14, 2024
Kiribati has notified an Australian-born judge removed from High Court by parliament this week that he will be deported after 21 days, in a case a U.N. special
April 27, 2024Australian police said on Thursday they charged five teenagers
May 13, 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed as a hero Pakistani security guard Faraz Tahir, killed in Sydney while trying to stop a mass stabbing attack, in
April 26, 2024Kiribati's parliament has voted to remove Australian-born High Court Judge David Lambourne, who said on Friday the move was politically motivated and an attack on
April 26, 2024Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Thursday at Anzac Day services to commemorate those who fought and died in major conflicts in the nations' history.
May 09, 2024
An Australian counter terrorism team arrested seven teenagers on Wednesday linked to a boy charged with a religiously-motivated terror attack on a Sydney bishop and
May 08, 2024
An Australian senator said on Wednesday that police feared Elon Musk's decision to ignore a regulator order and leave footage on his social media platform X of a
May 08, 2024
Australian miner Lynas posted a slump in third-quarter sales revenue on Wednesday, missing analyst expectations on the back of a plunge in prices for rare earths, while it flagged
April 23, 2024Social media platform X said on Saturday it would challenge in court an order from an Australian regulator demanding the company remove some posts related to the stabbing of a
May 07, 2024
Australian financial conglomerate Macquarie Group said on Monday its banking and financial services unit will stop new car loans through direct, broker and novated lease channels in a bid
April 22, 2024
Australia's treasurer warned on Monday that events in the Middle East are fueling concerns for the global economy and will shape the government's budget in May, with near-term
April 21, 2024
Hundreds gathered on Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, lighting candles as the sun set, to mourn the six people killed in a knife attack in the area's
April 21, 2024
National Australia Bank posted a double-digit drop in first-half earnings on Thursday but talked up the strength of the economy and said a margin-
May 16, 2024
Australia will spend almost A$1 billion on payments for those fleeing domestic violence and introduce new measures to police pornography and violence on the
May 01, 2024New Zealand’s government is continuing "information gathering discussions" on future cooperation with the AUKUS security pact but is "a long way" from being able
May 16, 2024
Australia's Qantas Airways said on Wednesday it was investigating issues impacting its frequent flyer application, after media reports suggested there was a data breach allowing users
April 30, 2024Australia's biggest banks are likely to report weaker first-half profit as high operating costs and competition to sell mortgages and deposits squeeze margins, setting up
May 15, 2024
The Federal Court of Australia has fined Macquarie Bank A$10 million ($6.4 million) for its lack of controls to detect and prevent unauthorised fee transactions carried out by third
May 03, 2024
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Friday he looked forward to visits by China's foreign minister and Australia's prime minister in the coming days that
May 03, 2024
Australia's central bank will hold its key policy rate at 4.35% for a fourth straight meeting on Tuesday and at least until end-September, according to a
May 18, 2024
Two Americans, one Canadian missing after attempt to climb New Zealand’s highest mountain
December 03, 2024
The state prosecutor’s office says three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip
May 04, 2024
Australian officials say a 16-year-old boy armed with a knife has been shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the west coast city of Perth
May 05, 2024
Australian bank Westpac raised its share repurchase programme by A$1 billion ($661 million) and declared a special dividend on Monday citing a strong balance sheet, even
May 20, 2024
Australia's Qantas Airways agreed to pay A$120 million ($79 million) to settle a regulator lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already
May 20, 2024
Mexican authorities say relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend
May 05, 2024
Qantas Airways has agreed to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling tickets on thousands of cancelled flights
May 06, 2024
Authorities say a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead by police after stabbing a man in western Australia had been in a deradicalization program for two years but had no ties to an alleged network of teen extremists in Sydney
May 06, 2024
Workers at Australian state-owned submarine builder ASC Ltd began on Monday a campaign of strikes for higher wages that could disrupt maintenance for Australia's
May 06, 2024A Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an "unsafe" and "unacceptable" confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia said on Monday.
May 21, 2024
Two Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast
May 06, 2024
An Australian woman on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the murder of three elderly people who died after allegedly consuming a lunch she prepared which contained poisonous mushrooms.
May 07, 2024Australia's Wesfarmers said on Tuesday any move to break up its budget department store chain Kmart, hardware business Bunnings and chemicals maker WesCEF would drive up prices and
May 07, 2024The Australian government's budget will show a decline in projected gross debt this year and forecast a lower peak in debt ratios in the years ahead, the Treasury said on Monday.
May 21, 2024
China said on Tuesday its military took steps to warn and alert an Australian aircraft after Australia blamed a Chinese fighter jet for endangering one of its military
July 02, 2024
Australia's central bank chief said on Tuesday interest rates were at the right level after holding steady for a sixth month, but cautioned that
May 21, 2024
A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s family poisonous mushrooms with lunch has pleaded not guilty in an Australian court to three charges of murder and five charges of attempted murder
May 07, 2024
Australian police say a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead by police after stabbing a man had been engaged in a deradicalization program since he detonated a homemade explosive device in a school toilet block two years ago
May 07, 2024
Australia's Perpetual will be broken up, with its name sold to global investment firm KKR & Co, in a deal worth over A$1.5 billion ($990 million), the Australian Financial Review reported
May 21, 2024
The Australian government will boost the number of skilled workers in the housing sector in next week's national budget, spending A$90.6 million ($59.76 million) on free training
May 22, 2024
A grounded airline in Australia
May 07, 2024
The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico has delivered a moving tribute to her sons at a beach in San Diego
May 07, 2024
Australia said on Wednesday it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student
May 22, 2024
Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of dollars worth of M&A and
May 22, 2024
Perpetual said on Wednesday that buyout giant KKR & Co would acquire its wealth management and corporate trust businesses for A$2.18 billion ($1.43 billion), sending the Australian
May 22, 2024
Australia will quadruple its financial assistance to Tuvalu, a Pacific Island nation at risk from rising seas, to cement a landmark climate migration and security
May 22, 2024
JPMorgan's Australian arm has been fined A$775,000 ($509,252.50) for allowing suspicious client orders to be placed on wheat futures trading designed to manipulate the market, the
May 22, 2024
Japanese steelmakers have raised concerns with Australian authorities that BHP Group could become too dominant in the global supply of
May 24, 2024
Meta's oversight board upheld a decision to remove two Facebook posts calling for Australians to vote multiple times in an indigenous rights referendum, but noted the
May 24, 2024
Australia announced on Friday that it would hold a parliamentary inquiry to look into the negative impacts of social media platforms, saying they have significant
May 24, 2024
An Australian judge has extended a ban on social media platform X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the company's free speech argument for keeping the graphic images circulating
May 10, 2024
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country's support for a Palestinian bid to become a full United Nations member was part of building momentum to secure
May 27, 2024
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday he expected this week's federal budget would help ease the country's stubbornly high inflation, as many Australians continue to
May 27, 2024
Australia's government, preparing to announce the federal budget, said on Sunday inflation could moderate to the central bank's 2%-3% target range by the end of the year, a faster
May 27, 2024
An Australian court on Monday rejected a bid by the country's cyber safety regulator to extend a temporary order for Elon Musk-owned X to block videos of the stabbing of an Assyrian
May 28, 2024
Australia's government is expected to boast another surplus in its annual budget due on Tuesday, courtesy of strong employment and high commodity prices
May 27, 2024
ANZ Group Holdings said on Monday Australia's corporate regulator is investigating the lender for suspected violation of laws in executing the issuance of 10-year treasury bonds by the
May 27, 2024
An Australian judge has lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church
May 13, 2024
Australia's government will boast a second consecutive budget surplus on Tuesday, courtesy of strong employment and high commodity prices, giving it cash to afford more cost of
May 28, 2024
An Australian court has sentenced a former military lawyer to five years and eight months in jail for sharing with journalists classified military documents about the special forces
May 28, 2024Qantas Airways said on Tuesday it will suspend flights to Shanghai starting on July 28, citing low demand, nine months after the Australian flag carrier resumed service from Sydney on
May 28, 2024
An Australian judge says it would be unreasonable for the country’s internet safety watchdog to require social platform X to hide video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church from all of its users around the world
May 14, 2024
A former Australian army lawyer has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan
May 14, 2024
A top migration monitoring group says conflicts and natural disasters left nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, a new record
May 14, 2024
Australia's government plans to spend billions to cut energy bills and rent, hoping to lower headline inflation and provide relief for voters grumbling
May 29, 2024
Rating agency S&P said on Tuesday that Australia's budget for the fiscal year ending June 2024 could be mildly inflationary.
May 29, 2024Australian wage growth unexpectedly slowed from 15-year highs in the first quarter, data showed on Wednesday, likely marking the peak for this cycle and another sign
May 30, 2024
Indonesia is optimistic an agreement can be reached on the repatriation to Australia of the remaining five members of the 'Bali Nine' drug ring, the senior
December 03, 2024
Australian employment rose by more than expected in April, data showed on Thursday, but the jobless rate still climbed to a three-month top as the growth in workforce
May 31, 2024
Donald Trump gave the AUKUS defence pact a "warm reception", during a meeting with former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the latter said, one of the few
May 31, 2024
Australians stranded in New Caledonia are rationing food as they wait for a way out of the Pacific island territory, amid unrest that has killed six people, a traveller from
July 02, 2024
Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory
May 21, 2024
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday Solomon Islands' newly elected Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele had told him the Pacific Island nation is
June 05, 2024
Australia says its military has flown 115 people from the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and France will soon evacuate and 100 to the Australian city of Brisbane
May 22, 2024
Singapore and Australia agreed on Tuesday to seek opportunities for increased access to their respective defence facilities, including more frequent Australian
December 03, 2024
Shell expects its Australian supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to help meet demand from emerging markets in south and southeast Asia, which are tipped
June 06, 2024
An Australian woman, accused of murdering three elderly people after they allegedly consumed poisonous mushrooms at a lunch hosted by her, faced her first hearing in court on
June 07, 2024An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia
May 24, 2024
Rescue teams looking for three climbers who went missing on New Zealand's highest mountain have found equipment belonging to the trio, police said on Tuesday, as a second day of
December 03, 2024The U.S. has imposed import curbs on certain poultry and byproducts from Victoria, Australia after determining highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in domestic birds.
June 11, 2024
Top Australian miners Rio Tinto and BHP Group will work together for testing large battery-operated electric haul truck technology in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto
June 12, 2024
Australian retail sales crept higher in April as shoppers stayed frugal in the face of high borrowing costs and rising rents, another sign household spending will add
June 12, 2024
Australian home price rises will outpace overall inflation over the next couple of years, despite fading expectations of interest rate cuts, according to a
June 13, 2024Australian mining giant BHP Group has pledged to invest in South Africa's economy as it seeks support for a 38.6 billion pound ($49.3 billion) bid to acquire Anglo American, which was founded in the country more than a century ago and remains one of its biggest employers
May 29, 2024
China has lifted its import bans on five major Australian beef producers effective immediately, the Australian government said on Thursday, in the latest sign of improving relations
June 14, 2024
Most of Australia's main cropping regions are likely to endure a dry June but should grow significantly wetter from July, the country's weather bureau said on Thursday.
June 13, 2024
Two more players could be involved in the Australian soccer match-fixing case that has already resulted in three Macarthur FC players being charged
May 30, 2024
Australia, Britain, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore have agreed to stage more complex military drills in the region this year involving drones, fifth-generation fighter planes
June 17, 2024
Australia has asked for military talks with China and is comfortable growing closer to the Philippines, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday at
June 18, 2024
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December 03, 2024
Australia's independent wage-setting body on Monday raised the national minimum wage by 3.75%, largely in line with inflation, as families tackle soaring living costs.
June 18, 2024
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December 03, 2024
Australian government spending rose in the March quarter to make a much needed contribution to economic growth, data showed on Tuesday, helping offset a steep drag from net exports.
June 20, 2024
Australian airline Qantas on Tuesday backed Boeing to bounce back from an unprecedented crisis that has led to an overhaul of the American planemaker's management and drawn scrutiny
June 20, 2024
Australia's cyber safety regulator on Wednesday decided to drop a legal challenge against Elon Musk-owned X over the removal of videos of the stabbing of an Assyrian
June 22, 2024
The Australian government on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firms to run credit checks on borrowers, aiming to regulate
June 21, 2024
Australia's economy slowed to a crawl in the March quarter as high borrowing costs and still-elevated inflation put the brakes on consumer spending, even as the
June 21, 2024
Australia's privacy regulator said on Wednesday it had filed a lawsuit against the country's biggest health insurer Medibank over a data breach that exposed personal information of
June 22, 2024Australia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed
June 05, 2024
New South Wales has become the last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexual acts, 40 years after decriminalization
June 06, 2024
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Canberra wanted deeper ties with its Pacific neighbour Solomon Islands and a region where decisions are made "without
June 23, 2024
Australian tennis icon Neale Fraser dies at 91
December 03, 2024
Defending champion England has charged at Australia’s tournament-best 201 total and come up 36 runs short in a one-sided Twenty20 World Cup contest in Barbados
June 08, 2024
Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese on Monday condemned vandalism of the U.S. consulate in Sydney after the building was defaced in what local media said appeared to be a pro-
June 25, 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged activists on both sides of the Israel-Palestinian debate to “turn the heat down” after the U.S. Consulate in Sydney was vandalized
June 10, 2024
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd said its chairman Peter Costello resigned on Saturday and has been replaced by non executive deputy chair Catherine West.
June 25, 2024
Australia's long-serving Davis Cup captain Neale Fraser, who won three Grand Slam singles titles during the country's golden era of tennis in the 1950s and 1960s, has died at 91.
December 03, 2024Police in New Zealand offered an 80,000 New Zealand dollar reward and immunity from prosecution on Tuesday to anyone who could help them secure the safe return of three children missing since December 2021
June 11, 2024
China's Li Qiang will arrive in Australia on Saturday, the first visit by a Chinese premier since 2017, in a sign of improving ties, Australian Prime Minister
June 26, 2024
Private equity firm Bain Capital has offered to buy Australia's Bapcor in a A$1.83 billion ($1.21 billion) deal, which analysts said could draw
June 26, 2024
Having overcome a heart condition and an eating disorder, Australian swimmer Lani Pallister struggled to keep her emotions in check after qualifying for her first Olympics on the
June 26, 2024
Australia's top trade official is predicting China will lift a ban on Australian lobster imports after Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits the country
June 12, 2024
Ariarne Titmus has set a world record in the women’s 200-meter freestyle at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials
June 12, 2024
Regional security concerns will overshadow lucrative trade ties when China's Premier Li Qiang visits New Zealand and Australia this
June 27, 2024
Australian wine makers shipped wine worth A$86 million ($57 million) to China in the month after Beijing lifted tariffs and should be confident of bumper sales going forward, the
June 27, 2024
Australian employment outpaced expectations in May as firms took on more full-time workers, while the jobless rate dipped in a sign the labour market remains resilient even as the
June 28, 2024
Australia's Qantas Airways said on Thursday it will acquire the remaining 49% stake in online travel business TripADeal for A$211 million ($140.6 million) as the airline seeks to capitalize
June 28, 2024
The Australian government should be required to disclose every consulting contract worth over A$2 million ($1.33 million) and contracts should include a requirement that providers
June 28, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Australia on a relations-mending mission
June 15, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Australia on Saturday, saying relations were "back on track" as he started the first visit by a Chinese premier to the major
June 28, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia has focused on positive aspects of the bilateral relationship including shared giant pandas and a rebounding wine trade after he urged both countries to shelve their differences
June 16, 2024
China Premier Li Qiang made a low-key start on Sunday to a four-day trip to Australia with visits to a South Australian winery and Adelaide Zoo, where he announced Beijing would provide two
June 28, 2024
Australia and China will take steps to improve military communication to avoid incidents, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said after meeting Premier Li Qiang on
July 02, 2024
Australian writer Yang Hengjun's suspended death sentence has been upheld by Beijing's High People's Court, with the decision relayed to Australian officials two
June 28, 2024
Singapore-based investment firm Temasek Holdings will invest up to A$300 million ($198.4 million) in Australian exchange-traded fund manager Betashares, the company said on Monday.
June 28, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang says he has agreed with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to properly manage their nations’ differences as they emerge from a hostile era in which minister-to-minister contacts were banned and trade barriers cost Australian exporters up to $13 billion a year
June 16, 2024
Australian gambling services firm Tabcorp Holdings on Monday appointed former Australian Football League (AFL) boss Gillon McLachlan as its chief executive and managing director.
June 28, 2024Global supply chains for rare earths are realigning to diversify away from top producer China to make permanent magnets used in products from electric vehicles to wind turbines
July 02, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited a lithium processing plant in resource-rich Western Australia state on Tuesday, highlighting China's push to
July 02, 2024
Australia is sending seven ministers and its police chief to Papua New Guinea to hold security and trade talks with its northern neighbour, government officials
June 30, 2024Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had told China's Premier Li Qiang that an incident at parliament house, where Chinese officials tried to
June 30, 2024
During a visit to Australia this week, Chinese Premier Li Qiang made a classic goodwill gesture that boded well for relations between the two countries: he offered to send pandas.
July 01, 2024
Australia's central bank debated whether to raise interest rates at a policy meeting on Tuesday given there were upside risks to inflation, but decided
June 30, 2024
Australia's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday as expected, while reiterating that it was not ruling out further increases if needed to control inflation.
June 29, 2024
Australia’s main opposition party says it plans to build Australia’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government’s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy will not work
June 19, 2024
Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko said on Wednesday the Pacific Island nation was "crystal clear" in partnering with Australia for security, as
July 01, 2024
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