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Today: June 17, 2025

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Australia|Sports|World

Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men's tennis

When 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

Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men's tennis
Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Sydney synagogue sprayed with antisemitic graffiti in latest attack on Australian Jews

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

Australia|Sports

Australian Open: Is it Coco Gauff’s time to shine Down Under?

Australian Open: Is it Coco Gauff’s time to shine Down Under?

Australian Open: Is it Coco Gauff’s time to shine Down Under?
Australia|Crime|Lifestyle|World

Court annuls marriage because bride thought it was just an Instagram stunt

Court annuls marriage because bride thought it was just an Instagram stunt

Court annuls marriage because bride thought it was just an Instagram stunt
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Sports

Imagine if Messi coached Ronaldo: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray team up at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have known each other for a quarter of a century

Imagine if Messi coached Ronaldo: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray team up at the Australian Open
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Health|Sports

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner discuss their doping cases ahead of the Australian Open

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

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner discuss their doping cases ahead of the Australian Open
Australia|Crime|Political|World

Sydney synagogue daubed in antisemitic graffiti in latest attack on Australian Jews

A synagogue in Sydney was daubed in antisemitic graffiti on Friday, police said, the latest in a spate of incidents targeting Jews in Australia.

Australia|Political|World

Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre, says UN

A U.N. committee found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on the remote

Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre, says UN
Australia|Sports

Coco Gauff has worked on her serve and her forehand heading into the 2025 Australian Open

Coco Gauff has made improvements to her serving and her forehand

Coco Gauff has worked on her serve and her forehand heading into the 2025 Australian Open
Australia|Business|Economy|Europe|Technology|World

US lobbied Greenland rare earths developer Tanbreez not to sell to China

U.S. and Danish officials lobbied the developer of Greenland's largest rare earths deposit last year not to sell its project to

US lobbied Greenland rare earths developer Tanbreez not to sell to China
Australia|Sports

Sinner, Djokovic in opposite halves at the Australian Open, Sabalenka vs Stephens in 1st round

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

Sinner, Djokovic in opposite halves at the Australian Open, Sabalenka vs Stephens in 1st round
Australia|Travel|World

Missing hiker thanks rescuers after surviving 13 days on two granola bars in Australian national park

Missing hiker thanks rescuers after surviving 13 days on two granola bars in Australian national park

Missing hiker thanks rescuers after surviving 13 days on two granola bars in Australian national park
Australia|Education|World

Australian hiker found alive after surviving for two weeks on berries and two muesli bars

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

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Star Entertainment loses shine to hit record low over cash burn concerns

Australia'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

Australia's Star Entertainment loses shine to hit record low over cash burn concerns
Australia|Business|Technology

Australia's Telstra brings home satellite tech with Musk's SpaceX

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.

Australia's Telstra brings home satellite tech with Musk's SpaceX
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia retailers get Black Friday boost, but no bar posed to rate cut

Australian retail sales had the biggest increase in 10 months in November as Black Friday discounting drew cost-conscious shoppers, but the rise missed

Australia retailers get Black Friday boost, but no bar posed to rate cut
Australia|Crime|Europe|Travel|World

Swiss, Danish tourists among three dead in Australian plane crash

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.

Arts|Australia|Entertainment

AC/DC was born in this house. A developer mistakenly demolished it

AC/DC was born in this house. A developer mistakenly demolished it

Australia|Environment|Science

An Australian zoo has found its biggest-ever funnel-web spider. Its name is Hemsworth

An Australian zoo has found its biggest-ever funnel-web spider. Its name is Hemsworth

Australia|Business

GM faces class action in Australia over Holden transmission issues

Australian 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

GM faces class action in Australia over Holden transmission issues
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Political

Australia's core inflation slows, keeping door open to Feb rate cut

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

Australia's core inflation slows, keeping door open to Feb rate cut
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's CBA fails to notify regulators over cash access fee, Australian reports

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

Australia's CBA fails to notify regulators over cash access fee, Australian reports
Australia|Business|Economy

Australia job vacancies rebound 4.2% in November quarter

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

Australia job vacancies rebound 4.2% in November quarter
Australia|Sports

British tennis player Cameron Norrie apologizes after accidentally hitting fan with racket

British tennis player Cameron Norrie apologizes after accidentally hitting fan with racket

British tennis player Cameron Norrie apologizes after accidentally hitting fan with racket
Australia|Political|Sports|World

Australia cancels international ice hockey tournament, media says over Israel safety threat

Australia's ice hockey federation said on Tuesday it had cancelled a planned international qualifying tournament due to safety concerns, with local media reporting

Australia cancels international ice hockey tournament, media says over Israel safety threat
Australia|Political

Australia's prime minister wades in to debate over beach cabanas

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

Australia's prime minister wades in to debate over beach cabanas
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she and rapper Cordae are no longer in a relationship

Four-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka says she and her partner, rapper Cordae, are no longer in a relationship

Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she and rapper Cordae are no longer in a relationship
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Stocks rise, dollar drops after Trump denies tariff policy pullback

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

Stocks rise, dollar drops after Trump denies tariff policy pullback
Australia|Health|Political|Sports

Novak Djokovic says he still feels 'trauma' when he travels to Australia because of his deportation

Novak Djokovic says he still feels a bit of trauma when he travels to Australia

Novak Djokovic says he still feels 'trauma' when he travels to Australia because of his deportation
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Insignia gets $1.8 billion bid from CC Capital, topping Bain offer

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

Australia's Insignia gets $1.8 billion bid from CC Capital, topping Bain offer
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

South Korea's LG CNS launches IPO for up to $817 million, term sheet says

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

South Korea's LG CNS launches IPO for up to $817 million, term sheet says
Australia|Environment|World

Australia's southeast braces for extreme fire danger amid intense heatwave

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.

Australia|Crime|World

Suspect in Fiji rape of Virgin Australia flight crew to face judge on Monday

Authorities 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

Suspect in Fiji rape of Virgin Australia flight crew to face judge on Monday
Australia|Environment|World

Australia's southeast sweats through heatwave, facing bushfire risk

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.

Australia|Crime|Environment|Health|World

A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say

Authorities say a surfer missing in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack and they are searching the waters where the man disappeared

Australia|Sports

Muchova turns on the style during win over Paolini to help Czechs into semis vs. US at United Cup

Karolina 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

Muchova turns on the style during win over Paolini to help Czechs into semis vs. US at United Cup
Australia|Sports

Noval Djokovic beaten by big-serving Reilly Opelka in quarterfinals of Brisbane International

Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals

Noval Djokovic beaten by big-serving Reilly Opelka in quarterfinals of Brisbane International
Australia|Crime|Travel|World

Virgin Australia staff not detained in Fiji after theft, sexual assault complaint, says government

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

Virgin Australia staff not detained in Fiji after theft, sexual assault complaint, says government
Australia|Crime|Travel|World

Virgin Australia crew allegedly raped, robbed in Fiji

The Fiji government on Thursday said police were investigating incidents involving two crew members of Australian airline Virgin Australia who were allegedly victims of

Virgin Australia crew allegedly raped, robbed in Fiji
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Cobalt miner Jervois in rescue deal to better compete with China

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

Cobalt miner Jervois in rescue deal to better compete with China
Australia|Crime|World

Driver runs down 2 New Zealand police officers, killing 1

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

Americas|Australia|Sports

Gauff and Fritz put US in United Cup semifinals. Kazakhstan beats Germany to advance

Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz have powered the U.S. into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event

Gauff and Fritz put US in United Cup semifinals. Kazakhstan beats Germany to advance
Americas|Arts|Asia|Australia|Entertainment|Europe|US|World

The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges

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

The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australian home prices finally cool as 2024 comes to an end

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

Australian home prices finally cool as 2024 comes to an end
Australia

Children’s show "Bluey" is most-watched in U.S. for 2024

Lynda Kinkade talks with Melanie Zanetti, the voice of Bluey’s Mum, on New Year’s Eve.

Children’s show "Bluey" is most-watched in U.S. for 2024
Africa|Arts|Asia|Australia|Business|Education|Environment|Science|Technology|Travel

11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025

11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025

11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Stocks drop as elevated yields weigh

Global stocks dropped for a third straight session on Monday as the recent bout of elevated U.S.

Stocks drop as elevated yields weigh
Australia|Sports

All smiles as Djokovic and Kyrgios treat crowd to flashy shots in doubles win

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

All smiles as Djokovic and Kyrgios treat crowd to flashy shots in doubles win
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Goodman Group shines among Australian property firms on data-centre push

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

Goodman Group shines among Australian property firms on data-centre push
Asia|Australia|Sports

Naomi Osaka says she won't "hang around" in tennis if the results don't come

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won’t “hang around” in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations

Naomi Osaka says she won't "hang around" in tennis if the results don't come
Australia|Sports

Djokovic says players have 'been kept in the dark' on Sinner, Swiatek doping breaches

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

Djokovic says players have 'been kept in the dark' on Sinner, Swiatek doping breaches
Australia|Environment|World

Australian authorities assess damage from Grampians bushfire

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

Australia|Sports|World

2 sailor deaths result in muted celebrations on winning yacht in Sydney to Hobart race

Champagne 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

2 sailor deaths result in muted celebrations on winning yacht in Sydney to Hobart race
Australia|Sports|World

2 sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say

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

2 sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say
Australia|Crime|Sports|World

Sailing-LawConnect wins again in Sydney to Hobart race marred by death of two sailors

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

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Interest rate path to determine if Aussie banks can sustain rich valuations in 2025

The 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

Interest rate path to determine if Aussie banks can sustain rich valuations in 2025
Australia|Sports

Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain

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

Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain
Australia|Sports

Comanche, defending champion LawConnect lead early in Sydney to Hobart yacht race

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

Comanche, defending champion LawConnect lead early in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Australia|Business|Economy|World

World Bank announces $12 million for Vanuatu quake recovery

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

World Bank announces $12 million for Vanuatu quake recovery
Australia|Business|Economy|Sports

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain's DAZN for $2.1 billion

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

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Stocks gain with bond yields, dollar up; economy, rates in focus

A global equity index rose on Monday with help from Wall Street, and U.S.

Stocks gain with bond yields, dollar up; economy, rates in focus
Americas|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Arcadium Lithium shareholders approve $6.7 billion Rio Tinto deal

Arcadium Lithium said on Monday its shareholders have voted in favor of a $6.7 billion sale to Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.

Arcadium Lithium shareholders approve $6.7 billion Rio Tinto deal
Australia|Entertainment

Burt, the huge Australian crocodile who had a cameo in ‘Crocodile Dundee,’ dies at 90

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

Burt, the huge Australian crocodile who had a cameo in ‘Crocodile Dundee,’ dies at 90
Australia|Business|Economy|Entertainment|Sports

What does Len Blavatnik's streaming platform DAZN do?

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.

What does Len Blavatnik's streaming platform DAZN do?
Australia|Crime|Political|US|World

Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States

Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States

Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States
Australia|Europe|Political|World

Australia investigates video purportedly showing national captured by Russian forces in Ukraine

Australia investigates video purportedly showing national captured by Russian forces in Ukraine

Australia investigates video purportedly showing national captured by Russian forces in Ukraine
Americas|Australia|Crime|Political

Former US Marines pilot who worked in China to be extradited to US, says Australia government

Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said on Monday he had approved a United States extradition request for former U.S.

Australia|Crime|Political|US|World

Australia approves extradition of former US Marine over alleged training of Chinese military pilots

Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan will be extradited from Australia to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese aviators

Australia approves extradition of former US Marine over alleged training of Chinese military pilots
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Westpac admits to overcharging more than 24,000 customers in New Zealand

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

Westpac admits to overcharging more than 24,000 customers in New Zealand
Americas|Australia|Political|World

New Zealand rejects Cook Islands passport plan

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

New Zealand rejects Cook Islands passport plan
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

JPMorgan exits Australia's Star Entertainment

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.

Australia|Environment|World

Out-of-control Australia bushfire will burn for days, officials say

An 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.

Australia|Environment|World

Australian authorities urge hundreds to flee out-of-control bushfires

Bushfires 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

Arts|Australia|Crime|Europe|Fashion and Beauty

Gisèle Pelicot's Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf

A 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

Gisèle Pelicot's Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf
Arts|Australia|Entertainment|Food|Political

'Gravy Day' is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly

December 21 isn't just four days before Christmas for many in Australia

'Gravy Day' is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly
Asia|Australia|World

What we know about Malaysia’s missing MH370 plane, 10 years on

The disappearance 10 years ago of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board remains one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

Australia|Economy|MidEast|Political|World

For thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn't feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they're leaving

Israelis are increasingly moving out of the country since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack shattered any sense of safety

For thousands of Jews, Israel still doesn't feel safe after the Oct. 7 attacks. So they're leaving
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Aussie bourse operator ASX to defer settlements after CHESS software outage

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

Aussie bourse operator ASX to defer settlements after CHESS software outage
Australia|Political|World

Australia boosts police support for Solomon Islands amid rivalry with China

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

Australia boosts police support for Solomon Islands amid rivalry with China
Arts|Australia|Entertainment|Sports

'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

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

'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker
Australia|Business|Crime|Europe|Technology

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor in contempt of court over $1.2 trillion UK lawsuit

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

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor in contempt of court over $1.2 trillion UK lawsuit
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

India, Australia brighten new share sales prospects for 2025 in Asia Pacific

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

India, Australia brighten new share sales prospects for 2025 in Asia Pacific
Americas|Australia|Environment|Science

LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world

Two new perentie lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there

LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy

Nippon Steel, Sojitz to take 49% stake in Champion Iron's Canada project (Dec. 19)

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

Nippon Steel, Sojitz to take 49% stake in Champion Iron's Canada project (Dec. 19)
Australia|Crime|Technology|World

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court

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

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court
Australia|Environment|Health|World

Vanuatu braces for heavy rains two days after deadly quake

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

Vanuatu braces for heavy rains two days after deadly quake
Australia|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly admits to reckless driving in Australia while awaiting trial

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

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly admits to reckless driving in Australia while awaiting trial
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

New Zealand sinks into recession, more rate cuts coming

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

New Zealand sinks into recession, more rate cuts coming
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's ANZ says CEO forfeited bonus amid shareholder angst

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

Australia's ANZ says CEO forfeited bonus amid shareholder angst
Australia|Business|Economy

Chevron, Woodside in Western Australia LNG asset swap deal

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

Chevron, Woodside in Western Australia LNG asset swap deal
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

US stocks end higher ahead of Fed, bitcoin surges

Megacap tech shares muscled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to higher closes on Monday as U.S.

US stocks end higher ahead of Fed, bitcoin surges
Australia|Health|Lifestyle|Technology

Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social media

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

Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social media
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia introduces bill imposing big fines for supermarket misconduct

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

Australia introduces bill imposing big fines for supermarket misconduct
Australia|Health|Political|World

Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers search for survivors

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

Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers search for survivors
Australia|Education|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology|World

‘We’re at this pivotal moment.’ These young innovators are tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems

‘We’re at this pivotal moment.’ These young innovators are tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems

‘We’re at this pivotal moment.’ These young innovators are tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Australia takes Binance unit to court over consumer protection failures

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

Australia takes Binance unit to court over consumer protection failures
Australia|Crime|Political|Sports

Former radio broadcaster and Australian rugby coach Alan Jones denies indecent assault charges

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

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Aussie discretionary retailers face brighter 2025 as rate cut nears

Australian discretionary retailers could benefit from expected interest rate cuts in 2025, analysts say, as shoppers loosen their belts to splurge on

Aussie discretionary retailers face brighter 2025 as rate cut nears
Australia|Economy|Election|Finance|Health|Political

Australia's government spends its way to bigger budget deficits

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-

Australia's government spends its way to bigger budget deficits
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Bain's $1.7 billion offer rebuffed by Australia's Insignia on valuation concerns

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

Bain's $1.7 billion offer rebuffed by Australia's Insignia on valuation concerns
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

NZ Commerce Commission cuts local companies' fees for Visa, Mastercard payments

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.

NZ Commerce Commission cuts local companies' fees for Visa, Mastercard payments
Americas|Australia|Environment|Science|World

14 dead and hundreds injured in magnitude 7.3 quake in Vanuatu. Some people are trapped in rubble

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

14 dead and hundreds injured in magnitude 7.3 quake in Vanuatu. Some people are trapped in rubble
Arts|Australia|Entertainment

‘Bluey: The Movie’ is coming

‘Bluey: The Movie’ is coming

‘Bluey: The Movie’ is coming
Australia|Environment|Science|World

Vanuatu hit by magnitude 7.4 earthquake, at least six dead, says local media

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

Vanuatu hit by magnitude 7.4 earthquake, at least six dead, says local media
Arts|Australia|Entertainment

'Bluey' is bound for the big screen with a feature film coming in 2027

“Bluey” is heading to the big screen

'Bluey' is bound for the big screen with a feature film coming in 2027
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Scandals that rocked corporate Australia in 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-

Scandals that rocked corporate Australia in 2024
Australia|Business|Economy

Australia's Qantas to pay $76 million to former employees

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

Australia's Qantas to pay $76 million to former employees
Australia|Crime|Political|World

Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship to fight rising antisemitism

An Australian state government has proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to rising antisemitism, including a ban on demonstrations outside places of worship

Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship to fight rising antisemitism
Australia|Business|Economy

Chevron Australia signs long-term gas supply deal with Alcoa

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.

Chevron Australia signs long-term gas supply deal with Alcoa
Australia|Crime|Health|Travel|World

Seven hotel guests suffer suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at 5-star Fiji resort

Seven hotel guests suffer suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at 5-star Fiji resort

Seven hotel guests suffer suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at 5-star Fiji resort
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Political

New Zealand expects to post budget deficits over five-year forecast period

New Zealand's Treasury on Tuesday outlined rising unemployment, a slower improvement to the economy and a weaker balance sheet, as the

New Zealand expects to post budget deficits over five-year forecast period
Australia|Political|US|World

US national security adviser Sullivan says Trump should like 'burden sharing' AUKUS deal

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

US national security adviser Sullivan says Trump should like 'burden sharing' AUKUS deal
Australia|Business|Crime|Political|Technology

Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia's privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

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

Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia's privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's prudential regulator finds gaps in super fund valuation, liquidity practices

Australia's prudential regulator said on Tuesday its review found deficiencies in valuation governance and liquidity risk management among superannuation trustees, urging immediate

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australian consumers fret over the economy in December, survey shows

Australian 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.

Australian consumers fret over the economy in December, survey shows
Australia|Business

Australia takes Exxon's local petrol brand to court over false fuel representations

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

Australia takes Exxon's local petrol brand to court over false fuel representations
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Perpetual-KKR deal not best for shareholders after tax bill surge, says board expert

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

Perpetual-KKR deal not best for shareholders after tax bill surge, says board expert
Australia|Crime|Health|Travel|World

Seven tourists hospitalised in Fiji from suspected alcohol poisoning

Seven tourists including four Australians were hospitalised in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji, the Australian and Fijian governments

Asia|Australia|Crime|Political|World

Five freed members of Bali Nine drug gang ‘relieved and happy’ to be home

Five freed members of Bali Nine drug gang ‘relieved and happy’ to be home

Five freed members of Bali Nine drug gang ‘relieved and happy’ to be home
Asia|Australia|Crime|Political|World

5 heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons

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

Australia|Economy|Finance|Political

Australia's central bank gets banker, economist to rate-setting board

Australian 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

Australia's central bank gets banker, economist to rate-setting board
Australia|Business|Crime

Australia takes HSBC to court over neglecting scam victims

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

Australia takes HSBC to court over neglecting scam victims
Asia|Australia|Crime|Political|World

Australia says remaining 'Bali Nine' members have returned from Indonesia

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

Australia says remaining 'Bali Nine' members have returned from Indonesia
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Insignia Financial gets $1.7 billion takeover offer from Bain Capital; shares rise

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

Australia's Insignia Financial gets $1.7 billion takeover offer from Bain Capital; shares rise
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Sports

‘Special Ks’ set to reunite for doubles at the Australian Open

‘Special Ks’ set to reunite for doubles at the Australian Open

‘Special Ks’ set to reunite for doubles at the Australian Open
Australia|Environment|Science|World

New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world's rarest whale died from head injuries

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries

New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world's rarest whale died from head injuries
Australia|Business|Economy

Australian Star Entertainment's Gold Coast casino chief exits

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

Australian Star Entertainment's Gold Coast casino chief exits
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

DigiCo REIT in tepid debut after marking Australia's biggest IPO in six years

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

Australia|Business|Crime|World

Women take on mining giants in sexual harassment class action cases

Women take on mining giants in sexual harassment class action cases

Women take on mining giants in sexual harassment class action cases
Australia|Travel

A 75-hour luxury train ride through the heart of Australia’s outback

A 75-hour luxury train ride through the heart of Australia’s outback

A 75-hour luxury train ride through the heart of Australia’s outback
Australia|Business|Crime|World

Rio Tinto chief pledges response after harassment class action

The head of global mining group Rio Tinto pledged to act if wrongdoing was discovered following the filing of sexual harassment lawsuits against the

Rio Tinto chief pledges response after harassment class action
Australia|Business|Economy|Political

Australia to charge tech companies for news content if they do not pay

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

Australia to charge tech companies for news content if they do not pay
Australia|Political|Sports|World

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

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

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Insignia Financial soars on reports of Bain Capital buyout

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

Australia|Business|Crime

BHP and Rio pressured women to sign NDAs after sexual harassment complaints, lawyer says

BHP and Rio Tinto have used confidentiality agreements to prevent female employees from speaking about sexual harassment at work, according to a lawyer leading

BHP and Rio pressured women to sign NDAs after sexual harassment complaints, lawyer says
Australia|Business|Economy|Technology

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don't pay for news

The Australian government says it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organizations

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don't pay for news
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia orders $5.1 million fine on Kraken crypto exchange operator

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

Australia orders $5.1 million fine on Kraken crypto exchange operator
Australia|Entertainment|Political|US|World

New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens

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."

New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
Australia|Business|Political|Technology

Australia plans new rules forcing Big Tech to continue paying news outlets

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

Australia plans new rules forcing Big Tech to continue paying news outlets
Australia|Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|World

Rupert Murdoch Fast Facts

Rupert Murdoch Fast Facts

Americas|Australia|Europe|Sports|World

He won the Spanish Scrabble championships, yet he doesn’t speak Spanish

He won the Spanish Scrabble championships, yet he doesn’t speak Spanish

He won the Spanish Scrabble championships, yet he doesn’t speak Spanish
Australia|Business|Economy|US

Australia's central bank ready to respond strongly should US tariffs hit global trade

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

Australia's central bank ready to respond strongly should US tariffs hit global trade
Australia|Crime|Political|World

Vandals attack Jewish area in Sydney in latest antisemitic attack

Vandals attack Jewish area in Sydney in latest antisemitic attack

Vandals attack Jewish area in Sydney in latest antisemitic attack
Australia|Crime|Political|World

Vandals burn a car and spray graffiti in latest antisemitic attack in Australia

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

Australia|Business|Economy|Environment|Political|World

Pacific island Bougainville's independence path relies on economy, says PNG's Marape

Bougainville 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

Pacific island Bougainville's independence path relies on economy, says PNG's Marape
Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Car torched, buildings painted with anti-Israel graffiti in Australia

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

Australia|Crime|Sports

World champion cyclist Dennis pleads guilty to lesser charge over death of his wife

Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has negotiated a plea deal with prosecutors over the death of his wife, fellow Australian Olympian Melissa Hoskins

Australia|Crime|Political|World

Melbourne synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident

Melbourne synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident

Melbourne synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Stock Markets

Global shares fall, dollar climbs ahead of inflation report

Global equities retreated and the dollar rose on Tuesday as investors awaited fresh inflation data and further economic news later in the week.

Global shares fall, dollar climbs ahead of inflation report
Americas|Australia|Crime|World

Woman arrested with 10 kg of meth wrapped as Christmas presents at New Zealand airport

Woman arrested with 10 kg of meth wrapped as Christmas presents at New Zealand airport

Woman arrested with 10 kg of meth wrapped as Christmas presents at New Zealand airport
Australia|Political|US|World

Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance

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

Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance
Australia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Nauru gives Australia a veto right over a range of pacts with other nations including China

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

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia central bank leaves door open to February rate cut

Australia'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

Australia central bank leaves door open to February rate cut
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's central bank closer to cutting rates, Feb not ruled out

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

Australia's central bank closer to cutting rates, Feb not ruled out
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Political

Australia Treasurer to consult with counterpart on makeup of new RBA boards

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

Australia Treasurer to consult with counterpart on makeup of new RBA boards
Africa|Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Technology

Lithium supply surplus set to stay with battery makers' help

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

Lithium supply surplus set to stay with battery makers' help
Australia|Business|Economy

Australia business conditions worst since pandemic, NAB survey says

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

Australia business conditions worst since pandemic, NAB survey says
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Perpetual sinks on adverse tax ruling over KKR deal

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

Australia's Perpetual sinks on adverse tax ruling over KKR deal
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

RBA decides, debate sparks over China policy shift

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. 

RBA decides, debate sparks over China policy shift
Australia|Crime|Political|World

New Zealand spy agency says terror attack remains 'realistic possibility'

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

New Zealand spy agency says terror attack remains 'realistic possibility'
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|Stock Markets

Global, US stocks fall; oil, gold rise over 1% on geopolitical risk

Global shares turned lower on Monday as traders focused on U.S. inflation data and chip stocks fell, while Beijing's promise of stimulus

Global, US stocks fall; oil, gold rise over 1% on geopolitical risk
Australia|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Dollar edges up as market looks to CPI data; Aussie, kiwi rise on China

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

Dollar edges up as market looks to CPI data; Aussie, kiwi rise on China
Australia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Australia concludes $89 million security and economic treaty with Nauru

Australia concluded an economic and security treaty with Nauru on Monday, pledging A$100 million ($64 million) in direct budget support over five

Arts|Australia|Entertainment|Sports

‘Raygun: The Musical’ pulled after controversial breakdancer calls in lawyers

‘Raygun: The Musical’ pulled after controversial breakdancer calls in lawyers

‘Raygun: The Musical’ pulled after controversial breakdancer calls in lawyers
Americas|Australia|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Crypto gain, Europe pain

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

Crypto gain, Europe pain
Australia|Political|World

Tonga PM Sovaleni resigns ahead of no confidence vote, government says

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.

Tonga PM Sovaleni resigns ahead of no confidence vote, government says
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Citigroup's Harish Raman given expanded Asian ECM role

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,

Citigroup's Harish Raman given expanded Asian ECM role
Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources

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

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Australia launches antisemitism task force after synagogue arson attack

Australia on Monday launched an antisemitism task force following an arson attack at a synagogue in Melbourne which police say was likely terrorism.

Australia|Business|Economy

Australia's Woolworths hikes worker wages to resolve strike action, shares gain

Australia'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

Australia's Woolworths hikes worker wages to resolve strike action, shares gain
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australian lender ANZ names former HSBC wealth chief Nuno Matos as new CEO

Australian lender ANZ Group said on Monday it had appointed former HSBC executive Nuno Matos as its next CEO, replacing Shayne Elliott, who is

Australian lender ANZ names former HSBC wealth chief Nuno Matos as new CEO
Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Australia PM says suspected synagogue arson appears to be terrorist act

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

Australia PM says suspected synagogue arson appears to be terrorist act
Australia|Sports

16-year-old rising sprint star Gout Gout breaks Australia’s nearly six-decade-old 200m record

16-year-old rising sprint star Gout Gout breaks Australia’s nearly six-decade-old 200m record

16-year-old rising sprint star Gout Gout breaks Australia’s nearly six-decade-old 200m record
Australia|Crime|Political|World

Australian leader blames antisemitism for arson that extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue

Arsonists have extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue in what Australia’s prime minister has condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values

Australian leader blames antisemitism for arson that extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue
Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Australia defends action on antisemitism after Netanyahu criticism

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

Australia defends action on antisemitism after Netanyahu criticism
Americas|Australia|Crime|Travel|World

US and Canadian climbers missing on New Zealand mountain believed dead, police say

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.

Australia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Australia police search for two suspects in arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

Australian 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

Australia|Sports

16-year-old sensation Gout Gout runs fourth-fastest under-18 100m of all time

16-year-old sensation Gout Gout runs fourth-fastest under-18 100m of all time

16-year-old sensation Gout Gout runs fourth-fastest under-18 100m of all time
Americas|Australia|Crime|Travel|World

Three climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand’s highest peak

Three climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand’s highest peak

Three climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand’s highest peak
Arts|Australia|Europe|World

Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years

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

Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years
Australia|Crime|Political|World

Australia synagogue fire condemned as clear act of antisemitism as police search for suspects

Australia synagogue fire condemned as clear act of antisemitism as police search for suspects

Australia synagogue fire condemned as clear act of antisemitism as police search for suspects
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

RBA to hold rates steady in December, first cut pushed to Q2: Reuters poll

Australia's central bank will hold interest rates steady on Tuesday as a resilient labour market keeps inflation elevated, according to economists

RBA to hold rates steady in December, first cut pushed to Q2: Reuters poll
Australia|Business|Crime|Finance|Technology

Australian regulator moves to curtail criminal use of cryptocurrency

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

Australian regulator moves to curtail criminal use of cryptocurrency
Americas|Australia|Economy

Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meeting

More than 30 Atlantic countries on four continents have committed to bolster coordination on economic development, environmental protection, maritime issues and more

Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meeting
Australia|Sports|Travel

Taking it to the streets: NHL tries to grow its game with an 'ice' hockey push Down Under

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

Taking it to the streets: NHL tries to grow its game with an 'ice' hockey push Down Under
Australia|Business|Finance|Technology|US

Macquarie fund to invest in US fiber internet provider SwyftFiber

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.

Macquarie fund to invest in US fiber internet provider SwyftFiber
Australia|Crime|Education|Health|Political

Young people involved in one-fifth of Australian terrorism cases, intelligence chief says

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

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy

Australia's Woodside signs deal with Bechtel to develop Louisiana LNG project

Australia'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

Australia's Woodside signs deal with Bechtel to develop Louisiana LNG project
Australia|Education|Health|Political|Technology|World

Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history

Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
Asia|Australia|Crime|World

Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

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

Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy

Rio Tinto lifts 2025 guidance for capex, copper output

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

Rio Tinto lifts 2025 guidance for capex, copper output
Australia|News|Sports

Verstappen an early retirement from Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton also out

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

Verstappen an early retirement from Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton also out
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|News|World

WTO partially upholds China's anti-dumping complaint against Australia

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

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Stock Markets

Australia's Lynas near 3-week high after China bans export of critical minerals to US

Shares 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.

Australia's Lynas near 3-week high after China bans export of critical minerals to US
Asia|Australia|Economy|Political|World

Tiny Nauru in talks with Australia, China amid Pacific influence tussle

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

Australia|Business|Economy

Australian gambling firm Tabcorp lays off 10% workforce, AFR reports

Australian 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

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Auckland airport shares worth $773 million on the block, term sheet shows

A 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

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|News

China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products

China 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

China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products
Asia|Australia|Economy|News|World

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve

China says it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two countries

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve
Australia|Business|News|Technology|US

Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content

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

Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content
Australia|Business|Technology

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage

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

Failed Australian rideshare app accuses Uber of illegally operating service to gain unfair advantage
Australia|Crime|Travel

Airplane passenger fined in Sydney for urinating in a cup

A passenger has been fined for urinating in a cup during a delay in deplaning after landing at Sydney Airport

Airplane passenger fined in Sydney for urinating in a cup
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China Sea

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

US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China Sea
Australia|News|US|World

Biden says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange

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

Biden says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange
Asia|Australia|News

Australian bomber shot down with 4 crew in 1943 identified off the coast of Papua New Guinea

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

Australian bomber shot down with 4 crew in 1943 identified off the coast of Papua New Guinea
Australia|Health|News|Travel|World

Australian judge ends women's case against Qatar Airways but allows lawsuit against subsidiary

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

Australian judge ends women's case against Qatar Airways but allows lawsuit against subsidiary
Australia|Business|Political|Technology

Australia urges greater internet user choice amid Google dominance, genAI

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

Australia urges greater internet user choice amid Google dominance, genAI
Australia|Business|Crime|Finance

Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Forrest's case against Meta

Australian prosecutors have discontinued mining magnate Andrew Forrest's criminal prosecution of Meta over what he said were thousands of scam cryptocurrency

Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Forrest's case against Meta
Asia|Australia|Crime|News

Multiple people stabbed and 1 person shot at a Sydney shopping center, media say

Media reports say multiple people have been stabbed and that the police shot a person at a Sydney shopping center

Multiple people stabbed and 1 person shot at a Sydney shopping center, media say
Australia|Crime|News

Police in Australia identify the Sydney stabbing attacker who killed 6 people

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

Police in Australia identify the Sydney stabbing attacker who killed 6 people
Australia|Crime|News

Officer, bystanders hailed for confronting and stopping a man who killed 6 at a Sydney shopping mall

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

Officer, bystanders hailed for confronting and stopping a man who killed 6 at a Sydney shopping mall
Australia|Crime|News

Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in a Sydney mall targeted women

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

Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in a Sydney mall targeted women
Australia|Crime|News

Sydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect

The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women

Sydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect
Australia|Crime|News

Police say a man is arrested after a reported stabbing at a church in Sydney

Police say a man has been arrested after reportedly stabbing a bishop and churchgoers in Sydney

Police say a man is arrested after a reported stabbing at a church in Sydney
Australia|Crime|News|World

Second high-profile stabbing to rock Sydney in recent days is declared a terrorist attack

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

Second high-profile stabbing to rock Sydney in recent days is declared a terrorist attack
Asia|Australia|Election|News|World

Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China

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

Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China
Australia|Crime|News

Sydney shopping mall reopens after stabbings. Police make first arrest in riot after church attack

A Sydney shopping mall has opened to the public for the first time since the mass stabbing in which six people died

Sydney shopping mall reopens after stabbings. Police make first arrest in riot after church attack
Australia|Crime|News

Sydney boy accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says

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

Sydney boy accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says
Australia|Crime|News

Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings

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

Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
Australia|Entertainment

Not a toddler, not a parent, but still love 'Bluey'? You're not alone

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

Not a toddler, not a parent, but still love 'Bluey'? You're not alone
Australia|Business|News|Technology|World

Australian PM calls X's fight against removal of church stabbing posts 'extraordinary'

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

Australian PM calls X's fight against removal of church stabbing posts 'extraordinary'
Australia|Crime|News

Australian leader criticizes X for failing to remove church violence content

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

Australian leader criticizes X for failing to remove church violence content
Australia|Crime|News|Technology|Videos|World

Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video

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

Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology|US

US confident about meeting new deadline for UK, Australia AUKUS exemptions

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

US confident about meeting new deadline for UK, Australia AUKUS exemptions
Australia|Business|Economy

Australia's Q3 GDP growth disappoints, markets now see April start to rate cuts

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

Australia's Q3 GDP growth disappoints, markets now see April start to rate cuts
Australia|Health|Sports

Legendary rugby league star Wally Lewis appeals for concussion and CTE awareness support

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)

Legendary rugby league star Wally Lewis appeals for concussion and CTE awareness support
Australia|Crime|News

Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church

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

Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church
Asia|Australia|Education|Sports|Travel

NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects

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

NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects
Australia|News|Opinion

Australian prime minister describes domestic violence as a 'national crisis' after protests

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described domestic violence as a national crisis after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women

Australian prime minister describes domestic violence as a 'national crisis' after protests
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts to cut up to 1,000 jobs as challenges mount

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

Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts to cut up to 1,000 jobs as challenges mount
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Food|Health|World

Australian regulator examines possible contamination of Indian spice mixes

Australia's food safety agency is collecting information on the possible contamination of spice mixes sold by Indian companies MDH and

Australian regulator examines possible contamination of Indian spice mixes
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Australian retailer Woolworths to sell $303 million stake in Endeavour Group

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

Australian retailer Woolworths to sell $303 million stake in Endeavour Group
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's Coles eyes more product volume as cooling inflation lures shoppers

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

Australia|Business|Entertainment

Star Entertainment chair David Foster latest to depart amid Sydney casino inquiry

Star 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

Star Entertainment chair David Foster latest to depart amid Sydney casino inquiry
Australia|News|World

Kiribati to deport Australia-born High Court judge

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

Australia|Crime

Australian police charge five teenagers in Sydney cleric's stabbing

Australian police said on Thursday they charged five teenagers

Australian police charge five teenagers in Sydney cleric's stabbing
Asia|Australia|Crime|News|World

'Lucky to have him': Australia mourns refugee guard killed in Bondi attack

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

Australia|World

Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian-born high court judge

Kiribati'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

Australia|News|World

Thousands mark Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand

Thousands 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.

Thousands mark Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand
Australia|Crime|News|World

Australian counter terrorism force arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing

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

Australian counter terrorism force arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing
Australia|News|Technology|US

Musk decision to leave knife attack video on X prompts police terror warning, says Australian senator

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

Musk decision to leave knife attack video on X prompts police terror warning, says Australian senator
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Lynas Rare Earths' revenue slumps, misses expectations

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

Australia|Crime|News|Technology

X vows to 'robustly challenge' Australia order to remove stabbing posts

Social 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

X vows to 'robustly challenge' Australia order to remove stabbing posts
Australia|Business|Finance

Macquarie's banking unit to stop new car loans to focus on mortgage growth

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

Macquarie's banking unit to stop new car loans to focus on mortgage growth
Australia|Economy|Finance|MidEast|World

Australia's treasurer says MidEast tensions compound worries about global economy

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

Australia's treasurer says MidEast tensions compound worries about global economy
News|Australia|Crime|World

Hundreds gather on Sydney's Bondi Beach to mourn Westfield attack victims

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

Hundreds gather on Sydney's Bondi Beach to mourn Westfield attack victims
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Aussie lender NAB reports lower profit but hints bank margin squeeze is easing

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-

Aussie lender NAB reports lower profit but hints bank margin squeeze is easing
Australia|Crime|Lifestyle|News

Australia to police internet porn, spend $600 million on domestic violence victims

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

Asia|Australia|News|World

New Zealand not close to decision on joining AUKUS pact, minister says

New Zealand’s government is continuing "information gathering discussions" on future cooperation with the AUKUS security pact but is "a long way" from being able

New Zealand not close to decision on joining AUKUS pact, minister says
Australia|Business|Technology

Australia's Qantas probing reports of data breach at loyalty app

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

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia banks face profit squeeze on rising costs, mortgage competition

Australia'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

Australia banks face profit squeeze on rising costs, mortgage competition
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia fines Macquarie Bank $6.4 million for not preventing unlawful third-party transactions

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

Australia fines Macquarie Bank $6.4 million for not preventing unlawful third-party transactions
Asia|Australia|News

Papua New Guinea leader says China, Australia visits show 'robust' ties with major powers

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

Papua New Guinea leader says China, Australia visits show 'robust' ties with major powers
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

RBA to hold rates in May, only cut once by end-year- Reuters poll

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

RBA to hold rates in May, only cut once by end-year- Reuters poll
Americas|Australia|Sports|Travel|World

Two Americans, one Canadian missing after attempt to climb New Zealand’s highest mountain

Two Americans, one Canadian missing after attempt to climb New Zealand’s highest mountain

Two Americans, one Canadian missing after attempt to climb New Zealand’s highest mountain
Americas|Australia|Crime

Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say

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

Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say
News|Australia|Crime

Australian police shoot dead a boy, 16, armed with a knife after he stabbed a man in Perth

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

Australian police shoot dead a boy, 16, armed with a knife after he stabbed a man in Perth
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Westpac raises share buyback by $661 million even as costs and competition bite

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

Westpac raises share buyback by $661 million even as costs and competition bite
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia's Qantas to pay $79 million to settle flight cancellation case

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

Australia's Qantas to pay $79 million to settle flight cancellation case
Americas|Australia|Crime|News|World

3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires

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

3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires
Australia|Business|Economy|News|Travel

Qantas agrees to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling seats on canceled flights

Qantas Airways has agreed to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling tickets on thousands of cancelled flights

Qantas agrees to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling seats on canceled flights
Asia|Australia|Crime|News|Videos|World

Boy shot dead after Perth stabbing was in deradicalization program, but no ties seen to Sydney teens

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

Boy shot dead after Perth stabbing was in deradicalization program, but no ties seen to Sydney teens
Business|Asia|Australia|Economy

Australian submarine builder ASC's workers strikes may disrupt maintenance

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

Asia|Australia|News|World

Australia denounces China over 'unsafe' aerial confrontation

A Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an "unsafe" and "unacceptable" confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia said on Monday.

Australia denounces China over 'unsafe' aerial confrontation
Australia|Travel

How a beach trip in Mexico's Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US

Two Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast

How a beach trip in Mexico's Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US
News|Australia|Crime

Australian woman pleads not guilty ahead of mushroom deaths murder trial

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.

Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Wesfarmers says breaking up business would be detrimental to Australia

Australia'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

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia to unveil decline in projected gross debt, sees lower peak in debt ratio

The 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.

Australia to unveil decline in projected gross debt, sees lower peak in debt ratio
Asia|Australia|News|World

China says its military took necessary steps to warn Australia in jet incident

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

China says its military took necessary steps to warn Australia in jet incident
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's RBA sees no need to hike rates but wary of price risks

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

Australia's RBA sees no need to hike rates but wary of price risks
Australia|Crime|News

Australian woman denies murdering her former husband's relatives with poisonous mushroom lunch

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

Australian woman denies murdering her former husband's relatives with poisonous mushroom lunch
Australia|Crime|Uncategorized

Australian boy killed by police was in deradicalization program since causing school explosion

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

Australian boy killed by police was in deradicalization program since causing school explosion
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Perpetual to be broken up with name being sold to KKR in nearly $1 billion deal, AFR reports

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

Perpetual to be broken up with name being sold to KKR in nearly $1 billion deal, AFR reports
Business|Australia|Economy|Finance

Australian budget to target housing woes with more construction workers

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

Australian budget to target housing woes with more construction workers
Australia|Business|Travel

Scrutiny of Everton's prospective buyer intensifies after airline collapse and New York fraud case

A grounded airline in Australia

Scrutiny of Everton's prospective buyer intensifies after airline collapse and New York fraud case
Americas|Australia|Crime|News|World

Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego

The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico has delivered a moving tribute to her sons at a beach in San Diego

Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego
News|Australia|Education

Australia raises minimum savings for student visa, warns on fake recruitment

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

Australia raises minimum savings for student visa, warns on fake recruitment
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance

AI boom set to fuel data centre deals in Asia this year

Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of dollars worth of M&A and

AI boom set to fuel data centre deals in Asia this year
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance

KKR to buy Perpetual's corporate, wealth units for $1.4 billion; CEO Adams to retire

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

KKR to buy Perpetual's corporate, wealth units for $1.4 billion; CEO Adams to retire
Australia|Environment|News

Australia boosts funds to Taiwan-ally Tuvalu amid Pacific contest for influence with China

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

Australia boosts funds to Taiwan-ally Tuvalu amid Pacific contest for influence with China
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

JPMorgan's Australia arm fined $509,000 for allowing suspicious client orders

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

JPMorgan's Australia arm fined $509,000 for allowing suspicious client orders
Australia|Business|Finance

BHP-Anglo American deal raises alarm in Japan's steel industry

Japanese steelmakers have raised concerns with Australian authorities that BHP Group could become too dominant in the global supply of

BHP-Anglo American deal raises alarm in Japan's steel industry
Asia|Australia|News

Meta's oversight board backs takedown of Australian voter fraud posts

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

Meta's oversight board backs takedown of Australian voter fraud posts
Australia|News|Technology|World

Australia targets social media with parliamentary probe

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

Australia targets social media with parliamentary probe
Australia|Crime|News|Technology

Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbing

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

Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbing
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australia says Palestinian UN membership bid builds peace momentum

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

Australia says Palestinian UN membership bid builds peace momentum
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia government says budget to help ease high inflation

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

Australia government says budget to help ease high inflation
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia says inflation could ease to RBA target range by year end

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

Australia says inflation could ease to RBA target range by year end
Australia|Crime|Technology|Videos

Australian court lifts order blocking X on church stabbing video

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

Australian court lifts order blocking X on church stabbing video
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia to boast budget surplus, eye inflation's earlier return to target

Australia's government is expected to boast another surplus in its annual budget due on Tuesday, courtesy of strong employment and high commodity prices

Australia to boast budget surplus, eye inflation's earlier return to target
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australian regulator investigates ANZ over treasury-bond issuance

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

Australian regulator investigates ANZ over treasury-bond issuance
Australia|Crime|Technology

Australian judge lifts court ban on X showing video of Sydney church stabbing

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

Australian judge lifts court ban on X showing video of Sydney church stabbing
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia sees second straight budget surplus, inflation easing sharply

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

Australia sees second straight budget surplus, inflation easing sharply
Australia|Crime|News

Australian court jails former military lawyer for sharing secret documents with journalists

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

Asia|Australia|Business|News|Travel

Australia's Qantas to suspend Shanghai flights on low demand

Qantas 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

Australia's Qantas to suspend Shanghai flights on low demand
Australia|News|Technology

Australian judge says it is unreasonable to require X to hide video of church stabbing for all users

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

Australian judge says it is unreasonable to require X to hide video of church stabbing for all users
Asia|Australia|Crime|News|World

Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison

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

Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Europe|MidEast|News|US|World

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023

A top migration monitoring group says conflicts and natural disasters left nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, a new record

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
Australia|Economy|News|World

Australia budget doles out energy, rent relief in bid to tame inflation

Australia's government plans to spend billions to cut energy bills and rent, hoping to lower headline inflation and provide relief for voters grumbling

Australia budget doles out energy, rent relief in bid to tame inflation
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Ratings agency S&P says Australia budget could be mildly inflationary

Rating agency S&P said on Tuesday that Australia's budget for the fiscal year ending June 2024 could be mildly inflationary.

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia Q1 wage growth slows, soothes inflation worries

Australian 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

Australia Q1 wage growth slows, soothes inflation worries
Asia|Australia|Crime|Political|World

Indonesian minister hopeful 'Bali Nine' members can be returned to Australia

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

Indonesian minister hopeful 'Bali Nine' members can be returned to Australia
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|US

Australian jobless rate rises in April, erasing risk of rate hike

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

Australian jobless rate rises in April, erasing risk of rate hike
Australia|News|US|World

Donald Trump is supportive of AUKUS defence pact, former Australian PM says

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

Donald Trump is supportive of AUKUS defence pact, former Australian PM says
Asia|Australia|Travel|World

Australians stranded in New Caledonia 'running out of food' amid civil unrest

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

Australians stranded in New Caledonia 'running out of food' amid civil unrest
Australia|News|Travel|World

Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating nationals from unrest in New Caledonia

Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory

Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating nationals from unrest in New Caledonia
Asia|Australia|News

Solomon Islands tells Australia it will review security

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

Solomon Islands tells Australia it will review security
Australia|News|World

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of their citizens from New Caledonia

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

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of their citizens from New Caledonia
Asia|Australia|Political|World

Australia, Singapore agree to seek expanded access to their defence facilities

Singapore and Australia agreed on Tuesday to seek opportunities for increased access to their respective defence facilities, including more frequent Australian

Australia, Singapore agree to seek expanded access to their defence facilities
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Shell sees emerging Asian markets taking more of world's growing LNG supply

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

Shell sees emerging Asian markets taking more of world's growing LNG supply
Australia|Crime|Health

Australian woman faces first hearing ahead of mushroom deaths trial

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

Australia|News|Political|Technology|World

Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint

An 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

Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint
Americas|Australia|Sports|Travel|World

New Zealand police find equipment from missing US, Canadian climbers

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

Australia|Health|News|US

US curbs certain poultry imports from Australia's Victoria on bird flu concerns

The 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.

US curbs certain poultry imports from Australia's Victoria on bird flu concerns
Australia|Business|Technology

Rio Tinto, BHP to collaborate on electric haul truck trials in Pilbara

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

Rio Tinto, BHP to collaborate on electric haul truck trials in Pilbara
Australia|Business|Economy|News

Australia retail sales grow at a snail's pace in April

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

Australia retail sales grow at a snail's pace in April
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australian house price rises seen extending through 2026 - Reuters poll

Australian home price rises will outpace overall inflation over the next couple of years, despite fading expectations of interest rate cuts, according to a

Africa|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Mining giant BHP pledges to invest in South Africa economy as it seeks support for Anglo bid

Australian 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

Mining giant BHP pledges to invest in South Africa economy as it seeks support for Anglo bid
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|News

China lifts ban on five Australian beef exporters

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

China lifts ban on five Australian beef exporters
Australia|Economy|Environment|News|World

Australian weather bureau forecasts wet months after dry June

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.

Australian weather bureau forecasts wet months after dry June
Australia|Crime|Sports

More players accused in Australian soccer match-fixing investigation

Two more players could be involved in the Australian soccer match-fixing case that has already resulted in three Macarthur FC players being charged

More players accused in Australian soccer match-fixing investigation
Asia|Australia|News

Five powers plan bigger, deeper Asia military drills

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

Five powers plan bigger, deeper Asia military drills
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australia seeks military talks with China, ties with Philippines

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

Australia seeks military talks with China, ties with Philippines
Americas|Australia|Sports

Ryggs Johnston goes from a tiny Montana town to Australian Open champion: Analysis

Talk about taking the road less traveled

Ryggs Johnston goes from a tiny Montana town to Australian Open champion: Analysis
Australia|Economy|Finance

Australia lifts minimum wage as families grapple with higher living costs

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.

Australia lifts minimum wage as families grapple with higher living costs
Australia|Entertainment|Food|Travel

The Australian city that became a global food and drink powerhouse

The Australian city that became a global food and drink powerhouse

The Australian city that became a global food and drink powerhouse
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia government spending rises in Q1, adds to growth

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.

Australia government spending rises in Q1, adds to growth
Australia|Business|World

Australia's Qantas back Boeing to bounce back from crisis

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

Australia's Qantas back Boeing to bounce back from crisis
Australia|Business|Crime|Technology|US|Videos

Australia drops court action against Musk's X over church stabbing posts

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

Australia drops court action against Musk's X over church stabbing posts
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia moves to rein in buy-now-pay-later with credit check law

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

Australia moves to rein in buy-now-pay-later with credit check law
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|World

Australia economy slows to a crawl in Q1, grows 0.1% q/q

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

Australia economy slows to a crawl in Q1, grows 0.1% q/q
Australia|Business|Health|Technology

Australia regulator files lawsuit against Medibank over data breach

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

Australia|Crime|News|Technology

Australian online watchdog drops court case against X over stabbing video

Australia’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

Australian online watchdog drops court case against X over stabbing video
Australia|Lifestyle

New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality

New South Wales has become the last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexual acts, 40 years after decriminalization

New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality
Australia|News|World

Australia, China seek bigger ties with Solomon Islands

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

Australia, China seek bigger ties with Solomon Islands
Australia|Sports

Australian tennis icon Neale Fraser dies at 91

Australian tennis icon Neale Fraser dies at 91

Australian tennis icon Neale Fraser dies at 91
Australia|Sports|World

Australia nails England and Miller rescues South Africa against bogey Dutch in T20 World Cup

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

Australia nails England and Miller rescues South Africa against bogey Dutch in T20 World Cup
Australia|Crime|News|US

Australia PM condemns graffiti attack on US consulate in Sydney

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-

Australia PM condemns graffiti attack on US consulate in Sydney
Australia|MidEast|News|World

Australian leader tells activists to 'turn the heat down' after US Consulate vandalized over Gaza

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

Australian leader tells activists to 'turn the heat down' after US Consulate vandalized over Gaza
Australia|Business|Entertainment

Australia's Nine Entertainment says Peter Costello steps down as chairman

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.

Australia's Nine Entertainment says Peter Costello steps down as chairman
Australia|Sports

Tennis-Australia's Davis Cup icon Fraser dies at 91

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.

Australia|Crime|News|World

New Zealand renews search for father who vanished into forest with children 2 years ago

Police 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

New Zealand renews search for father who vanished into forest with children 2 years ago
Asia|Australia|News

China's Premier Li Qiang to visit Australia this week

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

China's Premier Li Qiang to visit Australia this week
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Bapcor gets $1.2 billion offer from Bain Capital

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

Australia's Bapcor gets $1.2 billion offer from Bain Capital
Australia|Sports

Swimming-Emotional Pallister Paris-bound after battling eating disorder

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

Swimming-Emotional Pallister Paris-bound after battling eating disorder
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|News

Australia anticipates China will lift final obstacle for exports as they ease past 2020 row

Australia's top trade official is predicting China will lift a ban on Australian lobster imports after Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits the country

Australia anticipates China will lift final obstacle for exports as they ease past 2020 row
Australia|News|Sports|World

Titmus sets a women’s 200-meter freestyle world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials

Ariarne Titmus has set a world record in the women’s 200-meter freestyle at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials

Titmus sets a women’s 200-meter freestyle world record at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials
Asia|Australia|Economy|News|World

Australia, NZ more wary on China as Premier Li visits

Regional security concerns will overshadow lucrative trade ties when China's Premier Li Qiang visits New Zealand and Australia this

Australia, NZ more wary on China as Premier Li visits
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australian wine exports to China rocket after Beijing drops tariffs

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

Australian wine exports to China rocket after Beijing drops tariffs
Australia|Business|Economy|News

Australia May employment tops forecasts, defying economic slowdown

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

Australia May employment tops forecasts, defying economic slowdown
Australia|Business|Finance|Travel

Qantas to buy remaining 49% stake in TripADeal for $140.6 million

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

Qantas to buy remaining 49% stake in TripADeal for $140.6 million
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia should report all large consulting contracts, says PwC senate probe

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

Australia should report all large consulting contracts, says PwC senate probe
Asia|Australia|News

Chinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Australia on a relations-mending mission

Chinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years
Asia|Australia|News

China's Premier Li arrives in Australia, says ties 'back on track'

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

China's Premier Li arrives in Australia, says ties 'back on track'
Asia|Australia|Economy|Travel|World

Chinese premier promises more pandas and urges Australia to put aside differences

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

Chinese premier promises more pandas and urges Australia to put aside differences
Asia|Australia|News|Travel|World

China Premier Li starts Australia trip with Adelaide panda announcement, winery visit

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

China Premier Li starts Australia trip with Adelaide panda announcement, winery visit
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australia's Albanese, China's Li hold talks on trade, rights

Australia and China will take steps to improve military communication to avoid incidents, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said after meeting Premier Li Qiang on

Australia's Albanese, China's Li hold talks on trade, rights
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australian writer's sentence upheld ahead of China Premier's visit, say supporters

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

Australian writer's sentence upheld ahead of China Premier's visit, say supporters
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance

Temasek to invest up to $198 million in Australian ETF manager Betashares

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.

Temasek to invest up to $198 million in Australian ETF manager Betashares
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|World

Chinese premier agrees with Australia to 'properly manage' differences

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

Chinese premier agrees with Australia to 'properly manage' differences
Australia|Business|Sports

Australia's Tabcorp appoints former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan as CEO

Australian gambling services firm Tabcorp Holdings on Monday appointed former Australian Football League (AFL) boss Gillon McLachlan as its chief executive and managing director.

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Western rare earths supply chain springs into gear

Global 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

Western rare earths supply chain springs into gear
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Technology|World

Chinese premier's Western Australia tour spotlights global race for critical minerals

Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited a lithium processing plant in resource-rich Western Australia state on Tuesday, highlighting China's push to

Chinese premier's Western Australia tour spotlights global race for critical minerals
Asia|Australia|News

Australia sends seven ministers to Papua New Guinea for security, trade talks

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

Asia|Australia|News

Australia's Albanese tells China's Li journalist incident 'unacceptable'

Australia'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

Australia's Albanese tells China's Li journalist incident 'unacceptable'
Asia|Australia|News|World

What is China's panda diplomacy and how does it work?

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.

What is China's panda diplomacy and how does it work?
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's central bank stays the course on rates, alert to inflation risks

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

Australia's central bank stays the course on rates, alert to inflation risks
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's central bank holds cash rate at 4.35%

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.

Australia's central bank holds cash rate at 4.35%
Australia|Environment|News|Technology

Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections

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

Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections
Asia|Australia|News|World

Papua New Guinea, Australia commit to closer security ties

Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko said on Wednesday the Pacific Island nation was "crystal clear" in partnering with Australia for security, as

Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Food|Stock Markets

Guzman Y Gomez shares jump 36% in biggest Australian IPO this year

Mexican food chain Guzman Y Gomez served up Australia's best initial public offering debut in three years with its shares leaping more than one-third on their first

Guzman Y Gomez shares jump 36% in biggest Australian IPO this year
Australia|Economy|Environment

Column-Australia's nuclear power proponents have questions to answer: Russell

Australia's main opposition party wants a sensible debate about nuclear power as it commits to build seven plants to replace coal generation if it

Column-Australia's nuclear power proponents have questions to answer: Russell
Australia|News|World

Australia boosting aid to Papua New Guinea for landslide recovery and security

Australia will provide a further $1.3 million to support reconstruction efforts in Papua New Guinea after last month's deadly landslide

Australia boosting aid to Papua New Guinea for landslide recovery and security
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance

Australia to fund road clearing to Porgera mine after PNG landslide

Australia said it would provide A$2 million ($1.33 million) to Papua New Guinea to restore road access to the Porgera gold mine, previously one of the world's largest, and other

Asia|Australia|News|Political|World

Australia seeks defence chiefs dialogue with China to reduce military incidents

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Friday that his country wants to restart annual dialogue with China's chief of defence to reduce

Australia seeks defence chiefs dialogue with China to reduce military incidents
Asia|Australia|Business|Travel

China, Australia to issue five-year visas to citizens for tourism, business

China and Australia will provide each other's citizens with multiple-entry visas of up to five years for tourism and business from Friday, the Chinese foreign ministry said, in

China, Australia to issue five-year visas to citizens for tourism, business
Australia|News|Travel|World

New Zealand ferry runs aground, no injuries

A ferry ran aground in New Zealand during an island crossing, but there were no injuries although 47 people unable to disembark had to spend the night aboard in an incident the

Asia|Australia|News|Travel

New Zealand ferry that ran aground is refloated

A ferry between New Zealand's two main islands that ran aground on Friday night was successfully refloated late on Saturday, the government of the Pacific nation said.

Australia

Australian police investigating incident that led to evacuation of shopping mall

Australian police said on Sunday they were investigating an incident at a shopping mall in the southern city of Adelaide that led to an evacuation of the centre and resulted in some

Asia|Australia|Crime|News|World

New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pretrial detention

New Caledonia’s public prosecutor says a pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory has been transferred to a jail in mainland France to await trial for his alleged role in a recent deadly unrest

New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pretrial detention
Australia|Business|Economy

Australia to make supermarket industry code mandatory, breaches may result in huge fines

Australia could impose billion dollar fines on big supermarket chains that fail to comply with an industry code of conduct, the federal government said on Monday as it

Australia to make supermarket industry code mandatory, breaches may result in huge fines
Australia|Health|News

Australia plans to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week

Australia plans to outlaw the sale of vapes outside pharmacies from next week under some of the world’s toughest restrictions on electronic cigarettes

Australia plans to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week
Australia|Health|World

Australia waters down planned world first vape ban after opposition from Greens

Australia will water down a planned world first ban on vaping after opposition from the Greens party led the government on Monday to agree to amend a bill that

Australia waters down planned world first vape ban after opposition from Greens
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy

Australian wine sector a worrying case study for EU industries in China trade spat

Hit with Chinese tariffs, Australia's wine industry struggled to offset the impact of falling exports despite scrambling to build new

Australian wine sector a worrying case study for EU industries in China trade spat
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia consumers balance budget relief against rate risks

Australian consumer sentiment rebounded modestly in June as the promise of imminent tax cuts lightened the mood, a survey showed on Tuesday, though the risk of yet higher borrowing

Australia|News

Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home

Australian leaders are cautiously welcoming an expected plea agreement that could set free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|World

China lifts final trade restrictions on Australian meat processors

China has lifted trade restrictions on two Australian meat processing facilities, allowing the full resumption of red meat exports to the country, the Australian government

China lifts final trade restrictions on Australian meat processors
Asia|Australia|US

Why is Julian Assange flying to the remote Pacific island of Saipan?

Better known for its sandy beaches and Second World War wrecks, the tropical Pacific island of Saipan will soon host the final act of Julian Assange's 14-year legal

Why is Julian Assange flying to the remote Pacific island of Saipan?
Australia|US|World

Australia wants Assange brought home, PM says

Australia Prime Minster Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday he wanted Julian Assange brought back home to Australia as soon as possible, after the WikiLeaks founder left Britain before

Australia wants Assange brought home, PM says
Australia|Europe|Sports

With Sarr and Risacher in the mix for the No. 1 pick, NBA draft could be 'special' night for France

Alex Sarr was born in France and spent last season playing in Australia

With Sarr and Risacher in the mix for the No. 1 pick, NBA draft could be 'special' night for France
Australia|Business

Troubled casino firm Star names new CEO amid regulator enquiries, management exodus

Australia's Star Entertainment has appointed Steve McCann as its group CEO and managing director to lead the embattled casino operator out of a regulator inquiry into its

Troubled casino firm Star names new CEO amid regulator enquiries, management exodus
Australia|Crime|News|Technology|US|World

WikiLeaks founder Assange welcomed home in Australia a free man after US deal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed to an ecstatic welcome in Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating U.S. espionage law in

WikiLeaks founder Assange welcomed home in Australia a free man after US deal
Asia|Australia|News|World

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manele in Canberra to discuss ties

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele met Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Wednesday to discuss security and

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manele in Canberra to discuss ties
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|World

Australia's central bank says policy is restrictive, causing households pain

Australia's central bank said on Wednesday that monetary policy was restrictive with the current cash rate causing financial pain for many households, but it could not rule out

Australia's central bank says policy is restrictive, causing households pain
Australia|News|Technology|World

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to his homeland Australia after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Qatar Airways looking to buy up to 20% stake in Virgin Australia, AFR reports

Qatar Airways is in talks to buy up to a 20% stake in Bain Capital-owned Virgin Australia, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported on Wednesday, as carriers fight for more market

Qatar Airways looking to buy up to 20% stake in Virgin Australia, AFR reports
Australia|News

Australian leaders celebrate Julian Assange's freedom but opposition says he is 'no martyr'

Julian Assange spent his first night in 14 years as a free man back at home in Australia as the conservative opposition on Thursday cautioned the

Australian leaders celebrate Julian Assange's freedom but opposition says he is 'no martyr'
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

Australian actor Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop in 'Neighbours,' retires due to cancer

Actor Ian Smith, who has played the character Harold Bishop in the iconic Australian soap opera “Neighbours” since 1987, has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with terminal cancer

Australian actor Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop in 'Neighbours,' retires due to cancer
Australia|Crime|News

Australia terrorism charge after armed 19-year-old enters politician office

An Australian man was charged with a terrorism offence on Thursday after walking into a politician's electorate office with plans to kill him, the authorities and local media said.

Asia|Australia|Crime|News

Prosecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali

Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man charged with possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali, after his earlier charge of drug trafficking was dropped which would have carried the death penalty

Prosecutors seek 8-month rehabilitation for Australian man charged with drug possession in Bali
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia approves ANZ's $3.3 billion buyout of Suncorp Bank

Australia on Friday gave the go-ahead for ANZ Group's A$4.9 billion ($3.26 billion) buyout of Suncorp's banking business, clearing the deal to proceed after almost two years of

Australia approves ANZ's $3.3 billion buyout of Suncorp Bank
Asia|Australia|Business|News|Technology|World

Meta says it may block news from Facebook in Australia

Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary

Meta says it may block news from Facebook in Australia
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australian pension funds TelstraSuper, Equip Super to merge

Australian telecom major Telstra's pension fund arm TelstraSuper will merge with bigger peer Equip Super creating a combined fund that would manage around A$60 billion ($38.8

Australia|Business|Economy

Australia public spending splurge carries economy in Q3

Australia's government ramped up spending on infrastructure and defence in the third quarter, data showed on Tuesday, making a vital contribution to economic growth as

Australia public spending splurge carries economy in Q3
Australia|Business|Environment|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Miner BHP's carbon emissions to rise slightly this year

BHP Group's operational carbon emissions are set for a "small increase" this financial year, an executive revealed on Wednesday, as the miner said its "non

Miner BHP's carbon emissions to rise slightly this year
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|News

Australia Treasurer confident July 1 tax cuts won't stoke inflation

Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday he was confident cuts to income taxes from Monday would not exacerbate price rises, as the nation suffers a cost-of-living squeeze

Australia Treasurer confident July 1 tax cuts won't stoke inflation
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia home prices keep climbing on tight supply

Australian home prices rose in June for a seventeenth straight month, as tight supply outweighed demand-side pressures of high interest rates, a cost of living squeeze and tight

Australia home prices keep climbing on tight supply
Australia|Education|News

Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown

Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has

Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia job ads fall 2.2% in June, ANZ-Indeed data shows

Australian job advertisements fell for a fifth straight month in June, data showed on Monday, as labour demand continued to ease in the face of high interest rates and a slowing

Australia job ads fall 2.2% in June, ANZ-Indeed data shows
Australia|News|World

Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch

Australia has appointed Sam Mostyn as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch as the nation’s head of state

Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch
Australia|Business|Health|World

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Jefferies says Anglo American coal fire likely to affect met coal sale

A fire at Anglo American's Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine in Australia is likely to negatively affect its Australian met coal business, broker Jefferies said in a note on

Jefferies says Anglo American coal fire likely to affect met coal sale
Australia|Health|News

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies as new laws take effect

New vaping regulations in Australia came into force on Monday, moving e-cigarettes behind pharmacy counters in a bid to curb youth vaping although opponents forced

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies as new laws take effect
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|News|Stock Markets|World

Anglo American shares slide on jitters over Australian coal mine fire

Shares in Anglo American slid as much as 4% on Monday, with investors worried over what impact an ongoing underground blaze at a coal mine in Australia could have on the miner's plan

Anglo American shares slide on jitters over Australian coal mine fire
Australia|News|Sports|World

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks 400-meter hurdles world record for fifth time

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks 400-meter hurdles world record for fifth time

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks 400-meter hurdles world record for fifth time
Australia|Environment|News

Australian, New Zealand property markets face creeping climate risks

When floods hit the eastern Australian town of Lismore two years ago, Adam Bailey lost all the historic collections from his antique store,

Australian, New Zealand property markets face creeping climate risks
Australia|Business|News|Technology

New Zealand to press ahead with media content pay law

New Zealand's conservative coalition government will proceed with a bill that would make it compulsory for digital technology platforms to pay media companies for news, it said on

New Zealand to press ahead with media content pay law
Australia|Crime|Education|News

Australia police arrest teenage boy after stabbing at Sydney university

Australian police said it had arrested a 14-year-old boy after a stabbing at the University of Sydney on Tuesday morning, which triggered a lockdown of the university buildings.

Australia police arrest teenage boy after stabbing at Sydney university
Australia|News|Opinion|Technology

Australia gives internet firms 6 months to draft online child-safety rules

Australia is giving the internet industry six months to come up with an enforceable code detailing how it will stop children seeing pornography and other inappropriate material

Australia gives internet firms 6 months to draft online child-safety rules
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Australia central bank saw downside risks to employment when holding rates

Australia's central bank pondered whether a further rise in interest rates was needed to bring inflation to heel at its June policy meeting, but decided to stand pat in part

Australia central bank saw downside risks to employment when holding rates
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia's ANZ sanctioned for charging fees from dead customers

Australian lender ANZ has been sanctioned for failing to stop or refund fees for dead customers and not responding to their representatives within a required time frame

Australia's ANZ sanctioned for charging fees from dead customers
Australia|Business

Bird flu hits McDonald's breakfasts in Australia

Good luck getting a late-morning McMuffin in Australia.

Bird flu hits McDonald's breakfasts in Australia
Americas|Australia|Crime|News|Political|World

Julian Assange returns home as free man to Australia, after plea deal with US

After being released from a UK prison as a part of a plea deal with the US, Julian Assange is flying to Saipan, an island near Australia, where he will appear in a US court on June 26.

Julian Assange returns home as free man to Australia, after plea deal with US
Australia|Business|Finance

"Failed" Australian corporate watchdog should be spilt in two, Senate inquiry finds

Australia's corporate watchdog should be split into two after "comprehensively" failing in its role, including by not taking action against offenders and focusing more

"Failed" Australian corporate watchdog should be spilt in two, Senate inquiry finds
Australia|Business|Technology

Australia spy agency moves intelligence data to cloud in Amazon deal

Australia will move its top secret intelligence data to the cloud under a A$2 billion deal with Amazon Web Services that Defence Minister Richard Marles said would

Australia|Crime|News

Remains of missing Australian child found after suspected crocodile attack

Australian police said on Thursday it had located the remains believed to be that of a missing 12-year-old child reportedly attacked by a crocodile in the country's north.

Australia|Crime|News|World

Police find remains of girl snatched by a crocodile while swimming in northern Australia

Police have found remains of a 12-year-old girl two days after she was snatched by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in remote northern Australia

Police find remains of girl snatched by a crocodile while swimming in northern Australia
Australia|Crime|News|World

Remains found in search for 12-year-old following reported crocodile attack in Australia

Remains found in search for 12-year-old following reported crocodile attack in Australia

Australia|Business|Finance|Technology

Australian court rules PayPal's local unit used unfair contract term for small businesses

Australia's federal court has found that PayPal's local unit used an unfair term in its standard contracts with small business customers who overlooked errors in overcharging, the country's

Australian court rules PayPal's local unit used unfair contract term for small businesses
Australia|News|Sports|US

Olympics-US still favourites to rule the pool, says elite Australian coach

Australian swimming is on the rise but the United States should still be rated as favourites to top the medal table once again at the Paris pool, said Michael Bohl,

Olympics-US still favourites to rule the pool, says elite Australian coach
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Anglo American extends pay for workers of fire-hit Australian mine

Australia's Mining And Energy Union has reached an agreement with Anglo American to extend pay until August-end for workers at its Grosvenor mine that was shut earlier this week due to an

Anglo American extends pay for workers of fire-hit Australian mine
Australia|Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Tennis-Djokovic overcomes slow start to ease past Popyrin

Seven-times champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off a slow start to power past unseeded Australian Alexei Popyrin 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) and into the Wimbledon fourth

Tennis-Djokovic overcomes slow start to ease past Popyrin
Australia|Sports

Olympics-Australia hand Jackson fifth shot at basketball gold

Lauren Jackson will finally get to go to her fifth Olympics after being named in the Australia basketball squad for the Paris Games on Sunday, 27 years after she got her first call-

Olympics-Australia hand Jackson fifth shot at basketball gold
Australia|Crime

Sydney house fire kills three children, police suspect homicide

Three children, including a 10-month-old, were killed after fire ripped through a house in Sydney early on Sunday in an incident Australian police said they were treating as a

Australia|News|Sports

Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team

Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad just three months after again coming out of retirement

Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|US

US, Australia commit to better Pacific banking as China influence grows

U.S. and Australian officials said on Monday they were committed to improving financial connectivity in the Pacific, as lenders and policymakers

US, Australia commit to better Pacific banking as China influence grows
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

Japan says keen to deepen security ties with Philippines, US, Australia

Japan is keen to deepen security ties with the Philippines, the United States and Australia under trilateral and quadrilateral arrangements, its defence minister said on Monday.

Japan says keen to deepen security ties with Philippines, US, Australia
Australia|Crime|News|World

Australia imposes night curfew in outback town after violence

Australian police ordered three nights of curfew on Monday in the outback tourist town of Alice Springs after several incidents of violence, including

Australia|Business|Finance

Australia auto parts retailer Bapcor rejects Bain Capital's $1.2 billion bid

Australian auto parts retailer Bapcor rejected on Tuesday the A$1.83 billion ($1.23 billion) buyout offer from private equity firm Bain Capital

Australia auto parts retailer Bapcor rejects Bain Capital's $1.2 billion bid
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Australia consumers gloomy on rates, tax relief yet to be felt

Australian consumer sentiment fell in July as fears about a possible rise in borrowing costs overshadowed the prospect of lower taxes and government relief on power bills, a survey

Australia consumers gloomy on rates, tax relief yet to be felt
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Technology

Australia's DigitalX to launch spot bitcoin ETFs on ASX

Australia's DigitalX said on Tuesday that it has obtained approval to list its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Australia's DigitalX to launch spot bitcoin ETFs on ASX
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

ANZ says in talks with Australian govt about shoring up Pacific Islands business

ANZ bank is in talks with the Australian government about ways to make its business in the Pacific Islands more viable as an exodus of Western financial services

ANZ says in talks with Australian govt about shoring up Pacific Islands business
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia pledges more funds for Pacific banking amid China interest

Australia on Tuesday pledged to boost investment in Pacific Island countries to support their financial systems, as banks cut ties to the region

Australia|Business|Economy

Australia business conditions worsen in June, job outlook dims, survey shows

Australian business conditions worsened in June with the outlook for employment taking a notable hit, a survey showed on Tuesday, though firms were a little more confident as cost

Australia business conditions worsen in June, job outlook dims, survey shows
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

To counter China, NATO and its Asian partners are moving closer under US leadership

New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Australia are sending leaders or their deputies to the NATO summit in Washington this week as the military alliance shows growing interest beyond Europe and the Western Hemisphere

To counter China, NATO and its Asian partners are moving closer under US leadership
Asia|Australia|News|Technology

Australian agency says China-backed hackers behind cyber crimes

Australia's government cybersecurity agency on Tuesday accused a China-backed hacker group of stealing passwords and usernames from two unnamed Australian networks in

Australian agency says China-backed hackers behind cyber crimes
Asia|Australia|News|Sports|World

Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi ready to run at her 3rd Olympics after being selected for Paris Games

Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi is preparing to compete at her third Olympics after being selected for the Paris Games from her training base in Australia

Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi ready to run at her 3rd Olympics after being selected for Paris Games
Australia|News|World

Australia appoints special envoy to confront a rise in antisemitism across the country

The Australian government has named a special envoy to confront a rise in antisemitism across the country since the Israel-Hamas war began

Australia appoints special envoy to confront a rise in antisemitism across the country
Australia|MidEast|News|World

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war
Australia|Crime|News

Rangers shot dead a 14-foot crocodile after it killed a girl swimming in an Australian creek

Rangers have shot dead a 14-foot saltwater crocodile in Australia after it killed a 12-year-old girl while she was swimming with her family

Rangers shot dead a 14-foot crocodile after it killed a girl swimming in an Australian creek
Australia|News|World

Explosion at Melbourne factory ignites massive blaze

An explosion gutted a factory on the outskirts of the Australian city of Melbourne on Wednesday, igniting a massive fire that firefighters said would take days to fully put out.

Explosion at Melbourne factory ignites massive blaze
Australia|US|World

Philippines air force joins multi-nation war games in Australia

The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia on Wednesday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for combat practice alongside U.S.

Philippines air force joins multi-nation war games in Australia
Australia|News|Sports|World

Tennis-Injured De Minaur pulls out of Djokovic quarter-final

Australian Alex De Minaur pulled out of his Wimbledon quarter-final against second seed Novak Djokovic on Wednesday due to a hip injury, sending the Serbian

Tennis-Injured De Minaur pulls out of Djokovic quarter-final
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

EXPLAINER: Why Indo-Pacific countries are joining the NATO summit

Joining this week's meeting of NATO leaders in Washington will be some countries far from Europe or North America - Australia, Japan, New

EXPLAINER: Why Indo-Pacific countries are joining the NATO summit
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets

Euro drops as French government crisis escalates

The euro faltered on Monday against a strong U.S. dollar on growing concerns about a possible government collapse in France, which would stall plans to

Euro drops as French government crisis escalates
Australia|Crime

Australia police charge father with murder after Sydney house fire kills 3 children

Australian police said on Thursday a 28-year-old father had been charged with murder following a house fire in Sydney's west that killed three children, including a five-month-old

Australia|Crime|News|World

Papua New Guinea lawmaker pleads not guilty in Sydney court to assaulting woman

Papua New Guinea’s sidelined Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute in Australia

Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

BHP to suspend Western Australia nickel operations

Australia's BHP Group will temporarily suspend its Nickel West operations and West Musgrave project from October, the miner said on Thursday, as it reels from a plunge in metal

BHP to suspend Western Australia nickel operations
Asia|Australia|Crime|News|World

2 Australians and a Filipina killed in Philippine hotel, officials say

Officials say two Australian nationals and their Filipina companion were killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the Philippine capital, and police were trying to identify and track down the suspects

2 Australians and a Filipina killed in Philippine hotel, officials say
Australia|Crime|News|World

Russian-born couple charged with spying offense in Australia

Russian-born couple charged with spying offense in Australia

Russian-born couple charged with spying offense in Australia
Australia|Crime|News|Technology|US|World

Australia charges Russian-born married couple with espionage

Australia said on Friday it had arrested a Russian-born married couple on espionage charges, alleging the woman who was an information systems technician in the

Australia|Crime|News

Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia

An Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia have been denied bail on the first charges against suspected operatives under Australia’s updated 2018 espionage laws

Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia
Australia|Business|Technology

Australia to bring anti-scam law targeting internet giants this year, regulator says

Australia plans to introduce a law by the end of the year forcing internet companies to proactively stop hosting scams or face hefty fines, the top consumer regulator

Australia to bring anti-scam law targeting internet giants this year, regulator says
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Technology

Australia's competition regulator starts informal review of TPG Telecom-Optus deal

Australia's competition watchdog has started an informal review of the network sharing deal between TPG Telecom and Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications, the regulator said on

Australia's competition regulator starts informal review of TPG Telecom-Optus deal
Arts|Australia|Crime|News

These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them

An Australian art museum curator has divulged that she was the creator of three paintings that she presented as works by Pablo Picasso -- and which prompted a gender discrimination case when she only permitted female gallery patrons to view them

These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
Asia|Australia|Crime

Philippines probing suspected killing of Australian couple, Filipino in hotel

Philippines police are investigating a suspected murder of an Australian couple and their Filipino relative who were staying at a hotel in a

Philippines probing suspected killing of Australian couple, Filipino in hotel
Australia|News|Sports|World

Athletics-Australia's Hull races to world record in rarely-contested 2,000m

Jessica Hull of Australia blazed to a world record in the women's 2,000 metres at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday, making a stunning statement ahead of the Paris Olympics as

Athletics-Australia's Hull races to world record in rarely-contested 2,000m
Americas|Arts|Australia|Entertainment|Europe|US

Today in History: July 13, Live Aid concerts

Today in History: July 13, Live Aid concerts

Australia|News|Travel|World

King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer

King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment

King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|US|World

World Bank dollar lifeline for Pacific islands proceeds with US, Australia push

The World Bank is preparing a financial lifeline for Pacific Island nations, backed by the U.S. and Australia, as an exodus of Western

World Bank dollar lifeline for Pacific islands proceeds with US, Australia push
Australia|Sports|US

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft when three players from Wake Forest were selected in the top 10

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Aussie banks to return $19 million charged in high fee to low-income customers

Four Australian banks will give back a total of A$28 million ($18.95 million) to low-income customers, after a review by the corporate regulator found these customers had been kept in high-

Aussie banks to return $19 million charged in high fee to low-income customers
Australia|News|Sports

Travis Bazzana becomes first Australian ever taken with top pick in Major League Baseball draft

Travis Bazzana becomes first Australian ever taken with top pick in Major League Baseball draft

Travis Bazzana becomes first Australian ever taken with top pick in Major League Baseball draft
Americas|Australia|News|Sports|US

US men's basketball team builds big lead then holds off Australia for 98-92 win in Olympics tuneup

Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers that helped stop a freefall by the Americans, and the U.S. beat Australia 98-92 on Monday to improve to 2-0 in its five-game slate of exhibitions leading into the Paris Olympics

US men's basketball team builds big lead then holds off Australia for 98-92 win in Olympics tuneup
Australia|News|Sports

USA Basketball Men’s National Team survives Australia fightback in Olympic warmup contest

USA Basketball Men’s National Team survives Australia fightback in Olympic warmup contest

USA Basketball Men’s National Team survives Australia fightback in Olympic warmup contest
Asia|Australia|Crime|World

Philippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered

Philippine officials say the suspect in last week's killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion at a Philippine hotel in a popular resort city south of Manila has surrendered

Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment

Jack Black's Tenacious D band cancels Australia tour after comments on Trump shooting

American comedy-rock duo Tenacious D, formed by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, suspended the rest of its Australian tour after comments made by Gass over the assassination attempt

Jack Black's Tenacious D band cancels Australia tour after comments on Trump shooting
Australia|Crime

Papua New Guinea's sidelined minister to fight domestic violence charge in Sydney court next year

Papua New Guinea’s sidelined Petroleum Minister, Jimmy Maladina, will appear in a Sydney court in March to fight a charge of assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute

Asia|Australia|Education|Health

Australia, Cochlear support Japan programme for child hearing implants

Hearing impaired children in Japan's coastal city of Shizuoka will from next year be able to listen, learn and speak better thanks to an A$6.5 million ($4.4 million) programme

Asia|Australia|Crime|News

Suspect surrenders in Philippines killing of Australian couple, Filipino relative

A suspect in the July 10 killing of an Australian couple and their Filipino relative at a Philippine hotel has surrendered,

Suspect surrenders in Philippines killing of Australian couple, Filipino relative
Australia|Business|Economy

Australia June jobs jump beyond forecasts, unemployment still up

Australian employment jumped well beyond expectations in June, yet the jobless rate still ticked higher as more people went looking for work, a mixed report that leaves open the

Australia June jobs jump beyond forecasts, unemployment still up
Australia|Business|Finance|Food|Stock Markets|US

Australia's Domino's Pizza slumps to over 9-year low on bleak store growth view

Shares in Australia's Domino's Pizza Enterprises hit a more than nine-year low on Thursday, as analysts cut their earnings outlook after the company decided to close low-

Australia's Domino's Pizza slumps to over 9-year low on bleak store growth view
Australia|News|Sports|US

Swimming-Australia launches Olympic charm offensive after poking U.S. bear

Australia's Olympic swimming head coach Rohan Taylor has praised the United States team as the "standard of the sport" in a bid to ease tensions following a media campaign

Swimming-Australia launches Olympic charm offensive after poking U.S. bear
Asia|Australia|News|Travel|World

Italy carrier strike group joins Australia war games, will visit Philippines

An Italian carrier strike group on its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific region will sail through the South China Sea to the Philippines after

Italy carrier strike group joins Australia war games, will visit Philippines
Australia|Business|Finance|Technology

Cyber outage hits government, media and telcos across Australia and New Zealand

A cyber outage related to issues at global cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Microsoft hit media, retailers, banks, airlines and telecoms

Cyber outage hits government, media and telcos across Australia and New Zealand
Asia|Australia

Five people survive after a helicopter crashes in Bali

Officials say two Australian and three Indonesian nationals have survived after a tourist helicopter crashed in Bali, due to being entangled in a kite string

Australia|Technology

Australia warns of malicious websites after cyber outage

Australia's cyber intelligence agency said on Saturday that "malicious websites and unofficial code" were being released online claiming

Australia warns of malicious websites after cyber outage
Australia|Sports|Travel

Olympics-Australia's women soccer players arrive in Paris sans some luggage, medical equipment

Australia's women soccer players have arrived in Paris without some of their luggage, including key medical equipment, that has been stuck in Spain, Australia

Australia|Environment

Nuclear wildcard reignites Australia's climate wars

A plan by Australia's federal opposition that would slow the roll-out of renewable power and build a network of nuclear reactors has set the scene for a divisive

Nuclear wildcard reignites Australia's climate wars
Australia|Sports

Olympics-Australia would not pick convicted rapist - team chief

Australia would not pick a convicted rapist for the Olympics, team chief Anna Meares said on Monday after the Netherlands selected a beach volleyball player

Olympics-Australia would not pick convicted rapist - team chief
Australia|Sports|US

Swimming-'Smash them on the blocks': US-Australia rivalry to light up Paris pool

American swimming, be warned: Australia are coming for the crown at the Paris Olympics.

Swimming-'Smash them on the blocks': US-Australia rivalry to light up Paris pool
Australia|News|Sports

Athletes enjoying their first days at the giant Olympic village ahead of the Paris Games

Australian beach volleyball player Taliqua Clancy got an unexpected surprise walking around the athletes’ village at the Paris Olympics

Athletes enjoying their first days at the giant Olympic village ahead of the Paris Games
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Rare earths miner Lynas Q4 revenue falls on output slump, lower prices

Lynas Rare Earths posted a drop in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, hit by production decline at its Kalgoorlie facility in Western Australia and lower underlying prices,

Rare earths miner Lynas Q4 revenue falls on output slump, lower prices
Australia|Business

Australia announces new offshore gas exploration permits to plug supply gaps

Australia on Tuesday announced new offshore gas exploration permits for its east and west coast markets in a bid to ease concerns over long-term supply gaps as the country moves

Asia|Australia|Crime|News

Australia police charge man with trafficking child from Indonesia for sex work

Australian police said on Tuesday a 43-year-old man had been charged with allegedly trafficking a teenager from Indonesia for sex work, while a woman was arrested in Jakarta

Australia|Business|Economy|Environment|News

Rio Tinto class action over Bougainville mine damage set for October hearing

The first hearing date has been set in a class action against miner Rio Tinto for historical environmental and social damage caused by the Bougainville copper mine in Papua New

Rio Tinto class action over Bougainville mine damage set for October hearing
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Stock market today: Asian stocks fall after a torrent of profit reports leaves Wall Street mixed

Asian stocks are mostly lower as markets digest Japanese and Australian business data, while U.S. stocks held relatively steady as earnings reporting season ramped up for big companies

Stock market today: Asian stocks fall after a torrent of profit reports leaves Wall Street mixed
Australia|Business|Finance

Goldman Sachs buys Australia logistics properties to beef up real estate portfolio

Goldman Sachs Group's alternative investments platform said on Tuesday it bought seven logistics-focused properties across Australia to scale up its real estate portfolio.

Goldman Sachs buys Australia logistics properties to beef up real estate portfolio
Australia|Crime|Sports

Australia Olympic team aware of alleged rape of Australian woman in Paris

The Australian Olympic team is aware of allegations by an Australian woman that she was raped in Paris, the team's chief said on Tuesday, urging the nation's athletes to take extra

Australia Olympic team aware of alleged rape of Australian woman in Paris
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

Australia confident Trump will back AUKUS sub deal after talks with his camp

Australia Defence MInister Richard Marles said on Wednesday Canberra is confident a re-elected Donald Trump will back the AUKUS security alliance and associated

Australia confident Trump will back AUKUS sub deal after talks with his camp
Australia|Crime|Sports|World

French prosecutors investigate gang rape allegations of an Australian woman who was visiting Paris

French prosecutors are investigating an alleged gang rape of an Australian woman visiting Paris where preparations to host the 2024 Olympics are in the final stretch

Australia|Health|Sports

Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19

Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19

Australia|Health|News|Sports|World

Olympics-Three more Australian water polo players test positive for COVID

Three more Australian women's water polo players have tested positive for COVID ahead of the Paris Games, the country's Olympic team chief Anna Meares said on Wednesday,

Olympics-Three more Australian water polo players test positive for COVID
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia's ANZ fires staff amid multiple dealing room investigation

Australian bank ANZ said it has fired or suspended traders from its markets business over allegations of inappropriate behaviour and warned an

Australia's ANZ fires staff amid multiple dealing room investigation
Australia|Environment|Science

Australia platypus conservation centre, world's largest, welcomes first residents

The world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents as part of a project to protect the semi-aquatic mammal found

Australia platypus conservation centre, world's largest, welcomes first residents
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Health|News

Australia's Mayne Pharma sues Indian drugmaker Sun Pharma over patent infringement

Mayne Pharma has filed a lawsuit against India's Sun Pharma over infringements of patents related to a certain product used for menopause-related vaginal pain, the Australian drugmaker said

Australia's Mayne Pharma sues Indian drugmaker Sun Pharma over patent infringement
Asia|Australia|Crime|News|World

Attacks on Papua New Guinea villages kill 26, including 16 children, UN says

Violent attacks on three remote villages in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) north has likely killed 26 people, including 16 children, whiled several people were forced to flee after

Australia|Business|Health|News

Australian judge dismisses lawsuit claiming Bayer weedkiller causes blood cancer

An Australian judge on Thursday dismissed a class action lawsuit claiming Bayer's Roundup weedkiller can cause a type of blood cancer, a ruling

Australian judge dismisses lawsuit claiming Bayer weedkiller causes blood cancer
Asia|Australia|News|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-Australia champion will weigh doping protest after racing China swimmer

Australia's Olympic 200 metres breaststroke champion Zac Stubblety-Cook said he may make an anti-doping protest after racing Chinese world record holder Qin Haiyang at

Olympics-Swimming-Australia champion will weigh doping protest after racing China swimmer
Australia|Health|Sports

Australian field hockey player opts to amputate part of his finger in order to compete in Paris Olympics

Australian field hockey player opts to amputate part of his finger in order to compete in Paris Olympics

Australian field hockey player opts to amputate part of his finger in order to compete in Paris Olympics
Australia|News|Sports

Australia loses Bec Allen for Paris Olympics with hamstring injury in final warmup game

Australia will play the 2024 Olympics without forward Bec Allen after tests revealed a high-grade hamstring injury suffered in the Opals’ final warmup for the Paris Games

Asia|Australia|News|US|World

US military, seeking strategic advantages, builds up Australia's northern bases amid China tensions

The U.S. military is building infrastructure in northern Australia to help it project power into the South China Sea if a crisis with China erupts, a Reuters

US military, seeking strategic advantages, builds up Australia's northern bases amid China tensions
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australia's Wong urges Myanmar generals to take a different path and end conflict

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the conflict in military-ruled Myanmar was worsening and her message to the ruling junta was the situation there was unsustainable

Australia's Wong urges Myanmar generals to take a different path and end conflict
Asia|Australia|Business|News|Technology

Australia signs $1.4 billion deal to upgrade navy submarines

Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy's Collins class submarines.

Australia signs $1.4 billion deal to upgrade navy submarines
Australia|Sports

Olympics-Cycling-Near-misses fuelled Brown's Paris 2024 ambitions

Missing out on a podium finish or a title could deter a lot of athletes, but in the case of Grace Brown, the near-misses gave the Australian the confidence she

Olympics-Cycling-Near-misses fuelled Brown's Paris 2024 ambitions
Australia|Sports

Olympics-Swimming-Australia's women extend 4x100 metres freestyle relay reign

Australia's peerless women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay swimmers secured their country a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the event at the Paris Games on

Olympics-Swimming-Australia's women extend 4x100 metres freestyle relay reign
Australia|Sports

Australian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry with the US

The Australian women are about the surest thing in swimming, and they showed it Saturday on the first night in the Paris Olympic pool

Australian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry with the US
Australia|News

Australia prime minister rejigs cabinet ahead of election expected in 2025

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday announced a cabinet reshuffle after two senior ministers said they planned to retire at the next election.

Australia prime minister rejigs cabinet ahead of election expected in 2025
Australia|Sports

Olympics-Tennis-Australia's De Minaur withdraws from singles

Australia's Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from the men's singles at the Paris Olympics as he continues to recover from a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign, the world

Olympics-Tennis-Australia's De Minaur withdraws from singles
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's banking regulator says it will not ease home lending rules

Australia's banking regulator on Monday said it would retain its strict home loan lending rules amid concern that the level of overall risk to the financial system remained elevated

Australia's banking regulator says it will not ease home lending rules
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

Quad foreign ministers decry dangerous S. China Sea actions

Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States said on Monday they were seriously concerned about intimidating and dangerous

Quad foreign ministers decry dangerous S. China Sea actions
Australia|News|US|World

US and Australia foreign and defence ministers to meet Aug 6

The foreign and defence ministers of the United States and Australia will meet in the U.S. on Aug. 6, the country's embassy in Canberra said on Monday.

US and Australia foreign and defence ministers to meet Aug 6
Asia|Australia|News|Technology|US|World

Blinken and envoys from Japan, Australia and India work to improve maritime safety in Asia-Pacific

Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India have compiled measures to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity and to support other Asia-Pacific countries in improving their defenses

Blinken and envoys from Japan, Australia and India work to improve maritime safety in Asia-Pacific
Australia|Crime|News

Australian inquiry will hear evidence that Christian extremists killed 3 in an act of terrorism

An expert will tell an inquiry that three Christian extremists killed two police officers and a bystander and wounded a third police officer in an ambush on a rural Australian property in 2022 in an act of terrorism

Australian inquiry will hear evidence that Christian extremists killed 3 in an act of terrorism
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|Travel|World

Air New Zealand drops 2030 carbon target, cites plane delivery delays

Air New Zealand abandoned on Tuesday a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing delivery delays of fuel-efficient aircraft and high green fuel prices, in a move signalling the difficulty

Air New Zealand drops 2030 carbon target, cites plane delivery delays
Australia|Business|Economy|News

Australia's government on alert to shore up struggling airline Rex

The Australian government said on Tuesday it was standing ready to assist airline Regional Express Holdings, which mainly serves rural towns, after it stopped selling tickets and a

Australia|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Drop bears: The true history of a fake Australian animal

Drop bears: The true history of a fake Australian animal

Drop bears: The true history of a fake Australian animal
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australian foreign minister condemns Russia-North Korea ties after DMZ visit

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday that a security pact signed by Russia and North Korea was destabilising the region, adding that North

Australian foreign minister condemns Russia-North Korea ties after DMZ visit
Australia|Lifestyle|Sports

The complex emotions of the Olympic Games on full display after Aussies’ epic battle in the pool

The complex emotions of the Olympic Games on full display after Aussies’ epic battle in the pool

The complex emotions of the Olympic Games on full display after Aussies’ epic battle in the pool
Australia|Sports|US

US women win a first Olympic medal in rugby sevens with a comeback victory over Australia

Alex Sedrick ran the length of the field to give the U.S. women a first Olympic rugby sevens medal with a stunning stoppage-time comeback win over Australia in the bronze-medal match

US women win a first Olympic medal in rugby sevens with a comeback victory over Australia
Australia|Health|Science|World

Australia launches peanut allergy immunotherapy program for babies in world first

Australia launches peanut allergy immunotherapy program for babies in world first

Australia launches peanut allergy immunotherapy program for babies in world first
Australia|News|Sports|US|World

US women’s soccer team qualifies for Olympic quarterfinals as group winner after 2-1 victory over Australia

US women’s soccer team qualifies for Olympic quarterfinals as group winner after 2-1 victory over Australia

US women’s soccer team qualifies for Olympic quarterfinals as group winner after 2-1 victory over Australia
Australia|Crime|World

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
Australia|Business|Political

Pub chain owner backtracks on plans to ban Australia Day celebrations after outcry

Pub chain owner backtracks on plans to ban Australia Day celebrations after outcry

Pub chain owner backtracks on plans to ban Australia Day celebrations after outcry
Australia|News|Opinion|World

Australia struggling to improve Indigenous livelihoods, government report shows

Australia is struggling to improve the lives of the country's Indigenous population, with only five of 19 measures on course to meet targets, showed a government report

Australia struggling to improve Indigenous livelihoods, government report shows
Australia|Business|Economy|News|World

Western Australian job losses dent Australia's green ambitions

A downturn in the critical minerals sector that has triggered a wave of job losses in Australia's top earning resources state has also struck a blow to the country's hopes to

Australia|Crime|News|US

Australian police make $538 million drug seizure in machines imported from U.S.

Australian police said on Friday they seized about A$828 million ($538 million) worth of methamphetamine hidden inside industrial machinery shipped from the United States.

Australia|Economy|Finance|US

Australia, NZ dollars grapple with risk aversion as US growth fears weigh

The Australian dollar was pinned near three-month lows on Friday as weak U.S. data fuelled fears of a sharp slowdown in the world's largest economy, sending investors to the embrace

Australia, NZ dollars grapple with risk aversion as US growth fears weigh
Australia|Business|News

Australia's QCoal says worker dies at coking coal mine

Australia's QCoal said on Saturday a worker had died at its Byerwen coking coal mine in the northeastern state of Queensland, but gave no further details.

Australia|Business|Economy

Australia looks to overhaul slot rules at Sydney airport to boost competition

The Australian government said on Monday it would introduce rules to free up more takeoff and landing slots at Sydney airport, and make it easier for new airlines to get slots as it

Asia|Australia|News|World

Australia raises terror threat level to 'probable' from 'possible'

Australia on Monday raised its terror threat level to "probable" from "possible", citing an increase in extremist views in the country leading to a more than 50% chance of the

Australia raises terror threat level to 'probable' from 'possible'
Australia|Business|Environment

No decision yet on Woodside's Browse gas project, Australian state regulator says

Western Australia's environment regulator said on Monday it expects to release its recommendations on Woodside Energy's Browse gas project in 2025, after a newspaper

No decision yet on Woodside's Browse gas project, Australian state regulator says
Asia|Australia|Crime|News|World

Rebels in Indonesia's Papua kill helicopter pilot from New Zealand, authorities say

Separatist rebels in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua on Monday killed a helicopter pilot from New Zealand after he landed his aircraft in a remote area, authorities said,

Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|Travel|World

Nigeria, Australia and several other countries warn about travel to UK amid riots

Nigeria, Australia and several other countries warn about travel to UK amid riots

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Australia's RBA rules out rate cuts in near-term

The head of Australia's central bank on Tuesday ruled out rate cuts in the near term, saying policy had to remain restrictive to bring stubborn core inflation to heel.

Australia's RBA rules out rate cuts in near-term
Australia|Business|News|World

Australian state orders public servants to stop remote working after a newspaper campaign against it

Public employees in Australia's most populous state have been told to end remote working in a directive from the premier of New South Wales as he seeks to reverse work-from-home habits established during the pandemic

Australian state orders public servants to stop remote working after a newspaper campaign against it
Australia|Business|Technology|Travel

Joby Aviation applies for aircraft certification in Australia

Electric air taxi maker Joby Aviation said on Tuesday the it has formally applied for its aircraft to be certified for use in Australia.

Joby Aviation applies for aircraft certification in Australia
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|News|Technology|World

US to increase force projection from Australia in face of 'coercive' China

Australia will begin co-manufacturing guided weapons with the US next year to boost supply for allies in the Indo Pacific and increase a US military presence in the

US to increase force projection from Australia in face of 'coercive' China
Australia|Crime|News

'Bluey' coins worth $400,000 stolen by Australian warehouse worker, police say

An Australian man is set to appear in court on Wednesday after being arrested for the alleged theft of more than A$600,000 ($393,000) worth of commemorative coins

'Bluey' coins worth $400,000 stolen by Australian warehouse worker, police say
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Australia's lithium industry seen bearing brunt of supply cuts

Arcadium Lithium on Wednesday joined a growing list of producers reviewing lithium operations in Australia amid a rout in prices for the battery raw material

Australia|Business|Crime|Finance|Stock Markets

Shares in major Adani investor GQG plunge after analyst note on outflows

Shares of Australian-listed GQG Partners tumbled 13% on Monday after UBS downgraded the stock and said the firm may have lost A$600 million ($390 million) in funds

Shares in major Adani investor GQG plunge after analyst note on outflows
Australia|Crime|Sports

Paris prosecutors: Australian Olympic field hockey player released after trying to buy cocaine

Prosecutors said Wednesday that a member of the Australian Olympic field hockey team was given a criminal warning in Paris after trying to buy cocaine, allowing him to be released from custody

Paris prosecutors: Australian Olympic field hockey player released after trying to buy cocaine
Australia|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Australia appoints Tesla chair Denholm to lead review on R&D performance

Australia appointed Tesla chair Robyn Denholm on Monday to lead a review of the country's research and development performance, in an attempt to improve economic

Australia appoints Tesla chair Denholm to lead review on R&D performance
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's central bank says risks from non-bank lenders limited

Australia's central bank said on Monday that risks from non-bank lenders in securitisation are limited as the labour market remained resilient, supporting households and businesses,

Australia's central bank says risks from non-bank lenders limited
Australia|Business|Economy|Political|Technology

Proposed Australia law would fine Big Tech over digital competition

Australia proposed a law on Monday that could impose fines of up to A$50 million ($33 million) on global technology companies if they suppress competition and prevent consumers from

Proposed Australia law would fine Big Tech over digital competition
Americas|Asia|Australia|News|World

Australia and New Zealand are locked in a battle of tongue in cheek after Māori words are removed

New Zealand's prime minister is defending the removal of basic Māori phrases meaning “hello” and “New Zealand” from a lunar new year invitation to an Australian official

Australia and New Zealand are locked in a battle of tongue in cheek after Māori words are removed
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's central bank won't hesitate to raise rates if needed, governor says

Australia's central bank will not hesitate to raise interest rates if needed to control inflation, its chief said on Thursday, reinforcing its hawkish messaging as the pace of

Australia

A good day, mate: Kennedy wins pole vault at Paris Games for Australia's record 18th Olympic gold

It was a good day for Australia, mate

A good day, mate: Kennedy wins pole vault at Paris Games for Australia's record 18th Olympic gold
Asia|Australia|News|World

Canada and Australia, eyeing China, signal more military cooperation

Canada and Australia, expressing alarm at China's claims over the disputed waters of the South China Sea, on Thursday said they would increase their military and defense industry

Canada and Australia, eyeing China, signal more military cooperation
Australia|Business|Entertainment|Technology

News Corp considers selling Australia pay TV and streaming unit

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said it may sell Australian cable TV and streaming unit Foxtel after receiving an approach, a deal that would end its

Asia|Australia|News|World

Pacific Islands to build climate disaster warehouses

Australia and New Zealand said they would provide A$42.6 million ($28.05 million) for Pacific Island countries, which span millions of kilometres of ocean, to store humanitarian aid

Australia|News|Sports|US

Breanna Stewart, US women's basketball team advance to gold medal game at Paris Olympics

Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women advanced to their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal game with a 85-64 victory over Australia on Friday

Breanna Stewart, US women's basketball team advance to gold medal game at Paris Olympics
Australia

Near mid-air collision and safety violations led to fatal crash of Marine Corps Osprey in Australia

A military investigation has found that an Osprey crash in Australia that killed three Marines last August was caused by pilot error during a near mid-air collision

Near mid-air collision and safety violations led to fatal crash of Marine Corps Osprey in Australia
Australia|News|Technology|World

Australia tests advanced SM-6 naval air defence missile for first time

The Australian government said on Saturday it had for the first time test-fired a Raytheon SM-6 missile from a Navy ship, a major step in acquiring and integrating the air-

Asia|Australia|News|Travel

Helicopter on unauthorised flight crashes into Hilton hotel in Australia, killing pilot

A helicopter on an unauthorised flight crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Australia's northern tourist town of Cairns on Monday, killing the pilot and forcing hundreds of

Helicopter on unauthorised flight crashes into Hilton hotel in Australia, killing pilot
Australia|Crime|News

Helicopter crashes onto roof of Australian hotel, killing pilot

Helicopter crashes onto roof of Australian hotel, killing pilot

Australia|Environment|Finance

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas to invest $53 million in Australian carbon credit fund

BHP, Rio Tinto and Qantas will invest a total of A$80 million ($52.7 million) as early-stage investors in an Australian carbon credits fund that aims to invest in land reforestation

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's central bank underlines uncertainty about economy, policy forecasting

Australia's central bank said on Monday economic forecasts were subject to huge uncertainty, one reason that policymakers have stayed the course on interest rates while waiting for

Australia|Crime|News|World

'Unauthorized' helicopter flight ends with crash on hotel roof in Australia, killing pilot

A man has died after an unauthorized helicopter flight in Queensland, Australia ended in a crash on a hotel roof, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the building as flames engulfed the aircraft

'Unauthorized' helicopter flight ends with crash on hotel roof in Australia, killing pilot
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's CBA faces market dominance test as lower annual earnings loom

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's biggest lender, is expected to unveil a small decline in annual earnings on Wednesday, with investors focused on whether

Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Challenger climbs to 1-1/2-year high on bright outlook, annual earnings beat

Shares of Challenger Ltd rose to their highest levels in nearly 16 months on Tuesday after the Australian investment management firm beat estimates on annual earnings,

Australia|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Australia's Orora rejects $2.25 billion takeover offer from PE firm Lone Star

Australia's Orora Ltd shares spiked more than 15% after it said on Tuesday it had rejected a A$3.42 billion ($2.25 billion) takeover offer from U.S.

Australia|Economy|Finance

Australia consumers brighten up as rate fears ease, tax cuts kick in

Australian consumer sentiment bounced in August as rate fears subsided and the outlook for family finances improved due to the government's tax cuts and other cost-of-living

Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Investment funds pour into Australian banks; caution on miners

Australian financial stocks are ruling the roost on the traditionally miners-led local main index, fueled by growing interest from equity funds that are wary of the

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's CBA beats annual profit forecast, extends shares rally

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's biggest lender, said on Wednesday full-year profit fell less than analysts feared due to lower

Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Australia regulator sues ASX over 'misleading' software upgrade statements

The Australian corporate regulator has sued the country's stock market operator alleging it misled the public about the progress of a troubled software upgrade and

Australia regulator sues ASX over 'misleading' software upgrade statements
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

China urges US, UK and Australia not to advance nuclear submarine cooperation

China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday the United States, Britain and Australia should not advance their nuclear submarine cooperation until the international community has

China urges US, UK and Australia not to advance nuclear submarine cooperation
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Telstra hits 6-month high on upbeat 2025 forecast

Top Australian telco Telstra raised its earnings forecast for fiscal 2025 on Thursday, prompting investors to overlook a 13% decline in annual profit and

Telstra hits 6-month high on upbeat 2025 forecast
Australia|News

Australia lawmaker calls opposition leader racist over opposition to Gaza refugees

The leader of Australia's main opposition party was told to "stop being racist" by another parliamentarian during a heated discussion on Thursday in which he said

Australia|Business|News|US|World

Australia, Britain, US drop defence trade barriers to propel AUKUS

Australia, the United States and Britain have removed significant barriers on defence trade between the AUKUS partners and opened the way for faster approvals for

Australia|Opinion|Sports

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn says ridicule of her Olympic performance has been 'devastating'

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn says the backlash to her much-ridiculed Olympic performance has been “devastating,” adding that she took the competition seriously and gave her best effort

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn says ridicule of her Olympic performance has been 'devastating'
Australia|Entertainment|Sports

Olympics-Breaking-Pilloried breakdancer Raygun says online hate has been devastating

Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn said the backlash she has received since she competed at the Paris Olympics has been devastating, and pleaded for privacy for her family

Australia|Business|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Australia's NAB posts profit dip, investors cheer margin stability

National Australia Bank, the country's No. 3 lender by total loans, reported on Friday that profit fell in the June quarter as inflation pushed up costs

Australia's NAB posts profit dip, investors cheer margin stability
Asia|Australia|News|World

Australia, NZ say AUKUS deal to boost security amid strategic challenges

The leaders of Australia and New Zealand said on Friday the AUKUS trilateral defence pact would boost regional security and stability, as both countries warned they

Australia, NZ say AUKUS deal to boost security amid strategic challenges
Australia|News

Whitehaven Coal to cut 192 jobs at mines purchased from BHP

Australia's Whitehaven will cut 192 jobs at the Daunia and Blackwater coking coal mines it took over from global miner BHP Group, its spokesperson told Reuters on

Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Technology|US

Australia, US look to joint production of hypersonic missile, US lawmaker says

Joint production of hypersonic missiles by Australia and the United States could reduce strain on the U.S. defence industrial base and boost deterrence in the Indo

Australia|Business|Finance

Australia's Westpac posts steady Q3 profit, helped by higher capital earnings

Australia's Westpac Banking Corp said on Monday its third-quarter net profit was largely in line with a year ago, as increased earnings from capital and hedged deposits counterbalanced

Australia's Westpac posts steady Q3 profit, helped by higher capital earnings
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Aussie earnings season 'positive surprise' so far, but tide could turn, Macquarie says

Australian corporate earnings have been a "positive surprise" amid investor euphoria over estimate-beating margins, but historical trends suggest results could take a turn as the earnings

Aussie earnings season 'positive surprise' so far, but tide could turn, Macquarie says
Americas|Australia|Crime|World

Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat

Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of Queensland

Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat
Asia|Australia|World

Australia and Indonesia seal treaty-level defence pact

Australia and Indonesia agreed a treaty-level defence cooperation agreement which allow Australian and Indonesian militaries to operate from each other's countries,

Asia|Australia|Political

Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty

Indonesia and Australia have finalized a new bilateral defense treaty that will enhance the neighboring nations’ ability to operate their militaries in each other’s territory

Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty
Australia|Business|Economy

Australia's retail sales firm for 3 months as consumer mood brightens

Australian retail sales firmed for a third straight month in October as tax cuts flowed through to wage packets and consumers became more confident that interest rates

Australia's retail sales firm for 3 months as consumer mood brightens
Australia|Business|Finance|Food|Stock Markets

Domino's Australia franchise slumps 7% as high costs take larger slice of profit

Shares in Australia-based Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd slumped more than 7% on Wednesday, after the franchise operator flagged a weak start to fiscal 2025, as rising costs and frugal

Domino's Australia franchise slumps 7% as high costs take larger slice of profit
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's central bank faces crunch time in resistance to rate cuts

Australia's central bank is set to come under intense pressure to ease policy in coming weeks as government giveaways to alleviate the cost of living pull consumer

Australia's central bank faces crunch time in resistance to rate cuts
Asia|Australia|Business|Environment|Finance|Technology

World's 'largest solar precinct' approved by Australian government

An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in remote northern Australia to transmit energy by a submarine cable to Singapore is a step closer after the Australian government granted environmental approvals for the $19 billion project on Wednesday

World's 'largest solar precinct' approved by Australian government
Australia|Business|Economy|Environment

Australian farmers increasingly concerned about government policy, poll finds

A rising number of Australian farmers are disgruntled with the government's climate and agricultural policies, a survey showed on Wednesday, as measures to protect the environment

Australian farmers increasingly concerned about government policy, poll finds
Australia|Business|Economy|News|Political|World

World powers' strategic rivalry threatens to overwhelm Pacific Islands, think tank warns

Geopolitical shocks could disrupt the political and security landscape and strain unity in the Pacific Islands region amid strategic rivalry between China and U.S. allies, a think-

World powers' strategic rivalry threatens to overwhelm Pacific Islands, think tank warns
Australia|Science|Technology

Google to help build cyber protection for Australian infrastructure

Google and Australia's national science agency will join hands to develop digital tools that automatically detect and fix software vulnerabilities for operators of

Google to help build cyber protection for Australian infrastructure
Australia|Business|Technology

Australia to build cruise missiles with Norway's Kongsberg

Australia said it would jointly manufacture long-range Naval Strike Missiles and Joint Strike Missiles with Norway's Kongsberg Defence in the city of Newcastle on

Australia to build cruise missiles with Norway's Kongsberg
Australia|Travel

Man opens plane's door and walks on wing at Australian airport before he's arrested

A passenger has been arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing and then climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac

Man opens plane's door and walks on wing at Australian airport before he's arrested
Australia|Business

Australia's 'right to disconnect' law set to come into force

Australian employees will from Monday have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the "right to disconnect."

Australia's 'right to disconnect' law set to come into force
Australia|Business|Finance

Australian competition regulator to monitor domestic air fares

Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it will closely monitor domestic air fares between metropolitan cities after local carrier Regional Express withdrew from the market last

Australian competition regulator to monitor domestic air fares
Australia|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|Science|World

Australian penguin Sphen, one half of famed same-sex couple, dies at 11 years old

The penguin in a world famous same-sex penguin couple has died in a Sydney aquarium at 11 years old

Australian penguin Sphen, one half of famed same-sex couple, dies at 11 years old
Australia|Business|Finance

Australian regulator hikes ANZ's capital add-on, citing bond scandal

Australia's bank regulator on Friday raised the amount of spare cash that No. 3 lender ANZ must keep on hand due to suspected wide-ranging misconduct at its

Australian regulator hikes ANZ's capital add-on, citing bond scandal
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia Treasurer amends RBA reforms after opposition objections

Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday he was prepared to amend some proposed reforms of the Reserve Bank of Australia after objections from the opposition

Australia Treasurer amends RBA reforms after opposition objections
Asia|Australia|News|Technology|US|World

Australia conducts first maintenance of US nuclear submarine

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine will undergo maintenance in Australia for the first time on Friday, a key step by AUKUS partners to deter aggression in the Indo-

Australia|Business|Lifestyle|News|Technology|World

Australian transgender woman wins landmark case against female-only app

An Australian court ruled on Friday that removing a transgender woman from female-only social networking platform Giggle for Girls constituted discrimination, in a

Australian transgender woman wins landmark case against female-only app
Australia|Business|Finance|News

Australia's Tabcorp fined over gambling regulation breaches in Victoria

Australian wagering business Tabcorp has been fined A$4.3 million ($2.89 million) for repeated breaches of gambling harm prevention laws between 2020 and 2023, the

Australia's Tabcorp fined over gambling regulation breaches in Victoria
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

CBA cuts rates for new borrowers re-igniting mortgage war fears

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's biggest lender, cut interest rates for some of its home loan products for new customers on Friday, stoking fears of

CBA cuts rates for new borrowers re-igniting mortgage war fears
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

New Zealand official says Western neglect of Pacific Islands let other nations boost their influence

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, failed to understand swiftly enough the geopolitical importance of island nations in the South Pacific, leaving a power vacuum that allowed other countries to increase their diplomatic influence

New Zealand official says Western neglect of Pacific Islands let other nations boost their influence
Australia|Business|Economy|News

Australia's QCoal says workers sent home after death at coking coal mine

Australia's QCoal said on Saturday that workers at its Byerwen coking coal mine in Queensland state had been sent home pending a probe into the death of a worker at the site on

Australia|Crime|News|World

Four injured in Sydney stabbing attack, Australia police say

Four people including a police officer were injured in a stabbing attack in Sydney early on Sunday, police said, the latest in a series of knife assaults in Australia's biggest city

Australia|Business|Technology

The facts about Australia's new 'right to disconnect' law for employees

Australian employees now have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the "right to disconnect."

The facts about Australia's new 'right to disconnect' law for employees
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Woolworths and Coles FY24 earnings to show challenging outlook for supermarkets

Earnings of Australia's top supermarket chains are likely to show constricted spending presenting a challenging outlook for Woolworths and Coles, as consumers

Woolworths and Coles FY24 earnings to show challenging outlook for supermarkets
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Woodside Energy earnings set to dip as investors eye strategic deals

Woodside Energy, Australia's top independent gas producer, is on track to post a drop in interim earnings on Tuesday, with investors focusing on its

Woodside Energy earnings set to dip as investors eye strategic deals
Australia|Education|News

Australia limits foreign students in migration crackdown

Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrolment number of new international students to 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration

Australia limits foreign students in migration crackdown
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Coles beats annual profit view on strong sales, shares rally

Australian grocer Coles reported annual profit ahead of expectations on Tuesday, driven by robust supermarket sales and enhanced inventory control to curb theft-related

Australia's Coles beats annual profit view on strong sales, shares rally
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Woodside profit, dividend beat estimates, firm flags interest in Driftwood stake

Australia's Woodside Energy reported on Tuesday a decline of 14% in half-year profit, hit by lower oil prices, but the result and its dividend beat

Woodside profit, dividend beat estimates, firm flags interest in Driftwood stake
Americas|Australia|Business|Finance|News|Technology|US

‘Too good to be true’: Travelers score cheap first-class flights from Australia to US due to Qantas glitch

‘Too good to be true’: Travelers score cheap first-class flights from Australia to US due to Qantas glitch

‘Too good to be true’: Travelers score cheap first-class flights from Australia to US due to Qantas glitch
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Woolworths rises after special dividend, profit in line with forecast

Shares of Woolworths climbed on Wednesday after the Australian grocer declared a special dividend and also said its full-year profit dropped in line with analysts'

Australia's Woolworths rises after special dividend, profit in line with forecast