Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
Australia|Environment|Science|Travel
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tries to make sustainability cool
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tries to make sustainability cool
September 05, 2024Australia
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's Challenger tumbles after key shareholder cuts stake
Shares of Australia's Challenger closed 11% lower on Thursday after a key shareholder more than halved its stake in the investment management firm.
September 05, 2024
Australia|Sports
After fortune teller prediction, Australian swimmer celebrates world record Paralympic gold-medal win
After fortune teller prediction, Australian swimmer celebrates world record Paralympic gold-medal win
September 05, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
New Zealand home prices to rise modestly in coming two years: Reuters poll
New Zealand home prices are forecast to rise around 5% in the next two years as lower interest rates boost demand again following a 19% correction
December 01, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
Blackstone seeks A$5.5 billion loan for AirTrunk acquisition, sources say
A Blackstone-led consortium is taking out an around $A5.5 billion ($3.7 billion) loan package to help fund the A$24 billion AirTrunk
September 05, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy
Cash-strapped consumers are giving Australia's liquor makers a headache
A recent slump in sales means Sydney liquor store owner Louise Dowling has to work an additional 40 hours a week to make up for the staff she had to let go, as a
September 05, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|News|Stock Markets
Star Entertainment to sell interest in casino building amid regulatory problems
Star Entertainment will sell its interest in the Treasury Brisbane Casino building in Queensland for A$67.5 million ($45.47 million), the embattled casino operator said on Friday.
September 06, 2024
Asia|Australia|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|Sports
Australian swimming coach fired for supporting Korean athlete during Paris Olympics
Australian swimming coach fired for supporting Korean athlete during Paris Olympics
September 06, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's Premier Investments tumbles as retail brands forecast misses consensus
Shares of Australia's Premier Investments fell 8% on Monday and were on track for their worst session in more than four years, after preliminary annual results showed
September 09, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Food|Stock Markets
Australia's Domino's served with class action on 'misleading' Japan market comments
Australian pizza chain Domino's Pizza Enterprises has been served with a shareholder class action, which includes an allegation that it misled investors in 2021 about expected performance
September 09, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Australian pub landlord Hotel Property jumps after holding out for bigger buyout offer
Australian pub landlord Hotel Property Investments jumped to a 19-month high on Monday, set for its best session in one-and-a-half years, after its top shareholder's buyout
September 09, 2024
Australia|Health|Technology
Australia plans social media minimum age limit, angering youth digital advocates
Australia plans to set a minimum age limit for children to use social media citing concerns about mental and physical health, sparking a backlash from
September 09, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australia regulator seeks to make banks phase out issuing hybrid securities
Australia's prudential regulator is proposing to bar banks from issuing certain hybrid securities to help meet their capital requirements starting in 2027 as retail
September 10, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Crime|Economy
Singaporean man ordered to repay tens of millions in debt to Australian casino
Singaporean man ordered to repay tens of millions in debt to Australian casino
September 10, 2024
Australia
Australian farmers protest animal, environment policies they say harm them
Hundreds of farmers from across Australia held a protest on Tuesday against government farming policies they said were influenced by environmental and animal
September 10, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia proposes legal minimum age for children accessing social media
The Australian government has promised to legislate this year to enforce a minimum age for children to access social media but has yet to announce how ages will be verified
September 10, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Political|Technology
Meta tightens ad rules to curb financial scams aimed at Australians
Instagram and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms said on Monday it had introduced stricter rules for advertisers of financial products and services targeting Australians, in a bid to
December 01, 2024
Australia|Crime|Environment|World
Australian woman finds deadly tiger snake at her feet while driving 50 miles per hour
Australian woman finds deadly tiger snake at her feet while driving 50 miles per hour
December 01, 2024
Americas|Australia|Sports
Ryggs Johnston wins Australian Open for first title. Jiyai Shin wins women's event
Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston has won his first professional title by claiming the Australian Open by three stokes, while South Korea’s Jiyai Shin claimed her second Women’s Australian Open which was played concurrently at two courses on the famed Melbourne sand belt
December 01, 2024
Australia|Business|Travel
Air New Zealand flight diverted to Auckland after engine trouble
An Air New Zealand flight from Wellington to Sydney was diverted to Auckland on Sunday after an engine problem, the airline said.
December 01, 2024
Australia|Crime|News|World
Anti-war protesters in Australia clash with police outside a weapons convention
Anti-war protesters have clashed with police outside a military arms convention in the Australian city of Melbourne
September 10, 2024
Australia|Health|News|World
King Charles to meet cancer researchers, Indigenous groups during Australia visit
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet cancer researchers, representatives of Indigenous groups and conduct a navy fleet review in Sydney harbour during their visit to
September 10, 2024
Australia|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment
'The Mentalist' star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” has avoided a conviction after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near his rural home
September 11, 2024
Australia|Crime|News|World
Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show
Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show
September 11, 2024
Australia|Crime|Sports
Four Olympic medals stolen from Australian rower’s car
Four Olympic medals stolen from Australian rower’s car
September 11, 2024
Australia|Crime|News|Sports
Australian field hockey player Tom Craig banned after trying to buy cocaine at the Paris Olympics
Australian field hockey player Tom Craig banned after trying to buy cocaine at the Paris Olympics
September 11, 2024
Australia|Business|Entertainment|Technology|Videos
Australia's Nine Entertainment CEO Mike Sneesby to step down
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment said on Thursday Chief Executive Officer Mike Sneesby would step down with effect from Sept. 30 and that chief finance and
September 12, 2024
Australia|News|Technology
Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
Australia said it will fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online, joining a worldwide push to
September 12, 2024
Asia|Australia|News|World
Australia to strip medals from veterans after alleged war crimes
Australia will strip military awards from a group of war veterans over allegations those under their command committed war crimes in Afghanistan, Defence Minister
September 12, 2024
Asia|Australia|News|World
Australia strips medals from military commanders over Afghanistan war crime allegations
Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles says several serving and former military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war
September 12, 2024
Asia|Australia|News|US|World
Biden to host Quad summit September 21 in Delaware
U.S. President Joe Biden will host a Quad leaders summit with leaders from Australia, India and Japan on September 21 in Delaware, the White House said on Thursday.
September 12, 2024
Americas|Asia|Australia|News|US|World
Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown
President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January
September 12, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|News
Australia's Star faces likely casino licence pull or $67 million fine for regulatory breaches
The casino commission in Australia's biggest state said on Friday it may cancel Star Entertainment's Sydney licence or fine it up to A$100 million ($67.2 million) after an inquiry found
September 13, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy
Australia reaches trade deal with UAE to boost agriculture exports, investment
Australia said on Tuesday it had reached a trade deal with the United Arab Emirates that would remove tariffs for about 99% of Australian products, and result in savings of A$135
September 17, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology
Australia's RBA to prioritise wholesale CBDC work over retail
Australia's central bank has decided to prioritise work on a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) as its economic benefits are judged to outweigh those of a retail version
September 17, 2024
Asia|Australia|News|Technology|US|World
AUKUS in talks with Canada, Japan, NZ, say leaders
AUKUS partners Australia, Britain and the United States said on Wednesday they are in discussions with Canada, Japan and New Zealand about potential collaboration on defence
September 18, 2024
Australia|Crime|Technology
Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens
Australian police say they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests
September 18, 2024
Australia|Crime|Technology
Australia police charge man with being alleged mastermind of global crime app
Australian police on Wednesday charged a man with creating and managing a messaging app used by global organised crime networks, in the first case of its kind in the
September 18, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australia's Harvey Norman served with class action over warranties
Australia's biggest appliance retailer Harvey Norman and one of its units have been served with a class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers who were allegedly sold bad warranties, law
September 18, 2024
Australia|Environment|News|Science
La Nina, if it appears, will likely be brief, Australia's weather bureau says
Conditions in the Pacific Ocean have become more La Nina-like in recent weeks, but if the weather pattern does form, it is likely to be weak and short-lived, Australia's weather
September 18, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|News
Australia hopeful of China removing trade impediments on lobster by Christmas
Australia Trade Minister Don Farrell said on Thursday he was hopeful of China removing trade impediments on imports of Australian rock lobster by Christmas.
September 19, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
RBA to keep rates steady on Sept. 24, cut in Q1 2025: Reuters poll
Australia's central bank will keep its key policy interest rate unchanged on Tuesday and for the rest of the year amid elevated price pressures,
September 19, 2024
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Videos
Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium
September 20, 2024
Australia|Crime|News|World
Australian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December
An Australian judge has given prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her husband are Russian spies
September 20, 2024
Asia|Australia|News|World
New Zealand’s army chief: Pacific nations need tailored military training
New Zealand’s army chief, Maj. Gen. Rose King, has highlighted the challenges Pacific Island nations face with foreign military training in an interview with The Associated Press
September 20, 2024
Asia|Australia|News|World
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, foreign minister says
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, foreign minister says
September 21, 2024
Australia|Crime|News|World
Suspect in 1977 Melbourne cold case arrested in Italy
Italian news agency ANSA reports that a man suspected of the brutal killing of two women in Australia almost a half-century ago has been arrested in Rome on an international arrest warrant
September 21, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|News
Australia sues grocery giants Woolworths and Coles over 'illusory' discounts
Australia's consumer watchdog accused the country's two largest supermarket chains of misleading shoppers about discounts on hundreds of products in lawsuits
September 22, 2024
Australia|Political|Technology
Australia PM Albanese says Musk pushing agenda for X in social media ban criticism
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that criticism by Elon Musk of Australia's social media ban on children under 16 was the X owner pushing an agenda for the
November 30, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's central bank holds rates, softens hawkish stance slightly
Australia’s central bank on Tuesday reiterated that interest rate cuts were unlikely in the near term as it held policy steady, but softened its hawkish
September 24, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia CPI inflation slows to 3-year low of 2.7%
Australian consumer price inflation slowed to a three-year low in August due to government rebates on electricity and a drop in petrol, while core inflation hit its lowest since
September 25, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|News|Stock Markets
Australia court fines Vanguard unit $9 million over ethical investment claims
Australia's federal court has imposed a record A$12.9 million ($8.89 million) fine on top U.S. asset manager Vanguard's local unit for making misleading claims about its ethical and green
September 25, 2024
Asia|Australia|Economy
Australia's treasurer will visit China this week in the latest sign that bilateral ties are mending
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will become the first government minister from Australia in that key economic role to visit China in seven years
September 25, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australia's Star Entertainment gets debt lifeline, to announce results on Thursday
Australia's embattled Star Entertainment said on Wednesday it will announce annual results a day later after securing a crucial debt package, which provides the casino group with a much-
September 25, 2024
Australia|Business|US
CSL gets $121 million contract to increase US stockpile for bird flu vaccines to 40 million doses
Australia's CSL said on Wednesday it has got a contract from the U.S.
September 25, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Platinum Asset Management rejects Regal Partners' buyout bid
Australian fund manager Platinum Asset Management on Thursday rejected a takeover offer from hedge fund Regal Partners, saying that the proposal
September 25, 2024
Asia|Australia|MidEast|News|Travel
Australia tells thousands of its citizens to leave Lebanon
Australia has urged an estimated 15,000 of its citizens living in Lebanon to leave, flagging a risk Beirut airport may close and the difficulty of evacuating large numbers if the
September 26, 2024
Australia|Business|Travel
Australia's Qantas says rolling engineer strikes not expected to disrupt flights
Australia's Qantas Airways said rolling aircraft maintenance engineer strikes that began on Thursday in Melbourne and are set to continue for two weeks across the country are not expected
September 26, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australia's Star Entertainment posts multi-billion-dollar loss, weighs asset sales
Australia's No.2 casino operator, Star Entertainment, posted a second straight multi-billion-dollar annual loss as it wrote down the value of venues and
September 26, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|News
Australia job vacancies drop 5.2% in August quarter
Job vacancies in Australia fell for a ninth straight quarter in the three months to end-August with declines spread across most industries as demand for labour cooled.
September 26, 2024
Asia|Australia|News
New Zealand naval vessel sails through Taiwan Strait for first time since 2017
Naval vessels from New Zealand and Australia sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according to a statement from New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins
September 26, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia regulator reviews claims of Woolworths and Coles 'land banking'
Australia's two dominant grocery chains have declared interests in more than 150 unrealised development sites, the antitrust regulator said, adding it was investigating
September 26, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia Treasurer visits Beijing, discusses trade, investment and recent stimulus
Australia and China agreed to cooperate further on investment, trade and decarbonisation, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday during a rare visit to Beijing where
September 26, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's Star plunges after $1.2 billion loss; responds to show-cause notice
Shares in Australia's no.2 casino operator Star Entertainment slumped over 50% to a record low on Friday, as it resumed trading a day after posting a second straight multi-billion-dollar
September 26, 2024
Arts|Australia|News
Australian court lifts controversial ban on women's only art gallery
An Australian court on Friday lifted a ban on a women's only art exhibit at a gallery in the southern state of Tasmania, saying it did not discriminate against men.
September 27, 2024
Arts|Australia|News|World
A museum in Australia can bar men from the 'Ladies Lounge' exhibition, a regional top court says
An appeals court says a museum in Australia was within its rights to bar men from a controversial art exhibit for women meant to underscore their exclusion from segments of the male-dominated society
September 27, 2024
Australia|Videos
‘They're frightened, they're lost.’ Hear why koalas are at risk in some Australian cities
Koalas are becoming a common sight in Brisbane during breeding season. In suburban areas, they’re climbing power poles, wandering into traffic, and entering backyards. See what happened when one koala came face to face with a dog.
September 29, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia revises down commodity revenue forecasts as prices trend lower
Australia slightly revised down its forecasts for resource and energy export earnings on Monday as lower prices across a broad range of commodities and a stronger
September 29, 2024
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|News
Australia posts budget surplus for second straight year
Australia has achieved a second consecutive budget surplus, standing at A$15.8 billion ($10.91 billion) for the year to June 2024, the centre-left government said on Sunday, helped
September 29, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia's Sept home prices rise modestly, rents barely grow
Australia's home prices rose at a tepid pace in September, with a jump in listings to a three-year high and lower auction clearance rates suggesting the momentum in the red-hot
September 30, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
BHP expects copper demand to grow by 1 million metric tons a year until 2035
Australian miner BHP expects the world to consume an extra 1 million metric tons of copper per year on average until 2035 due to the adoption of copper-intensive technologies, double the
September 30, 2024
Asia|Australia|Economy
Australia could be canola trade winner if China gets over fungus worries
Australia would be the likely winner from a shift in global canola trade flows should China impose tariffs on
October 01, 2024
Australia|Environment|World
Australian mine fight reignites Aboriginal heritage tensions
Wiradjuri elder Nyree Reynolds calls her home west of Sydney the valley of the Bilabula, the Indigenous name for its river.
October 01, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Travel
Australian pilots union rejects Qantas Airways' wage proposal
The Australian pilots union said on Tuesday that it has rejected a wage proposal from Qantas Airways for its short haul pilots, days after the company's engineers went on a strike to
October 01, 2024
Australia|Crime|News
Australian national broadcaster finds ‘systemic’ racism in workplace
Australian national broadcaster finds ‘systemic’ racism in workplace
October 01, 2024
Australia|Crime|Health|Lifestyle|Technology
Australia's online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer
Australia’s government says a code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms
October 01, 2024
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Europe|Sports|Travel|World
NHL season has international flavor with the 4 Nations Face-off as a Winter Olympics appetizer
While a vast majority of the 1,312 NHL games through June will take place in North America, the spotlight this season is on international play
October 01, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australian court upholds ruling against ANZ in $2.5 billion share issue case
An Australian court on Wednesday upheld a ruling that found ANZ violated disclosure rules in a A$2.5 billion ($1.7 billion) share placement nearly a decade earlier, dismissing
October 02, 2024
Australia|News|Travel|World
Australia helps hundreds of its citizens leave Lebanon, thousands remain
Australia has organised hundreds of airline seats for its citizens to leave Lebanon, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday, as she urged the many thousands
October 02, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance
ANZ, Gunawan family consider selling control of Indonesia's Panin Bank, sources say
Australian lender ANZ and Indonesia's Gunawan family are considering selling a combined controlling interest in Jakarta-listed Bank Pan
October 03, 2024
Australia|MidEast|News|World
Australia tightens security ahead of Oct 6-7 pro-Palestine protests
Australian authorities said on Friday they would deploy more police personnel and tighten security measures ahead of pro-Palestine rallies in Sydney and Melbourne on
October 03, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
ANZ to pay $68 million to settle two class actions
Australian lender ANZ said on Friday it will pay a combined sum of A$99 million ($67.76 million) for the settlement of two class actions brought against it in 2020.
October 03, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US
JPMorgan acquires stake in Australia's cash-strapped Star Entertainment
U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co has become a substantial shareholder in Star Entertainment, an exchange filing showed, as shares of the embattled Australian casino operator have fallen
October 04, 2024
Australia|Sports|Travel
Headwinds, hunger and ‘a very close call’ with a kangaroo: Lachlan Morton sets fastest time cycling around Australia
Headwinds, hunger and ‘a very close call’ with a kangaroo: Lachlan Morton sets fastest time cycling around Australia
October 04, 2024
Australia|News|Technology|US|World
AUKUS navies remote-control ships from 10,000 miles away in experiment
The navies of Britain, Australia and the U.S. were able to control uncrewed ships in Australia while sitting more than 10,000 miles away in Portugal as part of a series of military
October 04, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US
Tellurian shareholders back proposed $1.2 billion Woodside deal
Tellurian shareholders have voted in favor of the U.S. LNG developer's proposed $1.2 billion acquisition by Australian energy producer Woodside Energy Group, the company said on Friday.
October 04, 2024
Asia|Australia|News|World
Australia starts evacuating nationals from Lebanon via Cyprus
Australia started evacuating its nationals from Lebanon via Cyprus on Saturday, in the first large-scale operation to get citizens
October 05, 2024
Australia|MidEast|News|World
Iran summons Australian envoy over stance on its Israel attack, Tasnim says
Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the Australian ambassador in Tehran over what it called his country's biased stance regarding Iran's attack on Israel, Iranian news agency Tasnim
October 06, 2024
Australia|News|Uncategorized|Videos
Police chase koala through Sydney train station
A wayward koala led police on a low-speed, early morning chase through a Sydney train station, video released on Tuesday showed, surprising commuters in the city.
October 08, 2024
Australia
See curious koala roam train platform in Australia
CCTV footage captured a koala roaming around Sydney train station in Australia. According to Transport for NSW, it eventually headed towards the nearby National Park. The Save Sydney's Koala advocacy group says that "bad development decisions" are "forcing koalas onto the roads and into urban areas" in South West Sydney. The animal is endangered in the area.
October 08, 2024
Australia|World
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologizes for ‘hurtful’ Tourette’s syndrome jibe
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologizes for ‘hurtful’ Tourette’s syndrome jibe
October 09, 2024
Asia|Australia|Economy|World
China to lift ban on Australian lobster imports by year-end, says PM
China will resume imports of Australian lobster by year-end, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, marking the end of a four-year diplomatic fight that
October 10, 2024
Australia|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment
British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with raping and choking a woman in Australia
A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance
October 10, 2024
Australia|Lifestyle|Travel
He told his mother there was ‘no way’ he’d meet someone in Australia. Then he fell in love at first sight
He told his mother there was ‘no way’ he’d meet someone in Australia. Then he fell in love at first sight
October 11, 2024
Australia|Crime|Videos|World
Her kids disappeared in 2021. One man knows where they are
A video in New Zealand has emerged of what police believe to be fugitive Thomas Callam Phillips with his three children. Phillips has been evading police for three years since disappearing with his children Ember, Maverick and Jayda – now 8, 9 and 11 – into the rugged wilderness of the country’s North Island during a bitter family split in December 2021. He is wanted by police on a list of charges, including allegations that he robbed a bank in May 2023 with an unnamed female accomplice.
October 11, 2024
Australia|Crime|World
An Australian police sergeant likely to be charged over a Nazi salute
An Australian state police chief has apologized to the Jewish community after a sergeant allegedly performed an outlawed Nazi salute
October 12, 2024
Australia|Health|World
Australia commits $64 million to protect against looming bird flu threat
Australia's government said on Sunday it would spend an extra A$95 million ($64.13 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through bird and mammal
October 13, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
Australia's TPG to sell fibre, fixed assets to Vocus for $3.5 billion
Australia's TPG Telecom said on Monday it would carve out its fibre and fixed network infrastructure assets in a sale to Macquarie and pension fund Aware Super-owned
October 13, 2024
Australia|Election
Australia PM ratings dip as opposition prospects brighten, poll shows
Australia's conservative opposition coalition has pulled ahead of the Labor government for the first time since the May 2022 election, while ratings of Prime Minister
October 13, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
Virgin Australia reports second consecutive annual profit ahead of possible IPO
Virgin Australia said on Monday it had recorded its second consecutive annual profit and a 6.8% year-on-year increase in revenue, putting it in a stronger financial position as it looks to
October 14, 2024
Australia|Food|Health
Nearly a million Australian households struggle to secure food, report shows
Nearly a million Australian households are struggling to secure enough food, with parents skipping meals or going entire days without food to shield children from hunger, a report
October 14, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia plans to reduce bank card surcharges from 2026
Australia is planning to reduce bank card surcharges, including the elimination of transaction fees on debit cards, the government said on Monday, as the use of cash declines in the
October 14, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy
Australia PM launches affordable housing plan, buys $2.9 million ocean home
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launched a new building programme to address a critical housing shortage on Tuesday, the same day news of his plans to
October 15, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's central bank not concerned inflation expectations getting de-anchored
Australia's central bank is not concerned that inflation expectations could become de-anchored in the near-term, a top official said on Wednesday, although policymakers remained
October 15, 2024
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
US dollar rallies on Fed outlook, potential Trump win; inflation weighs on pound
The U.S. dollar firmed on Wednesday, hitting an 11-week high, as investors ruled out a hefty interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve at the next
October 16, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy
Australia to invest billions of dollars in nuclear submarine shipyard
Australia said on Wednesday it would invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to expand a shipyard in Western Australia that would become the maintenance hub for its
October 16, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Technology
China's Zeekr launches EV in Australia, eyes New Zealand next
Chinese EV maker Zeekr's has begun sales of its first model for Australia - one of two slated for 2024 and both will also launch in New Zealand later this year as it seeks to make
October 16, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Election|Finance|US
Debt boom hits pause Down Under as US election looms
Australian dollar debt sales, running at the fastest clip on record, are starting to hit the brakes as capital markets hunker down for the U.S. election, according
October 16, 2024
Australia|Economy|Election|Lifestyle
Australia's prime minister is criticized for buying a waterfront home during a housing crisis
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being criticized for buying a multimillion dollar waterfront home during a national housing crisis with federal elections only months away
October 16, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Warburg commits $328 million in Australia's MA Financial's property credit vehicle
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus said on Thursday it has committed A$490 million ($327.96 million) to Australia's MA Financial Group's real estate credit vehicle in a bid to fund the
October 17, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy
Australia's job machine extends strong run, 2024 rate cut bets fade
Australian employment beat forecasts for a sixth straight month in September, while the jobless rate held steady, reinforcing the view that the labour market remains tight as market
October 17, 2024
Australia|Environment|Health
Sydney beaches closed due to toxic 'tar balls'
Beaches in Sydney including the iconic Bondi were closed to bathers on Thursday after hundreds of black balls suspected to be toxic washed up on the
October 17, 2024
Australia|Food|World
Australia cashes in on beef exports as US cattle herd shrinks
In a refrigerated room, around two dozen staff in hats, gloves and blue plastic aprons carve and pack carcasses into boxes within minutes of their
October 17, 2024
Australia|World
King Charles III's visit rekindles Australia's debate on ending ties to the British monarchy
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Sydney on the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade
October 17, 2024
Australia|Business
Star Entertainment reverses course a day after Sydney casino relief
Australian troubled casino operator Star Entertainment reversed its course to drop on Friday as trading resumed a day after New South Wales gaming regulator said the
October 17, 2024
Australia|Europe|Travel|World
King Charles visits Australia as the country puts its republic debate on hold
King Charles visits Australia as the country puts its republic debate on hold
October 18, 2024
Australia|MidEast|US|World
Australia says it provided support for US airstrikes on Yemen
U.S. bomber aircraft conducting strikes on underground bunkers in Yemen this week flew through Australian air space in a demonstration of military interoperability
October 18, 2024
Australia|Environment
Sydney's 'mystery' toxic beach balls are cosmetic, cleaning product waste
Beaches in Sydney re-opened on Saturday for swimmers after authorities cleared thousands of black pollution balls washed ashore, which testing found to be formed from chemicals
October 19, 2024
Australia|World
Britain's King Charles gets Australia honorary rank before naval review
Australia has appointed Britain's King Charles to the honorary ranks of admiral of the navy, field marshal of the army and marshal of the air force, ahead of a fleet review on
October 19, 2024
Australia|Travel|World
King Charles heckled by Indigenous Australian senator on visit to Canberra
King Charles was accused of "genocide" by an Indigenous senator at Australia's Parliament House on Monday, moments after he delivered a speech in which he paid his "respects to
October 20, 2024
Australia|Business
WiseTech Global's board to examine payments to CEO's former partner, shares plunge
WiseTech Global said on Monday it was reviewing a "full range of matters" concerning its CEO after media reports made allegations about his personal life including
October 20, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|World
Australia's Qantas told to pay $114,000 to 3 sacked workers in landmark outsourcing case
A court on Monday ordered Australia's Qantas Airways to pay a combined A$170,000 ($114,000) to three baggage handlers it unlawfully sacked in 2020, implying a big
October 21, 2024
Australia|World
'You are not my king,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament
October 21, 2024
Asia|Australia|US
Australia says $4.7 billion long-range missile deal to boost deterrence
Australia said on Tuesday it would bolster air and missile defence in a A$7 billion ($4.7 billion) deal with the United States to acquire SM-2 IIIC and SM-6 long-range missiles for
October 21, 2024
Arts|Australia|World
Here's why every Australian can request, and receive, a free portrait of King Charles
Photo portraits of King Charles are available in Australia under a little-known government policy that says every citizen there can request, and receive, a portrait of their monarch
October 21, 2024
Australia|World
King Charles III ends first Australian visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years
King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with anti-monarchists hoping the debate surrounding his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state
October 22, 2024
Australia|Business
Australian lawsuit involving billionaire WiseTech CEO is settled
A legal battle between the Australian CEO of logistics software maker WiseTech and a woman reported by local media to be his former lover has been settled, a court filing showed,
October 22, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
Westpac flags $82 million hit to FY24 net profit from notable items
Westpac Banking Corp, Australia's third-largest lender by market value, said on Tuesday its 2024 net profit would take a A$123 million ($82.26 million) hit due to impacts from certain
October 22, 2024
Australia|Health|World
King Charles visits melanoma clinic in Sydney and meets cancer survivors
King Charles visited a skin cancer clinic in Sydney on Tuesday where he met cancer survivors and researchers working on cures for the disease.
October 22, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's Qantas hits record high as Jefferies lifts price target
Shares of Qantas Airways hit an all-time high on Wednesday after Jefferies analysts hiked their price target on Australia's flag carrier, on the back of
October 23, 2024
Australia|Opinion|World
Indigenous Australian who confronted King Charles III says she won't be 'shut down'
An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First Peoples and declaring she will not be “shut down.”
October 23, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
HMC Capital to buy data centre group Global Switch Australia in $1.3 billion deal
Asset manager HMC Capital will acquire Global Switch Australia in A$1.94 billion ($1.29 billion) deal, the Australian firm said on Thursday, as the company looks to
October 23, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australia's Westpac appoints Peter Herbert as acting CEO of business segment
Australia's Westpac said on Thursday Peter Herbert will be appointed as acting chief executive for its business and wealth segment, effective Nov. 5.
October 23, 2024
Australia|Crime|MidEast|World
Man pleads guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol at pro-Palestinian rally
A restaurateur has pleaded guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney earlier in October
October 24, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology
Australia's WiseTech says CEO stepping down after media furore about his personal life
Australia's WiseTech Global said on Thursday that Chief Executive Richard White will step down, an announcement that follows media reports of allegations about his personal
October 24, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australia's Qantas says engineer strike not expected to impact customers
Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways said on Friday it does not expect an impact on customers from a strike planned by some of its engineering work groups ahead of the annual general
October 24, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Travel
Australia's Qantas lifts domestic revenue estimates, shares hit record high
Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways on Friday raised its first-half domestic revenue expectations and said it was on track to restart dividend
October 24, 2024
Australia|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology|World
Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal
Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also reaffirming their mutual commitment to develop nuclear submarines for both nations under the AUKUS treaty
October 25, 2024
Asia|Australia|Political|World
Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes'
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected accusations from Beijing that his country is “plagued by systemic racism and hate crimes” after an Australian diplomat led a group of Western nations in renewing concerns about human rights violations in China
October 25, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Qantas says it is not opposed to Qatar stake in Virgin Australia
Qantas Airways is not opposed to Qatar Airways' proposal to take a 25% stake in Australia's No. 2 carrier Virgin Australia, Qantas' chair and CEO said on Friday, adding its investment plan
October 25, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Reserve Bank of Australia reports $2.8 billion accounting loss for 2024
Australia's central bank recorded its fourth straight year of accounting losses in 2024, it said on Friday, as the legacy of its pandemic interventions lingers on
October 25, 2024
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Economy|Europe|World
Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies
October 25, 2024
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Education|Election|Europe|Finance|Health|Lifestyle|MidEast|US|World
War affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says
Top U.N. officials say more than 600 million women and girls are now affected by war
October 25, 2024
Australia|Lifestyle
Steven Alderson was bullied at school for being autistic. Decades on, a historic win has made him an Australian national hero
Steven Alderson was bullied at school for being autistic. Decades on, a historic win has made him an Australian national hero
October 26, 2024
Australia|Election|World
Australian Liberal National Party claims victory in Queensland state election
The conservative Liberal National Party in Australia's Queensland state was on track on Sunday to end almost a decade of centre-left Labor government, after a general election held
October 26, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
ANZ Group flags around $130 million profit hit from Suncorp deal
Australian lender ANZ Group said on Monday its 2024 second half profit will take a A$196 million ($129.63 million) hit after taxes due to impacts from the acquisition of Suncorp's banking
October 27, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy
Zero-carbon ammonia for shipping faces cost, safety challenges
At one of the world's biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another last month
October 27, 2024
Australia|Crime
Woman charged with assaulting Australian senator who shouted at the king
A woman has appeared in an Australian court charged with assaulting the Indigenous senator who shouted at King Charles III during a royal reception last week
October 28, 2024
Australia|Health|Travel
Woman survives snake bite during days lost in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
Woman survives snake bite during days lost in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
October 28, 2024
Australia|Business
Australia PM defends criticisms over Qantas flight upgrades
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday defended free flight upgrades he received from Qantas following allegations he had liaised directly with the
October 29, 2024
Australia|Crime|World
Car crashes into school in Australia killing one child, injuring others
A 11-year-old boy died and other children suffered serious injuries after a car crashed through the fence of a primary school in Melbourne on Tuesday.
October 29, 2024
Australia|Health|World
Fewer Australians will accept lockdowns in future pandemics, report says
Australians have lost trust in government and many are likely to resist drastic health measures in a future pandemic, the first review of the country's COVID-19
October 29, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's Lynas Rare Earths first-quarter revenue falls nearly 6%
Australia's Lynas Rare Earths reported a nearly 6% decline in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday due to falling prices for strategic minerals and muted demand.
October 29, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Australian grocer Woolworths warns food earnings to fall as shoppers seek bargains
Australian grocer Woolworths warned first-half profit from its main Australian food division would dip as a hunt for bargains and intense scrutiny of
October 29, 2024
Australia|Business
Australia to ramp up missile production as Indo Pacific enters new missile age
Australia said it was boosting its missile defence capability amid "significant concerns" about China's test of an ICBM in the South Pacific, and will bolster
October 30, 2024
Australia|Crime|Entertainment
Australian police recover 40,000 stolen 'Bluey' coins
Australian police say they have recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s animated series “Bluey.”
October 30, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australian lender ANZ launches structural overhaul amid regulatory woes
ANZ Group has unveiled an organisational overhaul, with an aim to streamline operations and enhance data analytics, the Australian lender said on Wednesday as it sought to address
October 30, 2024
Australia|Business
Australia PM Albanese denies asking Qantas chief for flight upgrades
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office said on Wednesday he had "not ever" called the chief executive of airline Qantas seeking flight upgrades, denying an allegation
October 30, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australia's Coles posts slower Q1 sales growth amid shelf price scrutiny
Australia's Coles saw a slowdown in comparable sales in the first quarter on Thursday due to lower shelf prices for its products, even as it beat market estimates for
October 30, 2024
Asia|Australia|Environment|World
Australia must brace for longer fire seasons and marine heatwaves ahead, report says
Australia must brace for longer and more dangerous fire seasons and marine heatwaves in the years ahead, while swift changes in weather patterns might result in more
October 30, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
Australian banks brace for lower earnings as costs, competition bite
Australia's biggest banks are expected to report lower annual earnings next week, with investors focused on whether intense competition in lending and the rising costs of
October 31, 2024
Australia|Sports
Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan vows to ‘be back’ after freak accident leaves him blind in one eye
Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan vows to ‘be back’ after freak accident leaves him blind in one eye
October 31, 2024
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|MidEast
Video shows Radiohead singer leave stage after being heckled by pro-Palestinian protester
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke took off his guitar and left the stage during his solo concert in Melbourne, Australia, after being heckled by a pro-Palestinian protester.
October 31, 2024
Australia|Economy|Finance
Australia household spending slips in Sept, confounding rebound hopes
Australian household spending fell in September as consumers cut back on clothing and cars, data showed on Friday, further confirmation that billions of dollars in
November 01, 2024
Australia|Crime
Australian judge rules senator broke race law by telling rival legislator to return to Pakistan
An Australian judge has ruled that anti-immigration party leader Sen. Pauline Hanson breached a racial anti-discrimination law by crudely telling Pakistan-born Sen. Mehreen Faruqi to return to her homeland
November 01, 2024
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Europe|MidEast|US|World
Spiritual, not spooky. After Halloween, Christians observe All Saints' Day
Christians in many countries around the world are celebrating All Saints’ Day, a somber and spiritual day in the church’s liturgical calendar that shares pagan roots with Halloween
November 01, 2024
Australia|Environment|Science|World
World's largest captive crocodile Cassius dies in Australia
A 5.48 metre (18 ft) Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday.
November 02, 2024
Australia|Economy|Education|Finance
Australia to slash $10 billion off student debt amid cost of living pressures
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that his government planned to cut student loans for around three million Australians by 20%, wiping off around A$16 billion
November 02, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's Westpac annual profit down as costs overshadow margin bump
No.2 Australian mortgage lender Westpac said on Monday annual profit dipped as costs associated with a technology overhaul outweighed an improved loan
November 03, 2024
Australia|Sports|Travel|World
Sydney Marathon named as seventh major race in elite circuit
Sydney Marathon named as seventh major race in elite circuit
November 04, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Technology|World
Australia cancels Lockheed Martin military satellite project
Australia has cancelled a multi-billion dollar military satellite project with Lockheed Martin, with a Department of Defence statement on Monday saying the military will instead
November 04, 2024
Australia|Business|Crime|Finance
Australian police search Sydney PwC office over tax leak probe
Australian police on Monday searched the PwC Australia office in Sydney as part of a probe into a former partner who leaked confidential government tax plans to the
November 04, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance
Australia offers troops more cash bonuses to address defence shortfall
Australia will spend A$600 million ($395 million) on defence reserve recruitment and extending a cash bonus to retain troops as the centre-left Albanese government
November 04, 2024
Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment|Videos
Chris Martin falls into hole in stage during Coldplay gig in Australia
Chris Martin falls into hole in stage during Coldplay gig in Australia
November 04, 2024
Asia|Australia|US|World
Australia, India say US election result won't impact Quad group
Australia and India's foreign ministers said on Tuesday they were confident the Quad group of the U.S., India, Australia and Japan would continue to cooperate in
November 05, 2024
Australia|Technology|World
Australia scrapped satellite because new tech could 'shoot it out of sky', says defence minister
Australia's defence minister said on Tuesday a defence satellite program was scrapped because of the threat of new technology that can "shoot satellites out of the
November 05, 2024
Asia|Australia|World
Australian foreign minister raises allegations of India targeting Sikhs in Canada
Australia’s foreign minister says she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada
November 05, 2024
Australia|Crime|Sports
Australian Rules umpire suspended after dressing up as Osama bin Laden at party
Australian Rules umpire suspended after dressing up as Osama bin Laden at party
November 05, 2024
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World
Stocks rally, dollar droops in abbreviated session
Global stock markets rallied on Friday, with Wall Street crowning November with its biggest monthly gain in a year on post-election growth
November 29, 2024
Americas|Australia|Crime|World
See moment a cocaine-filled ‘narco sub’ is captured in international drug operation
A semi-submersible carrying 5 tons of cocaine from Colombia to Australia was seized in an international operation that netted six ‘narco subs’ and 1,400 metric tons of drugs in seven weeks.
November 28, 2024
Australia|Economy|Health|Political|Technology
Australian social media ban started with call to act by politician's wife
Since Meta whistleblower Frances Haugen aired internal emails in 2021 showing the tech giant knew of social media's mental health impacts on teenagers, world leaders
November 29, 2024
Australia|Political|Technology
Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
November 28, 2024
Australia|Health|Political|Technology
Big tech says Australia "rushed" social media ban for youths under 16
Big Tech corporations on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law that bans youths under the age of 16 from accessing social media, saying the law was "rushed" through parliament
November 29, 2024
Australia|Political|Technology
'I will still use it' vows youth, as Australia's under-16 social media ban sparks anger and relief
Australians reacted on Friday with a mixture of anger and relief to a social media ban on children under 16 that the government says is world-leading
November 28, 2024
Australia|Economy|Election|Political
Australia's Albanese shifts to election mode, seeking trust on living costs
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pivoted to election mode, hoping to win back voter confidence that his government can tackle high living costs,
November 29, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|MidEast|Travel
Virgin Australia gets interim nod to start selling new Qatar routes
Virgin Australia can start selling tickets for new Qatar Airways-operated flights between Doha and four Australian capital cities following an interim approval by the country's competition
November 29, 2024
Australia|World
New Zealand Navy ship sank due to human error, inquiry finds
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last month as a result of human error, a government-initiated inquiry found on Friday.
November 29, 2024
Australia|World
Crew mistakes caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off Samoan coast, inquiry finds
A military investigation has found mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a Samoan reef and sink in October
November 29, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy
Tight supply and lower interest rates to lift Australia home prices: Reuters poll
Home prices in Australia will rise steadily over the coming two years, driven by tight supply and an expected modest easing cycle from the Reserve Bank of
November 29, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Political
Australian central bank reform adds new wrinkle to policy outlook
Australia's central bank is finally getting a major shake-up of its policy-making process that adds extra uncertainty to when it might deliver interest rate relief to
November 28, 2024
Australia|Health|Political|Technology
Australia passes social media ban for children under 16
Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark
November 28, 2024
Australia|Health|Political|Technology
After Australia legislated a teen social media ban, it has to figure out how to enforce it
Software testers hired by Australia's government to determine how to enforce the world's first national teen social media ban have worked on defence
November 28, 2024
Australia|Europe|Political|Technology|World
What countries do to regulate children's social media access
Australia has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16, one of the world's toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.
November 28, 2024
Americas|Australia|Business|Economy
Woodside to bring in several partners to Louisiana LNG project by March, CEO says
By Ron Bousso and Marwa Rashad LONDON - Woodside Energy expects to bring several partners into its Louisiana liquefied natural gas development by the time the company gives the financial go-ahead to
November 28, 2024
Americas|Australia|Crime|World
‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation that netted 1,400 metric tons of drugs
‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation that netted 1,400 metric tons of drugs
November 28, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy
Australia central bank says inflation too high for near-term rate cut
Australia's top central banker said on Thursday that core inflation was too high to allow for rate cuts in the near term, all but ruling out relief for borrowers at
November 28, 2024
Asia|Australia|Political|World
Russia, China 'emerging axis' troubling, says Australia intelligence chief
The head of Australia's national intelligence office said an "emerging axis" of countries providing support to Russia, including China, Iran and North Korea, was "
November 06, 2024
Australia|Crime|Political|World
Australian High Court overturns law that forced scores of migrants to wear tracking bracelets
Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfews
November 06, 2024
Australia|Environment|Science|Travel
Emperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of miles from home
Emperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of miles from home
November 06, 2024
Americas|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US
Coty sees annual profit at low end of forecast as mass beauty demand slows
Coty on Wednesday said it expects annual profit to come in at the low end of its forecast, as weak demand for beauty products in major markets such as the United States and Australia
November 06, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology|World
Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for children under 16
The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, in what it calls a world-leading package
November 06, 2024
Australia|Economy|Election|Finance|US
RBA says inflation implications of US election on Australia hard to judge
Australia's top central banker said on Thursday it was hard to judge the inflation implications of the U.S. election for Australia at this stage, but policymakers would be watching
November 06, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16
The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would set an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance
November 07, 2024
Australia|Environment
Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney beach were foul-smelling mini ‘fatbergs’
Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney beach were foul-smelling mini ‘fatbergs’
November 07, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology
Aussie telecom regulator fines Optus $8 million over emergency services outage
Australian telecom watchdog has fined Optus A$12 million ($7.99 million) for failing to provide emergency call services to thousands during a nationwide outage last year, the regulator
November 07, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
Australian lender ANZ's annual profit shrinks as late repayments rise
ANZ, Australia's No. 4 lender by mortgages, said annual profit tumbled as fierce competition ate away margins while late loan repayments surged,
November 07, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia to introduce this month legislation to ban social media for children under 16, PM says
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday his government would introduce this month the legislation to ban social media for children under 16 years.
November 08, 2024
Australia|Crime
Self-described Nazi becomes first person jailed in Australia for performing outlawed salute
A self-described Nazi has become the first person in Australia to be sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed salute when he was ordered by a magistrate to spend one month behind bars
November 08, 2024
Australia|Technology|Travel
Australian airports hit by outage at immigration counters
A technical outage crippled all of Australia's major airports on Friday, leading to long queues at international terminals after the disruption of automated kiosks for identity and
November 08, 2024
Australia|Business|Travel
Qantas plane lands safely in Sydney after engine failure
A Qantas Airways plane bound for Brisbane suffered an engine failure after take-off on Friday and circled for a short period of time before returning safely to Sydney Airport, the
November 08, 2024
Australia|Education|Technology
Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
Australia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media
November 08, 2024
Asia|Australia|Crime|Europe
Greece arrests two men suspected of MDMA, crystal meth smuggling to Australia
Greece's anti-drug authorities have arrested two Greek men suspected of being part of a transnational crime ring exporting crystal meth and MDMA to Australia, police said.
November 08, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Health
Australia's hot jobs market keeps rate cuts out of reach
Australia's world-beating labour market is one of the main obstacles stopping the country's central bank from joining global peers in reversing the most aggressive
November 28, 2024
Australia|World
Seaman rescued after more than 20 hours at sea off Australia’s east coast
Seaman rescued after more than 20 hours at sea off Australia’s east coast
November 09, 2024
Australia|Crime
Australian parliament staff report workplace offences as it seeks to address sexual harassment
Staff at Australia's parliament made 30 complaints of serious workplace offences such as sexual assault over nine months, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Sunday, as the
November 10, 2024
Asia|Australia|World
Australian Defence Force arrives in Indonesia ahead of largest joint exercises
Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) arrived on Sunday with their warship docking at Banyuwangi in East Java, Indonesia for a joint military exercise,
November 10, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology
Australia's Novonix inks deal to supply synthetic graphite to Stellantis
Australian battery maker Novonix said on Monday it had signed a binding off-take agreement with automaker Stellantis to supply high-performance synthetic graphite material to its cell
November 10, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
Australia's HMC Capital to list data centre trust worth $A4 billion
Australia's HMC Capital will press ahead with the initial public offering (IPO) of its data centres business that would be worth $A4 billion ($2.64 billion),
November 11, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance
Australia nears deal with ANZ to stop bank closures in the Pacific
Australia is in the final stages of talks with ANZ Group over a deal to maintain the bank's branches across the Pacific, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Monday, a
November 11, 2024
Australia|Economy|Finance
Australian consumer sentiment jumps for second month in Nov
Australian consumer sentiment rose sharply in November for a second straight month, reaching a 2-1/2-year high with the mood on the economy and finances finally turning optimistic,
November 11, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance
Australia regional airline Rex gets $53 million government lifeline to keep flying
The Australian government said on Tuesday it would provide up to A$80 million ($52.6 million) to airline Regional Express Holdings to keep its regional routes running
November 11, 2024
Australia|Environment|Science
Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade
Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade
November 12, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump's policies may pose medium-term risk to inflation, New Zealand central bank official says
A top New Zealand central banker said on Thursday that U.S.
November 27, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia's jobs market comes off the boil, rate cuts still elusive
Australia's employment growth slowed in October after a strong run, but the jobless rate stayed low and underlying trends remained relatively healthy, suggesting there
November 14, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia regulator to ramp up focus on protecting consumer savings
Australia's corporate watchdog said on Thursday its focus next year will be on protecting consumers bearing the brunt of rising cost-of-living pressures by clamping down on wrongdoing
November 14, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia's Woolworths, Coles face class action over dodgy discount claims
An Australian consumer protection law firm has launched a class action lawsuit against the country's top two supermarkets, Woolworths and Coles, alleging the retailers promoted misleading
November 14, 2024
Australia|Economy|Environment|US
Australia eyes US climate policy shift for green energy boost
Any move by the Trump administration to change U.S. climate policy could benefit Australia's ambitions to attract greater investment to its critical minerals and
November 15, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Crime|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia's Woolworths, Coles to defend lawsuit over discounts
Australian grocers Woolworths and Coles said on Friday they would defend class action proceedings commenced by a law firm in federal court over alleged misleading
November 14, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
CBA earnings edge past expectations on higher home loan volumes
Commonwealth Bank of Australia reported first-quarter cash earnings slightly ahead of market consensus on Wednesday, helped by improved volumes in its home lending and
November 12, 2024
Australia|Environment|Science|Travel|World
Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia has been released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach
November 22, 2024
Australia|Sports
Wing 'wizard' Harry Potter to play for Australia's rugby team. He knows the puns are coming
A rugby player called Harry Potter is set to make his debut for Australia on Sunday
November 22, 2024
Asia|Australia|US|World
Australia, US, Japan to hold defence trilateral in Darwin on Sunday
The defence ministers of Australia, Japan and the United States will meet in the Australian city of Darwin on Sunday to discuss continued
November 15, 2024
Australia|US
Australia PM Albanese says relationship with Trump off to 'very good' start
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his relationship with U.S.
November 16, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Technology|US|World
Japanese troops to train with Australia, US militaries in Darwin
Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with Australia and the U.S., Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on
November 17, 2024
Australia|Health|Political|Technology
The Australian Senate debates the world's first social media ban for children under 16
The Australian Senate is debating a ban on children younger than 16 from social media after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported the age restriction
November 27, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
Australia regulator sues NAB for ignoring hardship application deadlines
Australia's corporate watchdog on Monday launched civil penalty proceedings against National Australia Bank, the country's second-largest lender, for failing to respond to hundreds of
November 17, 2024
Australia
Australian Senate censures Indigenous member for King Charles protest
Australia's Senate on Monday censured an Indigenous woman parliamentarian over her protest against King Charles during his visit to the parliament last month when she
November 18, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance
RBA finds no evidence monetary policy is more potent in Australia than elsewhere
Australia's central bank has found no evidence that monetary policy is more potent in the country than elsewhere given households have ways to manage interest rate risks, even
November 18, 2024
Australia|Crime
Australia police charge former radio show host Alan Jones with assault
Australian police on Monday charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offences, indictments that followed
November 17, 2024
Australia|Crime|World
An Australia police officer who shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser is guilty of manslaughter
A police officer who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court
November 27, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Election|US
Australia raised fair trade in Trump phone call, says PM Albanese
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he told U.S.
November 13, 2024
Asia|Australia|World
China's relationship with Australia has achieved a turnaround, Xi tells Albanese
China's relationship with Australia has achieved a turnaround and the two countries are maintaining a positive momentum of development, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Australian
November 18, 2024
Asia|Australia|Political|World
Trade flows in focus as Australia's Albanese meets China's Xi
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met China's President Xi Jinping in Brazil on Monday, as Beijing seeks to promote Australia as a model for trading with
November 18, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Technology
Australia's competition watchdog begins review of Vocus-TPG $3.4 billion deal
Australia's competition regulator said on Monday it is seeking views on the Macquarie-backed telecommunications group Vocus' A$5.25 billion ($3.39 billion) takeover of local telecom
November 18, 2024
Africa|Americas|Asia|Australia|Environment|Europe|World
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
The United Nations' annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small
November 13, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|US
Sayona Mining, Piedmont agree to create $623 million lithium miner
Australia's Sayona Mining will buy U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium in an all-stock deal that will consolidate its Canadian operations and
November 19, 2024
Asia|Australia|Environment|World
Australia, Turkey in 2026 UN climate summit hosting standoff
Australia and Turkey are in a standoff over which country is better suited to host United Nations climate change talks in 2026, with
November 19, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology
Australian hardware chain Bunnings breached privacy with facial recognition tool, regulator says
Wesfarmers-owned Bunnings, the country's biggest home improvement chain, breached the privacy of thousands of customers by using facial recognition technology without gaining
November 19, 2024
Australia|Economy|Finance
Australia statistician overstated child care costs, but no impact on CPI
Australia's official statistician has been overestimating the cost of child care in its consumer price index for the past year, but the error will not result in any changes to
November 19, 2024
Australia|Economy|Finance
Australia mobilises sovereign wealth fund for govt priorities
The mandate for Australia's sovereign wealth fund will grow to include domestic housing, energy and infrastructure in a major revamp unveiled on Wednesday that
November 20, 2024
Asia|Australia|Economy|World
China returns to Pacific with aid and influence push, report shows
China has regained its place as the second-biggest bilateral donor to the Pacific Islands, displacing the United States and targeting its spending to win influence, a Lowy Institute
November 20, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia critical infrastructure faces cyber threats, report says
Australia said it was concerned that one in ten cybersecurity incidents last year involved critical infrastructure, with state-sponsored actors targeting the country's government,
November 20, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Technology
Top Aussie banks join hands to combat fraud and scam in banking payments
Major Australian banks have partnered with BioCatch in launching a pilot of an anti-scam project, aimed at reducing frauds in banking payments, the Israeli digital fraud detection startup
November 20, 2024
Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology
Australia's HMC Capital launches new digital infrastructure trust in $1.8 billion IPO
Australia's HMC Capital on Thursday unveiled plans to launch DigiCo REIT, a new digital infrastructure real estate trust focused on data centers, in the country's largest
November 20, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5
November 21, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets
GQG Partners' stock plunges over 20% on US bribe, fraud charges against India's Adani
GQG Partners, which has a near 20% stake in India's Adani Group, saw its Australia-listed shares plunge 23% on Thursday after Gautam Adani, the conglomerate's chair, was indicted in the
November 21, 2024
Asia|Australia|Crime|Health
Australian teen dies from tainted liquor in Laos; fourth suspected victim
An Australian teenager died on Thursday after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos, Thai police and Australian Prime
November 21, 2024
Asia|Australia|Travel|World
Taiwan's president to visit Tuvalu, Palau and Marshall Islands
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Tuvalu, Palau and Marshall Islands in the Pacific, the presidential office said on Friday.
November 22, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology|US
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, has criticised Australia's proposed law to ban social media for children under 16 and fine social media platforms of up
November 21, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Crime
Adani's Australian coal unit faces human rights complaint
India's Adani Group, whose billionaire chairman has been indicted for fraud by U.S. prosecutors, is facing accusations of racism at its Australian coal unit
November 22, 2024
Australia|Business|Crime|Environment
Australian police arrest three at climate protest at coal port
Australian police said they arrested three climate change activists on Saturday when protesters tried to disrupt the movement of vessels at the country's biggest coal port.
November 23, 2024
Asia|Australia|Crime
Indonesia agrees to transfer remaining Bali Nine to Australia
Indonesia has agreed to return to Australia the five remaining members of the so-called Bali Nine drug smuggling ring who are currently serving life sentences in the Southeast
November 23, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology
Australia dumps plan for fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
Australia's government said on Sunday it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.
November 23, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets
Australia watchdog, wary of slowing job market, maintains tight home loan rule
Australia's banking regulator on Monday said it would retain a 3% serviceability buffer for home loan lending because of high household debt, persistent cost-of-living pressures, a
November 24, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Health
Nurses at Ramsay Health Care hospitals in New South Wales announce 24-hour strike
Hundreds of nurses and midwives across Ramsay Health Care's 17 hospitals in Australia's New South Wales will go on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, demanding a pay hike and
November 25, 2024
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US
Anglo to sell Australian coal mines to Peabody for up to $3.78 billion
Anglo American agreed on Monday to sell its remaining Australian steelmaking coal mines to Peabody Energy for up to $3.78 billion in
November 25, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content
November 14, 2024
Australia|Lifestyle|Travel
‘Only in Australia’: Couple comes home to find koala in bed
‘Only in Australia’: Couple comes home to find koala in bed
November 14, 2024
Australia|Health|Lifestyle|Technology
Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
The Australian government's plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has won almost universal political support
November 15, 2024
Australia|Environment|Health|Science
Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch deadly funnel-web spiders
Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch deadly funnel-web spiders
November 15, 2024
Australia|World
Australian senate censures Indigenous lawmaker who yelled at King Charles III
Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month
November 18, 2024
Asia|Australia|Crime|World
An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she's the victim of a romance scam
An Australian accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest and said she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romance scam
November 18, 2024
Australia|Celebrity|Crime|Sports
Former Sydney radio broadcaster and rugby coach Alan Jones charged with sex crimes
Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones has been charged with multiple sex crimes against males over two decades
November 18, 2024
Arts|Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment
Singer Paul Kelly: An Australian icon the country seems to be keeping for its own
Singer-songwriter Paul Kelly is an icon in Australia but a cult figure in the rest of the world
November 18, 2024
Asia|Australia|Health|Travel
Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized
Two 19-year-old Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after apparently consuming tainted drinks in neighboring Laos
November 19, 2024
Australia|Crime
Deputy injured, 3-year-old and suspect found dead after domestic violence incident in Lawson
Deputy injured, 3-year-old and suspect found dead after domestic violence incident in Lawson
November 19, 2024
Arts|Australia|Europe
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fiction
November 19, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia won't force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
Australian communications minister says the government won’t force social media users to hand over personal information to tech companies, as children younger than 16 are set to be banned from the platforms
November 20, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia introduces bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines
Australia introduces bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines
November 21, 2024
Australia|Technology|World
Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament
November 21, 2024
Australia|Crime|World
New Zealand police begin arrests for gang symbol ban as new law takes effect
A ban on New Zealanders wearing or displaying symbols of gang affiliation in public has taken effect, with police officers arresting a man for breaking the law three minutes later
November 21, 2024
Asia|Australia|Crime|Health|Travel|US|World
Australian teen and British woman who drank tainted alcohol in Laos have died, bringing toll to 5
An Australian teenager and a British woman have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister said was every parent’s nightmare
November 21, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to the internet
An Australian Cabinet minister has rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intends to control all Australians' access to the internet through legislation that would ban young children from social media
November 22, 2024
Australia
How Australia plans to restrict social media for teens
The Australian government has proposed a ban on children under 16 from using social media. The ban is expected to apply to services including TikTok, X, Instagram and Snapchat, though a full list has not been released. The legislation follows several high-profile cases of children taking their own lives citing online bullying and complaints from parents about the pressure their children face to be online. Many parents and pro-ban campaigners have lauded the bill as a long-overdue measure to hold tech companies accountable for the tools Australian children use online. However, critics say the proposed ban is a blunt instrument that will reduce teens’ access to support networks and create greater risks for those who defy the ban. CNN's Hanako Montgomery has the report.
November 22, 2024
Australia|Technology
Australia nears social media ban for children after heated debate
Australia moved closer on Wednesday to banning social media for children under 16 after the parliament's lower house passed a bill even as Alphabet's
November 26, 2024
Australia|Lifestyle|Sports
Kayaker’s leg amputated in 20-hour ordeal trapped between rocks on Australia river
Kayaker’s leg amputated in 20-hour ordeal trapped between rocks on Australia river
November 23, 2024
Australia|Europe|Sports
Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini lift Italy past Australia and back to the Davis Cup final
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won their singles matches to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final
November 23, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology
Australia withdraws a misinformation bill after critics compare it to censorship
Australia’s government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and require them to keep records about misinformation and disinformation on their networks
November 24, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology
Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16
An advocate for major social media platforms has told Australia's Parliament that a plan to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed rather than being rushed to approval this week
November 25, 2024
Australia|Crime|Education|Sports
Players allege embattled ex-Oregon State volleyball coach used same abusive tactics in Australia
Reporting by The Associated Press about abusive culture in Oregon State’s volleyball program led to an outpouring of similar stories from the coach’s homeland of Australia
November 25, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|US
China's Ambassador to Australia says US trade policy to impact bilateral relations
China's Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said on Tuesday the United States' policy on trade with China and other countries will have an impact on relations between
November 26, 2024
Australia|Technology
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16,
November 26, 2024
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|World
Australia monthly inflation steady in October, core ticks higher
Australia's consumer price inflation rate stayed at a three-year low in October as government rebates drove electricity and rent prices down, though core inflation picked up in a
November 27, 2024
Australia|Crime
Australian police officer who Tasered 95-year-old found guilty of manslaughter
An Australian police officer who fatally shocked a 95-year-old care home resident with a Taser gun was found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday.
November 27, 2024
Australia|Business|Technology
Australia's social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law
Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years from social media
November 26, 2024