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
Australia’s foreign minister says she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada
November 05, 2024
Australian Rules umpire suspended after dressing up as Osama bin Laden at party
November 05, 2024Global 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
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
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
Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
November 28, 2024
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
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'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
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
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, 2024A 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
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'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 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
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 has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16, one of the world's toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.
November 28, 2024
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
‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation that netted 1,400 metric tons of drugs
November 28, 2024
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
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, 2024Australia’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
Emperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of miles from home
November 06, 2024
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
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'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
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
Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney beach were foul-smelling mini ‘fatbergs’
November 07, 2024
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
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
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
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, 2024A 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
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’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
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, 2024Australia'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
Seaman rescued after more than 20 hours at sea off Australia’s east coast
November 09, 2024
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
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, 2024Australian 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'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, 2024Australia 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
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
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, 2024Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade
November 12, 2024
A top New Zealand central banker said on Thursday that U.S.
November 27, 2024
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'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
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
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
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
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
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
A rugby player called Harry Potter is set to make his debut for Australia on Sunday
November 22, 2024
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 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his relationship with U.S.
November 16, 2024
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
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'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'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'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
Australian police on Monday charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offences, indictments that followed
November 17, 2024A 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
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he told U.S.
November 13, 2024
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
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'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
The United Nations' annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small
November 13, 2024
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
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
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'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
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, 2024China 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, 2024Australia 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
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'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, 2024Australia'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
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
An Australian teenager died on Thursday after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos, Thai police and Australian Prime
November 21, 2024
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Tuvalu, Palau and Marshall Islands in the Pacific, the presidential office said on Friday.
November 22, 2024
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
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
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, 2024Indonesia 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, 2024Australia'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, 2024Australia'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
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, 2024Anglo 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 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
‘Only in Australia’: Couple comes home to find koala in bed
November 14, 2024
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
Why Australian zoo is asking Sydney residents to catch deadly funnel-web spiders
November 15, 2024
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
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, 2024Retired 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, 2024Singer-songwriter Paul Kelly is an icon in Australia but a cult figure in the rest of the world
November 18, 2024
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
Deputy injured, 3-year-old and suspect found dead after domestic violence incident in Lawson
November 19, 2024Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fiction
November 19, 2024
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 introduces bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines
November 21, 2024
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
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
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
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
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 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
Kayaker’s leg amputated in 20-hour ordeal trapped between rocks on Australia river
November 23, 2024
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’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, 2024An 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
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
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, 2024Google 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
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
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, 2024Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years from social media
November 26, 2024
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