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'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 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
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
Emperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of miles from home
November 06, 2024
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’s foreign minister says she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada
November 05, 2024
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 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 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
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
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
Sydney Marathon named as seventh major race in elite circuit
November 04, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan vows to ‘be back’ after freak accident leaves him blind in one eye
October 31, 2024
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'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 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'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
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
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 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
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'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
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
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
Woman survives snake bite during days lost in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
October 28, 2024
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
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
Steven Alderson was bullied at school for being autistic. Decades on, a historic win has made him an Australian national hero
October 26, 2024
Top U.N. officials say more than 600 million women and girls are now affected by war
October 25, 2024
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
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
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’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
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
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
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'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
A restaurateur has pleaded guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney earlier in October
October 24, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament
October 21, 2024
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
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 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
King Charles visits Australia as the country puts its republic debate on hold
October 18, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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'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
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
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
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
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'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'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
US prosecutors demand Google divest Chrome to end search monopoly
Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments
North Korea hackers behind 2019 $42 million Ethereum heist, South Korea police say
Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott dies at age 86
Hungary to install air defence system near Ukraine border
China willing to maintain communication on submarine infrastructure security
Insolvencies in Germany up 22.9% year-on-year in October
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