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AUSTRALIA’S central bank is poised to cut interest rates for the first time in four years even as the board remains alert to potential inflationary pressures from mounting global trade…
A corporate tie-up in Australia will produce a parade of fortunes in an industry hardly known for extravagance. More than 100 shareholders will officially be millionaires. At least 10 will…
Australia Post has one of the largest retail networks nationally and runs more than 4,000 post offices A TRIO of major lenders may join a banking service run by Australia’s post offices as…
Australian beauty brand MCoBeauty, best known for its affordable dupes, is now fully owned by billionaire Dennis Bastas’ DBG Group, valuing it at $1 billion, according to multiple reports.…
PARIS — One of the most discreet designers in fashion, Martin Grant is about to step into the spotlight with his first major career retrospective set to open in his native Melbourne.…
Channel Islanders who live in Australia say changes to visa regulations have made it easier for people from Guernsey and Jersey to move there. Last year, changes were brought in that meant…
A small marsupial species has been saved from near-extinction thanks to the ongoing work of a conservation group. The brush-tailed bettong, which resembles a tiny kangaroo and similarly…
MELBOURNE — As flames engulfed swaths of Los Angeles County this month and U.S. fire authorities scrambled to coordinate help from overseas, one longtime firefighting partner was left off…
(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s main opposition prioritized cost-of-living and housing issues as it kicked off its campaign for the next election, due by May 17. Most Read from Bloomberg Peter…
SINGAPORE’S government is open to instituting minimum-age laws for social media use and is in talks with counterparts in Australia over the matter, an official said on Tuesday (Jan 7).…
Emergency crews are searching for the body of a 28-year-old surfer who was killed in a shark attack in South Australia. The surfer, identified as Lance Appleby from Port Lincoln, was…
Advancetrack, an accountancy outsourcing firm, has expanded its operations into Australia and New Zealand, marking a significant step in its global growth strategy. The firm has also…
A man has been left baffled after a letter arrived at his door which should have been delivered more than 10,500 miles away to an address in Australia. When Keith Georgiou from Penarth,…
(Reuters) -Australia's corporate regulator has initiated legal action against the local affiliate of the global bank HSBC, claiming it failed to correctly respond to about 950 reports of…
Australia's renewable energy sector is set for significant growth with the announcement of 19 new projects under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 1. The projects will contribute…
A former childcare worker dubbed "one of Australia's worst paedophiles" has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and sexually abusing almost 70 girls. Ashley Paul Griffith, 47,…
AUSTRALIA’S top central banker said on Thursday (Nov 28) that core inflation was too high to allow for rate cuts in the near term, all but ruling out relief for borrowers at its next…
Australian shares hit a record high on Thursday (Nov 28), helped by a sustained rally in the heavyweight banking stocks, despite concerns over valuation and the impact of high interest…
An Australian police officer has been convicted of manslaughter after a court ruled his use of a Taser on a 95-year-old woman led to her death. The jury found Senior Constable Kristian…
Australia has introduced a bill that could impose hefty fines on large supermarket chains failing to comply with a new industry code of conduct. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for…
Singapore Post’s Australian business had posted a revenue of S$574.8 million in the half year ending Sept 30, up from S$398.8 million a year earlier Singapore Post said on Tuesday (Nov 26)…
Australian police arrested 170 climate change activists in the state of New South Wales during a protest from Friday through Sunday. Representing the group Rising Tide Australia, the…
SYDNEY (Reuters) - 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…
Antarctica is staring down the barrel of a gun, and humans are the ones holding it. Hundreds of concerned scientists came together in Australia recently to discuss how we can put the gun…
