Australia’s Qantas to exit Jetstar Japan to focus on domestic offerings
AS Airways said on Tuesday (Feb 3) it would sell its stake in low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan to focus on its core domestic offerings as the Australian flag carrier faces softer…
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Australia’s central bank raises cash rate 25bps to 3.85%
Australia’s central bank on Tuesday raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent, the first hike in two years, saying the economy was growing faster than expected and…
Australia’s social media ban for children has already wiped out 4.7 million accounts
Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16,…
Australia’s goods trade surplus shrinks to A$2.9 billion in November
Australia’s surplus on goods trade narrowed sharply in November as shipments of iron ore fell back, data showed on Thursday, while imports were a fraction firmer. The Australian Bureau of…
Country Music Drama ‘Little Miracles,’ From Australia’s Bronte Studios and First Option Pictures, Taps Kriv Stenders to Direct (EXCLUSIVE)
Kriv Stenders has signed on to helm “Little Miracles,” a country music feature that will mark a collaboration between Australia’s Bronte Studios and First Option Pictures, with production…
Australia’s Mass Shooting Response Compared to America’s Says It All
Maybe the United States should try to be more like Australia. The day after a mass shooting at a Jewish gathering killed 15 people at Bondi Beach Sunday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony…
Australia’s Dangerous Naïveté
The atrocity at Bondi Beach was heartrending and all too predictable. Source link
Reddit files lawsuit against Australia’s social media ban
Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit asking the High Court to overturn Australia’s social media ban for people under 16 as well as its inclusion in it, calling the law an…
Australia’s social media ban goes into effect Wednesday
On Wednesday morning, local time, over one million Australian children discovered their social media accounts had vanished. And it may not be long before kids in other countries find…
Australia’s central bank holds rates steady, signals no rush to hike
The mood among consumers, long stuck in the doldrums, has turned positive in a boost to the outlook for household spending Australia’s central bank on Tuesday (Dec 9) left its cash rate…
Australia’s central bank holds rates steady, rules out further cuts
Bond yields spike to a 13-month high after governor Bullock says that price risks have ‘tilted to the upside’ Australia’s central bank governor Michele Bullock called an end to a truncated…
Sembcorp confirms talks to buy Australia’s Alinta Energy from Chow Tai Fook
Sembcorp Industries on Monday (Dec 8) confirmed that it is in talks to buy Australia’s Alinta Energy, the country’s fourth biggest utilities company. In a bourse filing, it stated that “it…
YouTube says it will comply with Australia’s teen social media ban
The Australian ban is being closely watched by other jurisdictions considering similar age-based measures Google’s YouTube said that it will obey Australia’s world-leading ban on social…
Australia’s Optus suffers emergency call outage
Australian telco Optus said on Wednesday it had suffered an emergency call outage near Melbourne impacting around 14,000 users, two months after a broader disruption that probably caused…
Australia’s Optus suffers call outage, vandalism blamed
— Australian telco Optus said on Wednesday it had suffered a service outage near Melbourne impacting around 14,000 users, two months after a…
India’s PTC Punjabi, Australia’s Temple Forge Three-Film Co-Production Pact (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian entertainment platform PTC Punjabi has partnered with Australian production company Temple to co-present three Punjabi-language feature films under the Australia-India Audiovisual…
Australia’s National Indian Film Festival Expands to Regional Markets, Partners With Indian Film Bodies (EXCLUSIVE)
Australia’s National Indian Film Festival (NIFFA) is expanding into regional territories and has signed partnerships with India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the…
Australia’s TPG Telecom says customer died after failed emergency call due to outdated software
AUSTRALIA’S TPG Telecom said on Tuesday a customer died after failing to make emergency triple zero (”000”) calls on the company’s network from a Samsung device that was operating…
Australia's big four banks move to bypass mortgage brokers as profits squeezed
They are looking to offset pressure on profit margins from lower interest rates, higher costs and intensifying competition Australia’s biggest banks are ramping up efforts to reduce their…
Australia’s NAB CEO says housing is greatest societal challenge as bank books A$7.09 billion profit
NAB and the rest of Australia’s ‘Big Four’ banks rely heavily on the strength of the housing market National Australia Bank (NAB) chief executive Andrew Irvine said Australia needs to…
Microsoft signs US$9.7 billion AI cloud deal with Australia’s IREN to secure Nvidia systems
Once fully implemented, the deal is expected to generate about US$1.94 billion a year for IREN Microsoft has signed an approximately US$9.7 billion deal to purchase AI cloud capacity from…
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths Q1 revenue jumps 66% but falls short of forecasts
Lynas is focusing on a build-out of a processing plant in Malaysia, to satisfy East Asian demand First-quarter revenue at Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths rose by 66 per cent from a year…
Australia’s ANZ halts buyback to save A$800 million for strategy overhaul
The bank will also reduce reliance on mortgage brokers and aim to write more loans directly to boost its revenue from home lending Australia’s ANZ Group said that it would stop the…
Meet Australia’s Secret Weapon in the Global Vintage Bidding Wars
PARIS — As the market for vintage fashion booms and competition at auction heats up, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne has emerged as a force to be reckoned with. Its secret…