SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chances of an imminent hike in Australian interest rates grew on Wednesday after data showed house prices rebounding to near record highs and the International Monetary Fund…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The staff of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday recommended Australia’s central bank further tighten monetary policy in order to bring inflation back to target and keep…
(Reuters) – An Australian union alliance’s members voted in support to endorse deals on pay and conditions at Chevron’s two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia, the union said…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Nearly 350 BHP iron ore rail workers in Australia, including train drivers, have approved industrial action plans that could include work stoppages of up to 24 hours…
(Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Wednesday announced the issuance of A$1.25 billion ($794.38 million) worth of subordinated notes. The issue of subordinated securities will not have a material…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s top central banker on Tuesday warned there were risks inflation would prove more stubborn than expected and that interest rates might have to rise further to…
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian farm industry groups on Monday called on the government to not sign a trade deal with the European Union unless it offered much greater market access…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will ask its competition watchdog to monitor domestic passenger flights in a bid to boost competition in a sector dominated by national carrier Qantas, which is…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s central bank on Wednesday said the domestic economy was in a “challenging” situation with consumption slowing but inflation still elevated, and monetary policy…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank on Monday said tokenised money could help save billions of dollars in costs in domestic financial markets, as it studies whether and how to…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bain Capital has put off its plans for an initial public offering of Virgin Australia airline to next year, a person with knowledge of the matter said…
(Reuters) – Australia’s biggest lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia will cut 192 jobs from its back office operations in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, including some workers currently employed by BankWest,…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday he remained hopeful a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution would succeed, even as the…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted on Saturday in a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution, a week from a national polling day…
Sydney (Reuters) – A light plane crashed in a rural area of Australia’s New South Wales state on Friday, killing the male pilot and three children who were on board,…
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will address significant abuses of its visa system, the government said on Thursday, in a bid to crack down on human trafficking and…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian constitutional referendum on Indigenous recognition is on track to be defeated amid strong opposition from older voters and those living outside cities,…
(Reuters) – Spotify said on Tuesday that users of its premium services in the UK and Australia would now have 15 hours of free access to audiobooks a month, with…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he would focus on having one-on-one conversations with Australians to rally support for the Indigenous referendum, as early voting…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – One man died and another was in hospital on Saturday in Australia after a whale struck and flipped their boat during a fishing expedition, authorities said. Police…
CANBERRA (Reuters) – The Australian government said on Thursday that China was removing barriers to imports of hay from Australia, the latest step towards normalising trade relations between the two…
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Job vacancies in Australia slid from record levels in the three months to August, adding to signs that the country’s labour shortage might be…
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales rose modestly in August as consumers continued to cut back on spending in the face of elevated living expenses and high…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PwC Australia will appoint outsiders to its board and publish audited financial statements as part of a governance overhaul to bring the partnership closer…
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Support for a referendum to constitutionally recognise Australia’s Indigenous people slipped further, with the landmark proposal set to fail in a national vote roughly…