Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will aim for sustained and inclusive full employment to guide future economic policy, the government will announce on Monday, in a bid to consolidate gains in …

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – For some Australians, Rupert Murdoch’s exit from the leadership of his media empire was a time to reflect on the country’s greatest business success …

(Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as the chairman of Fox and News Corp, ending a seven-decade career that began from his father’s Australian newspaper business and culminated in …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -The dispute between Chevron and workers at its two liquefied natural facilities (LNG) in Australia will be heard by the industrial relations tribunal on Sept. …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said a strip-search of women at Qatar’s main airport in 2020 played a part in its decision this year to stop Qatar Airways from selling more …

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s export volumes jumped in the June quarter as foreign visitors swarmed the country, data showed on Tuesday, offsetting softness in household consumption and …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian job advertisements for August jumped the most in over a year, suggesting some resilience in labour demand despite decade-high interest rates and still elevated inflation, data …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PwC Australia on Friday said the spin-off of its government consulting business and other costs from a tax scandal will leave a double-digit revenue …

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s home prices rose in August for a sixth straight month as a jump in new listings was absorbed by strong demand, adding to …

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business investment climbed to its highest since late 2015 in the June quarter as firms took advantage of tax breaks to splurge on …

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and the European Union will resume free trade talks on Thursday with a teleconference between Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell and EU Commissioner …

By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australians will vote on October 14 on whether they want to change the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait island people, a defining moment …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales rebounded in July after a sharp fall the previous month, but the annual rate slowed further, a result that should not upset the outlook …

By Lewis Jackson and Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell has dangled easier access to the country’s vast critical minerals sector as part of negotiations over …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian inflation over the past year-and-a-half was the worst in three decades but the country is still unlikely to experience a recession, the head of the country’s …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia faces decades of slower economic growth as its population gets older which will pressure the budget and lift national debt, a government report projected on Thursday, …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government said it would announce the voting date for a landmark referendum to constitutionally recognise the country’s Indigenous people next Wednesday as it battles a …

By Melanie Burton and Scott Murdoch MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Emerging Australian lithium companies are witnessing a surge in buyouts as their lower valuations and cash needs attract some of the …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s economy is projected to grow more slowly over the next 40 years as an aging population and slower population growth shrink the workforce, …

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will spend A$1.3 billion ($833 million) to boost its long-range strike capabilities as it finalised on Monday a deal to buy more than …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale to Australia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for $975 million, the Pentagon said on Friday. …

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia employment unexpectedly fell in July to end two months of very strong growth, while the jobless rate ticked higher in a sign the drum-tight …