Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s labour regulator cleared the way for strike action at Chevron’s Wheatstone platform if workers vote in favour of such a step, fuelling concerns the country’s exports …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PwC Australia’s attempt to remove a partner after an internal investigation into the leak of confidential government tax plans hit a roadblock on Friday …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s central bank on Friday said policy was in the “calibration stage” as the worst was over for inflation, though some further policy tightening …

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Western Australia state has scrapped new Aboriginal heritage protection laws after just five weeks because of opposition from landowners. The decision, denounced by Indigenous …

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will put climate change and local jobs at the centre of its international aid programme, in a policy overhaul designed to compete with …

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian inquiry said in a report on Monday that it had found serious misconduct by a public prosecutor in connection with the trial …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian job advertisements posted a small rise in July after an outsized decline in the previous month, data showed on Monday, but analysts say the lift could …

By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points next quarter in their last hike of the cycle, economists polled by Reuters …

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian retail sales volumes fell again in the June quarter as cost of living pressures and rising borrowing costs ate into consumer spending power, hampering …

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s home prices rose for a fifth straight month in July, according to property consultant CoreLogic, although the monthly gain slowed as an increase …

By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country’s biggest lender, could cut up to 200 jobs, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, but …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Monday it would spend A$9.8 billion ($6.60 billion) to buy 20 new Super Hercules military transport aircraft, ahead of a visit later this week …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – United States Navy personnel from a newly commissioned U.S. combat ship paraded through Australia’s capital on Sunday, as the two allies carry out war games amid China’s …

By Wayne Cole and Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Friday launched a “national wellbeing” dashboard of indicators to measure progress on issues like health, education and the environment, …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s biggest telecommunications company Telstra said on Thursday it planned to cut nearly 500 jobs due to changes from digitisation and automation, as well as its exit …

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Pacific Islands nations Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are considering forming defence forces and have discussed the matter with Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Parties on both sides of a debate on whether to constitutionally recognise Australia’s Indigenous people released their official pamphlets on Tuesday, which will start being delivered to …

SYDNEY, July 18 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank decided to keep interest rates steady this month as policy was clearly restrictive and there was a risk a squeeze on household …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday that he expected the nation’s jobless rate to lift from near a 48-year low on the back of higher interest …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers expressed optimism on Saturday about progress on a long-awaited overhaul of global corporate taxation at a meeting of Group of 20 (G20) nations …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Friday appointed Michele Bullock as the next central bank governor, replacing Philip Lowe. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Lowe’s current seven-year term is due …

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Wednesday the cabinet would meet soon to decide the next governor of the country’s central bank, after local …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian court signed off on a A$450 million ($300 million) fine for Blackstone-owned owned casino operator Crown Resorts for breaking anti-money laundering laws, ending the darkest …

(Reuters) – National Australia Bank (NAB) on Friday said it would refresh its approach to like-for-like refinancing criteria to help customers who would otherwise fail to meet an industry standard …