Australia

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PwC Australia advised Uber and Facebook how to restructure in face of an Australian law clamping down on tax avoidance, but both companies said …

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian lawyer with a bounty on his head from the Hong Kong authorities, said on Thursday he was being pursued for “exercising my …

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – With a July policy meeting done and dusted, the head of Australia’s central bank is waiting to hear if he will remain at the …

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, Australia and Canada have called on Israel’s government to reverse a decision to approve new settlement units in the West Bank, saying they are “deeply concerned” …

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian and European Union trade ministers spoke on Thursday evening, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as optimism builds that sticking points …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Job vacancies in Australia fell in the three months to May, the fourth straight quarter of decline, but were still far above pre-pandemic levels as demand for …

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s budget surplus for 2022/23 will be bigger than the A$4.2 billion ($2.81 billion) projected in the May budget but high inflation and global …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PwC Australia’s sale of its government consulting business may give it temporary respite from a crisis in its tax practice but is unlikely to …

By Lewis Jackson and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia has moved to contain the fallout from a scandal over the misuse of confidential government tax plans by …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia is under fire after a former partner leaked confidential government tax plans between 2014 and 2017 which were then used to …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on three men involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over Ukraine in 2014, Foreign Minister …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The world’s biggest iron ore miner Rio Tinto said on Wednesday that it had reopened a rail line at its Western Australian operations after a train carrying …

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Automakers and other consumers of critical minerals should invest in Australia’s materials processing industry to secure ethical long-term supply that can weather geopolitical disruptions, …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Rio Tinto was working on Monday to recover about 30 wagons of a self-driving iron ore train that derailed in Western Australia, an accident that analysts said had …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Westpac on Friday lifted its forecast for Australia’s cash rate peak to 4.6%, tipping quarter-point hikes in July and August, joining other major banks that are expecting …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s business conditions eased sharply in May, dented by slower gains in sales and employment, suggesting demand growth is moderating in the wake of the central bank’s …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will encourage businesses diversify their trade into new and emerging markets, Trade Minister Don Farrell will say in a speech on Thursday, even …

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and Australia’s defence chiefs agreed on Tuesday to step up defence cooperation, South Korea’s defence ministry said. Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup met his Australian counterpart …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bain Capital’s Virgin Australia airline is aiming for a A$1 billion listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in November, according to a source with direct knowledge …