Rhode Island Man Admits to Shipping Fentanyl to Australia
Felix Suarez, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl; two counts of attempt to distribute a controlled substance; unlawful export of a controlled substance;…
TheFork and SevenRooms Ink Multi-Year Strategic Partnership Deal Across Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia
TheFork and SevenRooms will partner to provide hospitality operators with the most competitive and complete combination of services available to the market today New York, Paris, London, Sydney (-) TheFork, the leading…
Australia aims for ‘responsible’ budget after UK mayhem
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Labor government will launch its first budget next week with warnings about global recession and tough spending choices at home, while still meeting the modest promises…
Singapore’s GIC says global recession scenario possible, eyes Australia opportunities
By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, one of the world’s biggest investors, said it is factoring in the potential for a global recession and was prepared to…
Australia, Singapore sign ‘green economy’ pact
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and Singapore agreed on Tuesday on a “green economy” deal to boost cooperation on climate investment, financing and technology. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong…
Bali bombings survivor looks ahead as Australia marks 20th anniversary
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Hanabeth Luke remembers like yesterday crawling through burning rubble and thick acrid black smoke after a bomb exploded at a nightclub in Indonesia’s tourist hotspot…
Some Apple workers in Australia vote to strike over pay, benefits
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – A union representing Australian employees of iPhone maker Apple Inc voted to strike due to lack of progress on wage negotiations, a union official said on…
Australia unveils privacy rule changes after Optus data breach
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Thursday proposed an overhaul of consumer privacy rules that will help facilitate targeted data sharing between telecommunication firms and banks following a massive data breach at Optus,…
Australia, New Zealand keep global rate hikes on upward swing
LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks are determined to clamp down on red-hot inflation, with Australia and New Zealand delivering further interest rate hikes this week. A smaller-than-anticipated rate hike in Australia…
Australia rules out curbs on gas exports after producer deal
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia will not put curbs on gas exports after reaching a deal with its three east coast producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to avert a forecast…
Australia court dismisses petition against CBA, unit over banned commissions
(Reuters) – The Australian Federal Court has dismissed a petition by the country’s corporate regulator against Commonwealth Bank of Australia and its pension unit on allegations of improperly collecting commissions, the regulator…
Australia tells SingTel-owned Optus to pay cost of replacing hacked ID documents
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian telecoms giant Optus must pay the cost of replacing the passports and drivers licences of millions of customers whose personal information was stolen in one of the country’s…
Australia job vacancies dip from record highs in Aug quarter
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Job vacancies in Australia eased from all-time highs in the August quarter as positions were filled in the private sector, but openings remained more than double pre-pandemic levels and…
Australia – a land of promise and hurdles for offshore wind developers
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Under a new government, Australia is shaping up to be the next big market for offshore wind developers, attracting interest from the likes of Shell, Denmark’s…
Australia, NZ dlrs hit new lows as traders buy dollars amid volatility
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian and New Zealand dollars hit fresh multi-year lows on Monday as traders, already gripped by growth fears and rate hikes, piled into the safe-haven greenback after Britain’s…
U.S., UK, Australia leaders: progress made in Australia getting nuclear-powered sub
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leaders of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia said in a statement on Friday marking the one-year anniversary of the AUKUS security pact that they have made “significant…
Australia, New Zealand condemn Putin threats as “unthinkable”
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying his threats to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia were “unthinkable” and exposed…
Australia rules out ban on Russian tourists as part of sanctions
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will not ban Russian tourists from entering the country as part of sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday. Since…
Virgin Australia says high staff illness rates hampering capacity, lifting fares
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Virgin Australia has been unable to provide enough domestic capacity to meet demand, which is tracking above 2019 levels because of high illness rates among staff,…
Australia current account surplus balloons in Q2, boosts growth
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s current account surplus widened sharply in the June quarter as resource exports were boosted by both prices and volumes, making a sizable contribution to economic…
Australia government spending makes minor contribution to Q2 GDP
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian government spending edged up 0.5% in the June quarter as consumption paused after a very strong first quarter, making a minor contribution to economic growth. Spending on operational…
Era of through-the-roof house prices in Australia set to end: Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – Australian house prices will fall sharply this year and next as rising mortgage rates and cost of living pressures drag on demand, a Reuters poll found,…
Australia regulator removes Westpac’s add-on liquidity requirement
(Reuters) – Australia’s bank regulator said on Thursday Westpac Banking Corp no longer needs to keep an additional amount of cash reserve after the company took steps to rectify issues related to…
Firefighting tanker plane in deadly Australia crash likely stalled – final report
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) -A C-130 tanker plane that crashed and killed all three Americans on board while fighting fires in Australia in 2020 likely stalled when flying in hazardous conditions…
Australia PM focussed on workplace reform as he marks 100 days in office
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was focussed on jobs and workplace reform as the country faces economic challenges in the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Australia PM to release report into predecessor’s secret ministries on Tuesday
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will release a report on Tuesday from the solicitor general on his predecessor Scott Morrison being secretly sworn into five ministries during…
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