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;…
Australia and India to sign trade deal on Saturday – Australia
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY – Australia will sign a trade agreement with India on Saturday that will eliminate tariffs on 85% of Australian goods entering India, helping farmers and miners to diversify…
Australia housing bubble slowly deflating as heat leaves Sydney, Melbourne
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – Australian home prices are slowly coming back to earth as the sky-high markets of Sydney and Melbourne lose some heat, though there is still plenty of lift…
Heavy rains in Australia trigger fresh round of flood evacuations
SYDNEY -Heavy rains drenched east Australia on Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders for thousands of flood-weary residents for the second time this month as authorities warned the intense weather is likely to persist…
‘Great concern’ over China-Solomon Islands deal: Australia PM
– Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday there was “great concern” across the Pacific after Solomon Islands confirmed it was creating a security partnership with China. The Pacific island nation…
Australia bans alumina exports to Russia, sources coal for Ukraine
– Australia has imposed an immediate ban on exports of alumina and aluminum ores, including bauxite, to Russia, the government said on Sunday as part of its ongoing sanctions against Moscow for…
Australia sanctions Russian billionaires with mining industry links
SYDNEY – Australia imposed sanctions on Friday on two Russian oligarchs with links to its mining industry, one of them a billionaire with an investment connection to Rio Tinto’s Gladstone alumina refinery…
Exxon, BHP to invest $291 million to expand gas output off Australia
By Sonali Paul and Sameer Manekar MELBOURNE -Exxon Mobil Corp and BHP Group said on Thursday they will go ahead with a project to boost gas output from their Gippsland Basin Kipper…
Australia, South Africa miners eye options as Europe makes desperate calls
By Helen Reid and Praveen Menon – Australian and South African miners are exploring ways to supply coal and metals consumers in Europe scrambling for alternative sources to Russian supply, but logistics…
Australia evacuates tens of thousands as heavy rains threaten Sydney
By Renju Jose and Kirsty Needham SYDNEY -Tens of thousands of Sydney residents were ordered to evacuate in the night on Wednesday as major flooding hit the western fringe of the city…
Australia retail sales rebound in Jan as economy weathers Omicron
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – Australian retail sales were surprisingly strong in January as shoppers weathered a surge in Omicron cases with aplomb, suggesting the economy maintained considerable momentum into the new…
Kiwi house prices rises to halt this year, Australia to follow in 2023: Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU – Soaring house prices in New Zealand will grind to a halt this year and Australia will follow suit in 2023 as expected higher interest rates rein in…
S.Africa building giant WBHO quits Australia, blames ‘hardline’ COVID response
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – South Africa’s biggest construction firm Wilson Bayly Holmes – Ovcon Ltd (WBHO) said it is pulling out of Australia, saying the country’s “hardline” COVID-19 response had impacted…
Djokovic eager to play again after deportation from Australia
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI – Novak Djokovic was looking forward to kick-starting his 2022 season in Dubai following his deportation from Australia, and said he would be the first to congratulate U.S.…
‘Fortress Australia’ to welcome tourists for first time under COVID
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE – Australia will welcome international tourists on Monday after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to live with the pandemic as…
Australia reports 43 COVID deaths before expanded border reopening
– Australia recorded 43 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, as it readies to welcome international tourists on Monday for the first time in nearly two years. The country, which shut its borders in…
Rio Tinto agrees heritage protection plan for West Australia iron ore project
– Rio Tinto said on Monday it has agreed a heritage protection plan with an Indigenous group for a project in West Australia as it looks to avoid a repeat of the…
Nuix says Australia regulator completes pre-IPO investigation
– Nuix Ltd said on Thursday that Australia’s corporate regulator will take no further action against the software maker, backed by conglomerate Macquarie Group Ltd, over prospectus forecasts filed ahead of its…
Australia businesses suffer Omicron blues in Jan – survey
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – A measure of Australian business conditions took a turn for the worse in January as a surge in coronavirus cases hit consumer spending, though firms were optimistic…
West Australia Threatens $50,000 Fine And Jail Time For People Who Are ‘Offensive’ To Workers Checking Vax Cards
Western Australia is threatening jail time and massive fines for those who argue with workers checking vaccination cards at restaurants and other public spaces, according to The West Australian. Any person who…
Australia to host ‘Quad’ meeting of foreign ministers
SYDNEY – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Australia in February to meet counterparts from Japan, India and Australia to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, the Australian government said…
Australia buys copyright to Aboriginal flag, making it free to fly
SYDNEY – The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted sporting teams and…
Australia marks two years since first COVID case with another high death count
SYDNEY – Australia on Tuesday recorded one of its highest number of deaths in a day from COVID-19 as an outbreak of the highly-infections Omicron variant tore through the country which marked…
AP: Volunteer firefighters ward off Australia’s blazes
Doug Schutz started volunteering with the Rural Fire Service in Australia’s New South Wales state some 53 years ago, at the age of 13. Now captain of the Tomerong brigade, he’s also…
AP: AP Top Stories January 3 A
Here’s the latest for Friday January 3rd: US airstrike in Baghdad kills Iran’s top general; US troops arrive in Kuwait; Tens of thousands evacuate from Australia wildfires; Utah officials trigger avalanche. Subscribe…
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Here’s the latest for Thursday January 2nd: US troops heading to Middle East; People missing amid Australia fire evacuations; Taiwan’s top military officer killed in helicopter crash; 10 cars shot on Interstates…
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