SYDNEY (Reuters) – Social media platform X said on Saturday it would challenge in court an order from an Australian regulator demanding the company remove some posts related to the …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will boost defence spending by A$50.3 billion ($32 billion) over the next decade and reshuffle its weapons programs to emphasise missiles, drones and …
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By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – An attacker who fatally knifed six people in a Sydney mall on Saturday before being shot dead by police in Sydney’s beachside suburb of …
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By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -Defence forces of the U.S., Japan, Australia and the Philippines will conduct “maritime cooperative activity” on April 7 to support a free and open …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A former U.S. Marine Corps pilot facing extradition to the United States from Australia will argue he was no longer a U.S. citizen at …
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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia and Britain criticised China on Friday for its actions in Hong Kong, the South China Sea and its support of Russia, after a meeting …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government backed its ambassador to Washington, the former prime minister Kevin Rudd, after U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump called the key diplomat “a little bit nasty” …
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By Lewis Jackson CANBERRA (Reuters) – Fierce resistance mounted by Australian unions against plans for a new submarine base shows the challenge facing the high-stakes defence project with the United …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Chinese man arrested in Australia is awaiting extradition to the United States for alleged involvement in a North Korean scheme to generate revenue by selling counterfeit …
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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. official for arms control said on Wednesday she is “very confident” the United States will certify Australia and Britain as eligible …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s prudential regulator said on Wednesday it will review how sections of the A$2.5 trillion ($1.7 trillion) pension fund sector value unlisted assets and …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Thursday launched a wide-ranging review into pricing and competition in its supermarket sector as the government unveils a series of policies to …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government on Wednesday named longstanding media executive Kim Williams the next chairperson of the country’s national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Williams is currently …
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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia, the United States and Britain on Tuesday imposed cyber sanctions on a Russian man for his role in the breach at insurer Medibank, one …
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By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia is poised to produce much more wheat and other crops this year than previously thought after rainfall confounded expectations that an El Nino …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business conditions continued to soften in December as manufacturing and construction lost ground, a survey showed on Tuesday, while price pressures eased markedly in a promising …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Indebted Chinese developer Country Garden has agreed to sell a stake in an Australian residential project, the latest in a series of sales which …
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By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian employment fell sharply in December after two months of surprisingly strong growth, while the jobless rate stayed at a 1-1/2 year high, adding …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian employment fell sharply in December after two months of surprisingly strong growth, while the jobless rate held steady as fewer people went looking for work. Figures …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Residents in the state of Western Australia were urged to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as a bushfire burned out of control near the state’s capital Perth, …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Job vacancies in Australia fell only slightly in the three months to end-November, suggesting demand for workers remained strong even if the labour market was loosening a …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Australia hit an all-time high in 2023, according to the country’s automotive association, however light vehicle sales remained dominated …
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SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank considered hiking interest rates for a second straight month in December, but decided there were enough encouraging signs on inflation to pause …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Large parts of Australia on Saturday sweltered under heat wave conditions that prompted the nation’s weather forecaster to issue bush fire warnings in several states. In New South …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will give its central bank new powers to take over and if necessary, wind up, clearing and settlement providers at risk of failure, …