Australia
Australia job vacancies fall 2% in May qtr, still historically high
SYDNEY, June 29 (Reuters) - Job vacancies in Australia fell in the three months to May, the fourth straight quarter of decline,…
Hotter, drier weather likely across Australia for winter and early spring
SYDNEY, June 29 (Reuters) - Dry and warm weather is forecast across large chunks of Australia through the southern hemisphere winter and…
Australia urged to ban online gambling ads to curb growing addiction
SYDNEY, June 28 (Reuters) - Australia should phase out advertising for online gambling in three years, a parliamentary committee of inquiry recommended…
Australia to provide more armoured vehicles to Ukraine
By Alasdair Pal and Renju Jose SYDNEY, June 26 (Reuters) - The Australian government will provide a new A$110 million ($73.5 million)…
Australia says no threat from squatting Russian diplomat
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, June 23 (Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday the contested site of a proposed…
Australia’s visa overhaul leaves Chinese millionaires in limbo
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - In 2018 Paul Wang left his home in Beijing to start a new life in Australia,…
Shock in Australia after bus accident kills 10 wedding guests in NSW
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, June 12 (Reuters) - At least 10 people died and 25 were injured after a chartered bus carrying…
Australia’s trade minister talks tough on EU trade
June 7 (Reuters) - Australia's trade minister Don Farrell has warned the European Union that he will not sign on a trade…
Australian woman pardoned after 20 years in jail for deaths of her four children
SYDNEY, June 5 (Reuters) - A woman imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four children was pardoned by New…
Australia hikes minimum wage as living costs surge
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) - Australia will raise the minimum wage by 5.75% from July 1 as families grapple…
Australia says tougher laws needed on artificial intelligence
SYDNEY, June 1 (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday it planned to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) including a potential ban on deep…
Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite
Varroa mites – notorious honey bee parasites – have recently reached Australian shores, detected at the Port of Newcastle in New South…