Australia cancels lease for new Russian embassy citing national security
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Thursday it would introduce legislation to parliament to cancel Russia’s lease to…
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Australian senator alleges assault in parliament house; calls for safer workplace
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian senator on Thursday said she was followed, aggressively propositioned and inappropriately touched by another senator…
Australian war hero found complicit in Afghan murders says devastated by ruling, but will not apologise
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s most decorated war veteran, found by a civil court to have played a part in the murder…
Australia’s strong May employment leaves RBA little breathing room
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian employment blew past expectations in May, while the jobless rate edged lower and participation…
Australian state bans PwC from new tax contracts for three months
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian state on Thursday imposed a three-month ban on PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) local unit from receiving new…
Stocks rise, dollar pares losses after Fed signals more hikes ahead
By Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – MSCI’s global equity index closed slightly higher on Wednesday after a volatile afternoon while the…
US dollar falls, but off four-week lows, as Fed signals more rate hikes
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slid on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates…
Australia’s central bank owes underpaid workers over $770,000
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank will pay out just over A$1 million in back pay after an internal review…
New Zealand must free up land, expand housing supply to ease home affordability – IMF
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand needs to keep increasing the supply of houses to address housing affordability,…
Australia’s ANZ looks to expand lending to critical minerals sector
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian lender ANZ Group is looking at opportunities to invest more in the critical…