Australia


Australians rescued from rooftops as torrential rain ravages rural towns

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Hundreds of residents in flood-ravaged Australia’s southeast were rescued by helicopter and

Australia central bank stuck with smaller hike as wary of falling house prices

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank expects to raise interest rates further over the period

Three top Australian banks settle class action lawsuits for $84 million

(Reuters) – Three of Australia’s ‘big four’ banks settled separate class action lawsuits for A$126

Flash floods in Australia’s southeast cut off inland towns

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Heavy rain triggered flash floods that cut off some inland towns in

Australia’s Albanese has ‘positive’ chat with China’s Li

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke briefly with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang

Australia seeks to reassure citizens on COVID after cruise ship outbreak

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s Home Affairs Minister on Saturday sought to reassure the public that

Australia unveils joint cyber police taskforce to ‘hunt down’ hackers

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia on Saturday formalised a new cyber-policing model in a stepped-up effort

Australian police blame Russia-based hackers for attack on Medibank

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Russia-based hackers were behind the cyberattack on insurer Medibank Private Ltd (MPL.AX),

Australian telecom firms fined $22.1 mln for false internet speed claims

(Reuters) – Three Australian telecom firms have been ordered by a court to pay a

Australia’s central bank says nearer to point when it might pause on rates

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – A top Australian central banker said on Thursday they might be getting