Australia


Australia September retail sales rise 0.6% as spending stays resilient

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian retail sales posted another solid increase in September thanks to spending

Australia repatriates Australian women and children from Syrian refugee camp

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The Australian government has repatriated four Australian women and their 13 children

Australia to spend $500 million to move or flood-proof homes in inundated areas

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia will spend A$800 million ($516 million) to repair, retrofit and buy

Australia’s Coles flags climate challenge as floods push up inflation

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian No. 2 grocer Coles Group Ltd (COL.AX) flagged climate change as

Southeast Australia braces for more rain, residents told to evacuate

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian authorities warned on Tuesday that flood-affected areas in the country’s southeast

Australia’s budget to downgrade growth, keep spending in check

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s Labor government will unveil its first budget on Tuesday as economic

Australia flood crisis enters third week as heavy rains lash east

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Already-flooded towns across Australia’s east were on high alert on Monday after

More severe weather forecast for Australia’s southeast amid flood crisis

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s weather forecaster predicted heavy rain for large swaths of country’s flood-hit

Australia flags increased penalties for data breaches following major cyberattacks

(Reuters) – Australia will introduce laws to parliament to increase penalties for companies subject to

Australia’s east braces for more heavy rain, ‘life-threatening’ floods

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Large swaths of Australia’s southeast were under flood evacuation alerts on Saturday