Australia


Australian rate hike an unwelcome twist for PM Morrison’s re-election bid

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was dealt an election blow on Tuesday

Sydney man gets 12 years for murdering gay American in 1988

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months

Possible Australian rate hike puts cost of living in focus in election campaign

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s ruling coalition is bracing for a possible rise in interest rates

Australian regulator presses banks to update online payments tech

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank is pressing the country’s commercial banks to meet deadlines

Qantas bets on Sydney-London non-stop with Airbus order

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) will fly non-stop from Sydney to London after ordering

Australia wins Langford title, clinches sevens world series

(AP) — Lily Dick finished off a late, long-range attacking raid as Australia rallied to

Australian job ads dip 0.5% in April, still strong overall

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian job advertisements dipped in April from multi-year highs, but still point

Australia home prices keep rising even as Sydney, Melbourne cool

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian home prices were still rising nationally in April even as more

Australian banks’ margin woes linger but rate hikes may lift view

(Reuters) – Australia’s “Big Four” banks are set to report a further squeeze on interest

Opposition leader offers Australia ‘a better future’ in campaign launch

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese on Sunday promised the country a “better