Australia’s central bank holds rates as expected, waters down tightening bias
AUSTRALIA’S central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias, signalling greater confidence that inflation is moving...
ANZ CEO looks for India, China growth as customer focus shifts
ANZ Group Holdings chief executive officer Shayne Elliott aims to grow the firm’s presence in India and Vietnam as well as in...
Australia to miss 2030 climate goal by couple years, Oxford says
AUSTRALIA’S carbon emissions are not dropping fast enough to reach its 2030 climate target, Oxford Economics said, as the rollout of renewable...
Uber to pay A$272 million to settle lawsuit with Australia taxi drivers, law firm says
UBER has agreed to pay A$271.8 million (S$238.5 million) to settle a lawsuit in Australia brought by taxi operators and drivers, who...
Australia set to extend rate pause as economy enters slow lane
AUSTRALIA’S central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates at a 12-year high on Tuesday (Mar 19) as the economy shows...
Australia PM to talk wine tariffs with China Foreign Minister in Canberra
AUSTRALIA’S Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday (Mar 16) the removal of Chinese tariffs on Australian wine would be on the...
Chinese buyers cancel or postpone one million tonnes of Australian wheat: sources
CHINESE wheat importers have cancelled or postponed imports of about one million tonnes of Australian wheat cargoes, which were scheduled to be...
Australia PM rules out US-style TikTok ban
AUSTRALIA’S prime minister said on Thursday his government has no plan to copy a move by US legislators to ban TikTok unless...
Australia expects smaller revenue upgrade in budget due to falling commodity prices
AUSTRALIA will report a smaller revenue upgrade in its federal budget for the year ended Jun 30 than it posted the prior...
One dead, 29 rescued after Australian gold mine collapse
SEARCH teams pulled a body from the rubble of a collapsed Australian gold mine on Thursday, after a major rescue operation earlier...