Australia’s #MeToo piling pressure on mining, ministers
The powerful #MeToo wave sweeping Australia is increasing pressure on mining and political leaders who are bracing for a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals...
Australia’s central bank hikes interest rates
As it winds down huge monetary stimulus, Australia's central bank lifted its cash rate by a surprise significant 25 basis points to 0.35 percent...
Australia elections: Opposition launch ‘a better future’ campaign
In a campaign kickoff that was low on controversial ideas but heavy on togetherness and hope, Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese promised the country...
Ahead of elections, Australian PM decries China’s interference
After his home minister said Beijing's disclosure of a security contract with the adjacent Solomon Islands was timed to influence an election, Australia's prime...
Australia: Inflation, rate rise jolt Morrison’s election campaign
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison blamed a record surge in living costs on the war in Ukraine and Covid-related supply chain problems, which could...
Ahead of elections, Australian inflation hits 20-yr high
Last quarter, Australian consumer prices rose at their quickest annual rate in two decades, owing to increases in the cost of gasoline, home construction,...
Won’t cut universal healthcare if re-elected: Australia PM
After the opposition Labor Party raised worries about the sustainability of Australia's universal healthcare plan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison rejected on Monday that his...
Australia to keep security ties with Solomons
Even if the Solomon Islands signs a planned security deal with China that Australia rejects, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Sunday that...
Elections: Australia PM vows to establish anti-corruption agency
If re-elected next month, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday that if he is re-elected, he will seek to establish an anti-corruption...