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Yen steady as BOJ kicks off big week for central banksThe Japanese yen held steady as markets awaited the Bank of Japan's policy decision. Other major central banks, including the US Federal Re...
Iran war diverts US military and attention from Asia ahead of Trump's summit with China's leaderFifteen years after a pivot to Asia was declared, the U.S. remains entangled in Middle East conflicts, diverting military assets and attent...
Who is Lidia Thorpe? Victoria senator under probe for her ‘burn down Parliament House’ threat at pro Palestine rally; here’s what she said after facing flak over remarksAustralian Senator Lidia Thorpe faces investigation and widespread condemnation for remarks at a pro-Palestine rally, where she drew parall...
Canberra supports US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, pushes for dialogueAustralia has voiced its support for the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons...
Big tech says Australia "rushed" social media ban for youths under 16The government had warned Big Tech of its plans for months, and first announced the ban after a parliamentary inquiry earlier this year tha...
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for childrenGoogle and Meta said in their submissions that the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead. ...
Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16Sunita Bose, managing director of Digital Industry Group Inc., an advocate for the digital industry in Australia including X, Instagram, Fa...
Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16Digital Industry Group Inc., representing major social media platforms, urged the Australian Senate to postpone legislation banning users u...
Qatar Airways executive says invasive gynaecological examinations of passengers won't be repeatedQatar Airways has assured an Australian Senate inquiry that there will be no repeat of the incident in 2020 where female passengers were su...
US Senate panel urges Quad to take 'more proactive role' in addressing Sri Lanka crisis, lauds India's humanitarian assistancePrime Minister Narendra Modi, his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, Japanese premier Fumio Kishida and US President Joe Biden met in...
Australia PM Morrison loses control of WeChat Chinese account as election loomsAmid growing diplomatic tensions with China, Australia's two major political parties have used the social media platform, owned by Chinese ...
Australian envoy reportedly describes China as 'vindictive'Australian exports of coal, wine, barley, cotton, lobsters and wood have either been blocked or severely disrupted, usually for unclear rea...
Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook paySeven West Media on Monday became the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism.
Google says Australian law on paying for news is unworkableA Google executive said on Friday that a proposed Australian law to make digital platforms pay for news was unworkable and its proposed arb...
Google and Facebook risk big fines under draft Australian news lawGoogle and Facebook would risk multimillion-dollar fines if they failed to comply with proposed legislation introduced into the Australian ...
EAM S.Jaishankar meets US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Saudi counterpart in MunichThe external affairs minister also met Australian and Singaporean defence ministers Linda Reynolds and Ng Eng Hen, respectively, and said I...
India's non-aligned tradition receding: former US officialIndia's non-aligned tradition is "receding", a former Bush Administration official has told a top Senate committee as he painted an upbeat ...
- Johnny Depp could face 10 year imprisonment for pet dogs
If Johnny Depp is found guilty, he could face up to 10 years in jail or a maximum fine of $265,000 for illegally bring his two dogs into Au...
- Australia may delay ratify uranium sale treaty with Russia
Federal Parliament's Treaties Committee on Friday advised govt to delay ratifying the treaty with the nation amid fears that Russia may use...
- AFP spends 8.2 mn Aus dollars in probing Haneef's case
The Australian Federal Police has spent a hefty 8.2 million dollars till date in probing the alleged involvement of Indian doctor Mohammed ...