What is Price Gouging? Australian government brings new rules to reduce grocery bills, giant retailers to face penalty in case of breach; all you need to knowAustralia is introducing new rules to curb excessive grocery pricing. Starting July 1, 2025, supermarkets will be prohibited from charging ...
14 Dec, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
OpenAI strikes deal on $4.6 billion AI centre in AustraliaOpenAI and Australian data centre operator NextDC plan to build a major AI hub in western Sydney under a new memorandum of understanding. T...
05 Dec, 2025, 09.47 AM IST
Australia plans to recognise Palestinian state within days, Sydney Morning Herald reportsAustralia may recognise Palestine as a state soon. The decision could be made after a cabinet meeting on Monday. France, Britain, and Canad...
11 Aug, 2025, 06.37 AM IST
Tropical Cyclone Alfred barrels towards Australia's Queensland and New South WalesTropical Cyclone Alfred is nearing Australia's east coast. It could affect Queensland and New South Wales with strong winds, heavy rain, an...
08 Mar, 2025, 01.23 PM IST
Australia says no plan to retaliate on US steel tariffsPrime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that after speaking with President Trump, an exemption for Australia from the new 25% US tariffs o...
12 Feb, 2025, 07.39 AM IST
Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checkingAustralia expressed concern over Meta's decision to end its US fact-checking operations on Facebook and Instagram, fearing a rise in misinf...
09 Jan, 2025, 10.12 AM IST
Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to internetAustralian Treasurer Jim Chalmers dismissed Elon Musk's criticism of proposed legislation that would ban children under 16 from social medi...
22 Nov, 2024, 02.35 PM IST
Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to internetAustralian Treasurer Jim Chalmers dismissed Elon Musk's criticism of proposed legislation that would ban children under 16 from social medi...
22 Nov, 2024, 02.21 PM IST
Australia overhauls immigration system with new Innovation VisaThe Australian government introduces an innovation visa to attract talented workers, replacing the Global Talent visa program. The move mar...
15 May, 2024, 06.35 PM IST
Australia to make it more difficult for immigrants to own a home; hike fees on foreign owners of empty housesCurrently, foreigners are prohibited from purchasing established homes in Australia unless they reside in the country for work or study, wi...
10 Dec, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
Australia to amend law to regulate digital payments like Apple, Google PayThe legislation, first flagged last month, will broaden the legislation that empowers the Reserve Bank of Australia to regulate payments so...
27 Nov, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
Australia blocks acquisition of lithium mine by China-linked firmAustralia has barred the takeover of financially stricken lithium miner Alita Resources Ltd by a China-linked company after advice from Aus...
21 Jul, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
Australia upbeat on global tax talks at G20 in IndiaMore than 140 countries were supposed to start implementing next year a 2021 deal overhauling decades-old rules on how governments tax mult...
15 Jul, 2023, 09.06 AM IST
Australian central bank hikes interest rate to 3.85%Most economists expected the cash rate would remain steady at 3.6% at the bank's May meeting. Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistic...
02 May, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
Optus hack: Australia updates telecom law to protect dataThe changes to Telecommunications Regulations allow Optus and other providers to better coordinate with financial institutions and governme...
06 Oct, 2022, 11.17 AM IST
Australian govt embarks on crypto stocktake ahead of sector regulationAustralia would be the first country in the world to conduct such an exercise, he added in a statement.
22 Aug, 2022, 07.10 PM IST
Australia plans to increase migrant intake amid skill crisisAccording to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), there are 480,100 job vacancies in Australia in May, an increase of more than 100 p...
16 Aug, 2022, 05.47 PM IST