Australia
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Australian PM lures voters with supermarket crackdown
Mar 31, 2025Ahead of a fiercely contested general election on May 3, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged Sunday to abolish supermarket price gouging and impose steep fines. Voters frequently list the cost of living as their top... -
Australia seeks to tariff-proof economy in annual budget
Mar 26, 2025Australia will fortify its economy against damaging US tariffs in a government budget to be unveiled Tuesday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said as he touted plans to boost homegrown “green” manufacturing. The annual budget sets the scene... -
Australia to issue visas for Bangladeshis from Dhaka
Mar 20, 2025Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury was contacted by Australian Home Minister Tony Burke today by telephone to advise him that Australia would now handle visa applications for citizens of Bangladesh from its High... -
Trove of dinosaur footprints found at Australian school
Mar 12, 2025Scientists said Wednesday that they have discovered a cache of fossilized dinosaur footprints on a rock slab that was collecting dust inside an Australian school. Before the school in the rural Banana shire of Queensland requested... -
Australia says US steel tariffs ‘entirely unjustified’
Mar 12, 2025Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared Wednesday that Washington’s impending steel and aluminum tariffs are “entirely unjustified” after he was unable to obtain a last-minute exemption. “This is not a friendly act,” Albanese told reporters, after... -
Rare tropical cyclone swirls off eastern Australia
Mar 4, 2025On Tuesday, a densely populated area of Australia’s east coast braced itself for what might be the first tropical cyclone to hit the area in half a century. Tropical Cyclone About 550 kilometers (340 miles) east... -
Scandal-hit billionaire retakes reins at Australia’s WiseTech
Feb 26, 2025Four months after giving up control due to claims of inappropriate personal ties, the Australian software business WiseTech Global said on Wednesday that its wealthy founder had assumed the role of executive chairman. According to a... -
Australian PM vows extra $5.4 bn for healthcare
Feb 24, 2025In an appeal to voters ahead of the May 17 elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged Sunday to invest US$5.4 billion in the country’s healthcare system. According to surveys, voters’ top concern is the expense... -
Australia says China has not explained naval live-fire warning
Feb 22, 2025Australia said Saturday it has not received a satisfactory explanation from Beijing after Chinese warships off its east coast broadcast a “disconcerting” live-fire warning that forced commercial flights to change course, reports BSS. Australia and close... -
Australian employment outpaced forecasts for a second month in January
Feb 20, 2025Australian employment outpaced forecasts for a second month in January as more women got work, yet the unemployment rate still ticked higher as an unusually large number of people were waiting to start a new job....
