Australia

After a protracted legal struggle, Australian taxi drivers affected by the growth of ridesharing behemoth Uber were awarded US$178 million in compensation, their attorneys announced on Monday. In 2019, over 8,000 taxi drivers and rental car...

On Tuesday, Australia announced its intentions to increase its investment in Southeast Asia, allocating US$1.3 billion to support commerce in a region experiencing growing economic power. The financing was announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during...

Despite the British monarch’s latest cancer diagnosis, Australia is preparing for a “possible” visit by King Charles III this year, the prime minister announced on Monday. Although Charles made 15 formal visits to Australia as a...

Days after Facebook parent company Meta announced it would no longer support news outlets financially, the president of one of Australia’s biggest media groups declared on Monday that the nation should resist the advances of tech...

Facebook’s parent company Meta said on Friday that it would stop paying Australian media outlets for news, which prompted a government alert claiming the company was “dereliction” of duty. Meta announced a global retreat from news...

One of the oldest Catholics in the nation to be accused of sex crimes is an Australian bishop who is being accused of rape and indecent abuse. On Wednesday night, child abuse detectives in Western Australia...

In the midst of an intensifying Asia-Pacific arms race, Australia unveiled a ten-year plan on Tuesday to treble the number of big warships in its fleet and increase defense spending by an additional US$7 billion. Australia’s...

Prior to the second Test match against the West Indies, Australia’s team has been impacted by Covid-19. On Wednesday, coach Andrew McDonald and all-rounder Cameron Green became the most recent members of the team to contract...

Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that he was leaving the contentious political field to pursue a career in business. The seasoned congressman announced that beginning next month, he will be stepping down...

Two men died in a light plane crash in Dugandan in Australia’s state of Queensland on Sunday, local media reported. Emergency services were called to the incident across the road from the Boonah Golf Club shortly...