Australia’s largest gold producer, Northern Star Resources, has rejected a A$39bn ($27bn) takeover offer from South Africa’s Gold Fields, blocking a proposed combination that would have created the world’s second-largest gold miner.
Australia’s largest gold producer, Northern Star Resources, has rejected a A$39bn ($27bn) takeover offer from South Africa’s Gold Fields, blocking a proposed combination that would have created the world’s second-largest gold miner.
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Australia is investigating an incident in which an autonomous artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained access to a government-owned database and retrieved both public and non-public files, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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Australia is set to tighten migration rules, including restricting international students from bringing partners and children with them, as the government moves to reduce net overseas migration amid growing political pressure over
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Wittenoom no longer appears on Australia’s road signs. It has been removed from official maps, abandoned and effectively erased. Nobody lives there, and visiting is prohibited. Yet for decades this remote settlement
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Australia has confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, after the highly pathogenic virus was detected in a long-nosed fur seal in South Australia, authorities said on Sunday.
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Meta said on Thursday it had removed more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were operated by Australians under the age of 16 since the country introduced a world-first ban on social media
More Australia’s industrial umpire has approved new minimum standards requiring food and grocery delivery workers to receive hourly rates above the national minimum wage and to be covered by injury insurance while working.
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Australia’s corporate regulator has announced tougher oversight of the country’s auditors following the KPMG leak scandal, warning that it will pursue stronger legal and disciplinary action where misconduct is identified. The Australian
More Revolut is set to invest A$400 million (US$280 million) in Australia after securing a full banking licence, marking a major expansion as the UK-based fintech seeks to challenge the country’s dominant banking
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by Our Correspondent in Sydney A legal dispute originating in Australia has triggered growing concern among members of the Sri Lankan diaspora, who allege that court orders issued in family law proceedings
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Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, announced on Thursday that it will invest an additional A$500 million (US$346 million) in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), expanding its long-term commitment to the
More Australia’s corporate regulator has launched a review of audit conduct complaints involving the country’s Big Four accounting firms as it continues an ongoing investigation into allegations of auditor misconduct at KPMG. The
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Two employees of Ernst and Young (EY) have been dismissed after Australian authorities alleged that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking information was unlawfully accessed while the pair were working for the
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Recently conducted survey (poll) by a company for some prominent newspapers reveals the rise of extreme right-wing nationalism in Australia. This is explicit when a highest number of voters in the sample
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HSBC’s Australian unit has admitted to serious failures in protecting customers from scams and could face a proposed A$35 million ($24.59 million) penalty following an investigation by Australia’s corporate regulator. The Australian
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