A 500-year-old bronze Buddha statue discovered buried near a roadside in Western Australia has been returned to China, ending years of uncertainty over its custody but leaving unanswered questions about how the
Australia’s imposition of autonomous sanctions on senior Taliban leaders marks a decisive moment in the global response to Afghanistan’s ongoing human rights crisis. Announced on 5 December 2025, these measures go beyond
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In one of the most cutthroat corners of global finance, Australia’s block trading market has become a high-stakes battleground where bankers are taking ever-bigger gambles to outmaneuver rivals for lucrative deals. Once
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Google has denied reports that it is building a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Christmas Island, clarifying that its current work there is part of an ongoing subsea cable
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Google is planning a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Christmas Island, located 350 kilometers south of Indonesia, following a cloud deal signed earlier this year with the Australian Department
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Australia’s top intelligence official has issued one of the starkest warnings in years about threats to the nation’s stability, revealing that foreign powers and extremist groups are actively undermining social cohesion and
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Australia’s competition regulator on Monday filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing the tech giant of misleading around 2.7 million customers into paying more for its Microsoft 365 software after bundling it with
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Australian unemployment rose more than anticipated in September, while job growth lagged expectations, signaling a loosening labor market and heightening expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia may cut interest rates as
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On October 9, 2025, in Sydney, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh signed a bilateral security agreement, building on the 2020 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The deal included
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Australia is considering introducing minimum prices for critical minerals and investing directly in new rare-earth projects as part of a potential resources pact with the United States, according to a report by
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Deloitte has agreed to partially refund the Australian government after acknowledging that an official report it produced contained multiple factual and citation errors caused by artificial intelligence, according to a statement from
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Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a landmark mutual defense treaty, marking a historic first for both nations in forging such a formal military alliance. The agreement, signed in Canberra on
More Australian Retirement Trust (ART), the nation’s second-largest pension fund, is defaulting on a loan used to purchase a U.S. office complex once occupied by Microsoft Corp., underscoring ongoing challenges for global investors
More Australia’s A$4.3 trillion ($2.8 trillion) retirement system is becoming a new frontier for cryptocurrencies, as global exchanges Coinbase and OKX target self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) in a bid to draw pension savings
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The Western Sydney International Airport, Australia’s first major airport in 50 years, is taking shape as both a transportation hub and a showcase for the country’s natural beauty, Bloomberg reports. Scheduled to
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has scrapped plans to eliminate 45 customer service roles after pressure from the Finance Sector Union (FSU), which challenged the bank’s reliance on artificial intelligence as
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