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.
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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National Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB) said it will take a one-off charge of A$130 million ($85 million) and launch a comprehensive review of its payroll systems after discovering that a range of
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China has taken a significant step forward in its campaign to globalize the yuan, securing a record-breaking offshore loan deal with Australian mining giant Fortescue Metals Group. The $1.98 billion (14.2 billion
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Australia is facing a growing and costly threat from foreign espionage, with spies “aggressively” targeting sectors from rare earths and Antarctic research to advanced science and even horticulture, according to Mike Burgess,
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