Australia keeps rates near zero as economy picks up Australia's central bank left its key rates at near zero for a fifth meeting in a row and pledged to keep policy super loose for ... Business • 04 May
Australia travel ban offenders 'unlikely' to face jail Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is under pressure to overturn rules barring travel from India, said it was "highly unlikely" travellers would face maximum ... Coronavirus • 04 May
Rock anthem rip-off lands Aussie politician €1m fine An Australian populist politician has been fined the equivalent of nearly €1 million for ripping off heavy metal band Twisted Sister's hit song "We're not ... World • 30 Apr
Crowds gather in Australia, NZ to mark Anzac Day Thousands of people gathered across New Zealand and Australia to honour military personnel on Anzac Day, a year after the Covid-19 pandemic forced people to ... World • 25 Apr
Australia says clotting death likely linked to AZ jab Australia has reported its first fatality from blood clots in a recipient of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shot, and its regulator said there was a likely link ... Coronavirus • 16 Apr
Australia to scrap harassment exemption Australia will scrap exemptions for judges and politicians from sexual harassment laws, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, as his government struggles to contain a backlash ... World • 08 Apr
'It was surreal' - Irish abroad on hotel quarantine Mandatory hotel quarantine has started today for passengers arriving in Ireland from 33 countries considered "high risk". Coronavirus • 26 Mar
Australian parliament rocked by sex act claims Leaked videos of staff from Australia's conservative government performing sex acts in parliament have left Prime Minister Scott Morrison's administration facing yet another major scandal. World • 23 Mar
18,000 evacuated in New South Wales as floods worsen Torrential rain has hit Australia's southeast region again, worsening once-in-a-century flooding that has forced 18,000 people to evacuate their homes and forced hundreds of schools ... World • 22 Mar
Evacuations after Sydney dam overflows in record rains Sydney is bracing for its worst flooding in decades after record rainfall caused its largest dam to overflow and as deluges prompted mandatory mass evacuation ... Australia • 21 Mar
Plague of mice hits parts of rural Australia Some rural communities in the Australian state of New South Wales are suffering their worst plague of mice in decades after a bumper grain harvest, ... World • 19 Mar
Significant environmental impact from bushfires - study The bushfires that ravaged Australia between 2019 and 2020 were so huge that they spewed as much smoke into the stratosphere as a large volcanic ... World • 19 Mar
News Corp agrees Australia Facebook deal Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has reached a content-supply deal with Facebook in Australia, in a step toward settling a dispute that saw the social media ... Business • 16 Mar
Women across Australia march against sexual violence Tens of thousands of women protested across Australia against sexual violence and gender inequality, as outrage grew over rape allegations that have convulsed the conservative ... World • 15 Mar
Aboriginal flag flies at Australian embassy in Dublin The Australian Embassy in Ireland has become the first Australian posting in the world to permanently fly the indigenous Aboriginal flag alongside the national flag. News Lens • 05 Mar
Qantas pushes back international travel target Qantas Airways said today it had pushed back its target for a widespread resumption of international travel from Australia by four months until the end ... Business • 25 Feb
Facebook to restore Australia pages after deal reached Facebook is to lift a controversial ban on Australian news pages, after the government agreed to amend a new media law which Facebook strongly opposed. Australia • 23 Feb
Australia and Facebook in talks over sweeping news ban Australia and Facebook have held talks after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users. World • 19 Feb
Explainer: Revenue sharing law behind big tech row Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over ... World • 18 Feb
Facebook move to unfriend Australia is 'arrogant' - PM Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described as "arrogant" and "disappointing" a decision by Facebook to block all media content for users in Australia. World • 18 Feb
Australia's NAB points to improving economy National Australia Bank today posted a pickup in quarterly profit from the previous two quarters as it wound back pandemic-driven bad loan provision charges, and ... Business • 16 Feb
Melbourne orders snap Covid lockdown A five-day lockdown has been ordered in the Australian state of Victoria, which includes the city of Melbourne, to control an outbreak of the highly ... Coronavirus • 12 Feb
Joe Biden vows to 'act fast' on US stimulus package President Joe Biden has seized on feeble US employment data to argue the world's largest economy needs his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, which cleared ... Coronavirus • 05 Feb
'It's very scary' - Irish woman evacuated in Perth An Irish woman living in Perth, Australia has described how she and her husband had to evacuate their home over out-of-control bushfires near the city. World • 04 Feb
Homes destroyed as bushfire burns near Perth At least 71 homes have been destroyed in a bushfire raging out of control near Australia's fourth-biggest city Perth, authorities said, as they told residents ... World • 03 Feb
