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Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 19 more offences over mass shooting

A man accused of committing one of Australia's worst mass shootings, at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach last December, has been charged with 19 additional offences.

Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 19 more offences over mass shooting
Australia|Business|Economy|Travel|World

Sydney's new international airport to welcome first passengers in October

Sydney's new A$5.6 billion ($3.6 billion) airport will open to passengers in October after more than a decade of planning, adding red-eye flight options from

Sydney's new international airport to welcome first passengers in October
Australia|Business|Economy|Travel

Qantas, low-cost arm Jetstar to launch services from new Western Sydney Airport

Qantas Airways said on Wednesday the Australian carrier and its low-cost arm Jetstar will launch commercial passenger services from the Western Sydney International Airport when it

Qantas, low-cost arm Jetstar to launch services from new Western Sydney Airport
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Australia consumer confidence slips in June as finances squeezed

A measure of Australian consumer sentiment fell back in June as rising borrowing costs and higher petrol prices squeezed family finances, a survey showed on Tuesday, while

Australia consumer confidence slips in June as finances squeezed
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Bain Capital enters bidding war for Australia's oOh!media after rival offers

Australian advertising firm oOh

Bain Capital enters bidding war for Australia's oOh!media after rival offers
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Rugby league international Kane Evans comes out as gay in a TV interview

Ex-rugby league international Kane Evans has come out as gay, becoming the first high-level player in Australia to do so in decades

Rugby league international Kane Evans comes out as gay in a TV interview
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KPMG Australia faces probe by corporate regulator as audit leak scandal fallout widens

Australia's corporate regulator said on Friday it had launched a formal investigation into three KPMG Australia partners linked to

KPMG Australia faces probe by corporate regulator as audit leak scandal fallout widens
Australia|Crime|Environment|World

Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust

Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates

Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust
Australia|Business|Economy|Technology|World

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths names Pol Le Roux interim CEO

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths said on Thursday that Chief Operating Officer Pol Le Roux will take over as interim CEO from June 30, marking a leadership transition at the world's

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths names Pol Le Roux interim CEO
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Australia's central bank monitoring impact of higher rates, energy price shock

Australia's central bank is closely monitoring economic conditions to assess how higher interest rates and the global energy price shock are playing out, its top central

Australia's central bank monitoring impact of higher rates, energy price shock
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Australian state cracks down on illegal tobacco shops as nicotine use surges

The Australian state of Victoria on Thursday introduced laws to give authorities more powers to shut down businesses selling illegal tobacco, as new data showed nicotine use

Australian state cracks down on illegal tobacco shops as nicotine use surges
Australia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Australia's lower house passes bill for biggest overhaul of taxes in decades

Australia's lower house of parliament passed a bill on Thursday for the government's biggest overhaul of taxes in decades, curbing tax breaks for property investors to make

Australia's lower house passes bill for biggest overhaul of taxes in decades
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Australia April goods trade back in surplus as exports rebound

Australia's balance on goods trade swung back into surplus in April after a surprise deficit the month before, data showed on Thursday, as a rebound in resource exports

Australia April goods trade back in surplus as exports rebound
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Australian judges weigh Indigenous activist’s bid to prosecute King Charles for genocide

Three Australian appeals court judges have reserved their decision on whether an activist can prosecute King Charles III for alleged genocide of Australia’s Indigenous people

Australian judges weigh Indigenous activist’s bid to prosecute King Charles for genocide
Australia|Business|Crime

KPMG Australia COO steps down amid growing audit client leak scandal

KPMG Australia said its chief operating officer stepped down on Wednesday, as the scandal grew over a whistleblower's allegations that the accounting firm

KPMG Australia COO steps down amid growing audit client leak scandal
Australia|Political|World

New Solomon Islands leader reviews security pact with China, seeks treaty with Australia

The Solomon Islands will negotiate a comprehensive strategic treaty with Australia and review a security agreement with China, the Pacific country's new

New Solomon Islands leader reviews security pact with China, seeks treaty with Australia
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New prime minister says Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China

The Solomon Islands' new leader says the country will review its secretive security treaty with China

New prime minister says Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China
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Megaport secures 4 AI deals, to raise $594 million to build inference cloud

Australia's Megaport said on Wednesday it has secured four new AI infrastructure contracts worth A$458.9 million and will raise A$827.3 million ($594 million)

Megaport secures 4 AI deals, to raise $594 million to build inference cloud
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Australia Q1 economic growth slows on trade drag, consumers struggle

Australia's economy slowed in the March quarter as strength in business investment was offset by a drag from trade, data showed on Wednesday, while higher

Australia Q1 economic growth slows on trade drag, consumers struggle
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After escaping the Taliban and years in exile, the Afghan women's soccer team rises again

Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer

After escaping the Taliban and years in exile, the Afghan women's soccer team rises again
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Australia orders Amazon, eBay, others to not sell banned magnetic toys

Australia's competition watchdog has sent takedown requests to Amazon, eBay, Kogan and Fruugo after finding listings for banned magnetic chess-style toys whose magnets can cause

Australia orders Amazon, eBay, others to not sell banned magnetic toys
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Australia's net trade drags on economy in Q1 as tech, fuel imports surge

Australia's net trade proved to be a major drag on the economy in the first quarter as imports of data centre equipment boomed and the value of fuel shipments

Australia's net trade drags on economy in Q1 as tech, fuel imports surge
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Australia lifts minimum wage by 4.75% as inflation reaccelerates

Australia's independent wage-setting body on Tuesday said the country's 2.8 million lower-paid workers will get a 4.75% pay rise from July, a

Australia lifts minimum wage by 4.75% as inflation reaccelerates
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Australian government spending flat in Q1, no boost to GDP

Australian government spending was flat in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering no impetus to economic growth early in the year after a run of strong outcomes

Australian government spending flat in Q1, no boost to GDP