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Today: June 15, 2026
Today: June 15, 2026

Australia

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Australia's richest person Rinehart takes $1 billion stake in SpaceX IPO, WSJ reports

Australia's wealthiest person, mining baron Gina Rinehart, has taken a stake of more than $1 billion in the record-setting $75 billion SpaceX IPO, the Wall Street

Australia's richest person Rinehart takes $1 billion stake in SpaceX IPO, WSJ reports
Australia|Crime|Environment|Health|World

Sydney reopens beach under heavy patrols after shark attack

Sydney's Coogee Beach reopened on Monday under the watchful eyes of lifeguards and jet ski patrols, after a shark attack over the

Sydney reopens beach under heavy patrols after shark attack
Australia|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Shark attack pushes Australian state to review drone curbs

Restrictions on drones flying over Australia's Coogee Beach will be reviewed by a regulator so rescuers in New South Wales state can monitor for sharks, after an attack

Shark attack pushes Australian state to review drone curbs
Australia|Crime|Environment|Health|World

Woman mauled by shark off Sydney beach grabs onto a lifeguard's paddleboard

A woman has been critically injured by a shark off a popular Sydney beach

Woman mauled by shark off Sydney beach grabs onto a lifeguard's paddleboard
Australia|Crime|Health|World

Woman seriously injured in shark attack at Sydney beach

A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack at a Sydney beach on Saturday, authorities said, in the latest of a spate of shark attacks off Australia's coast.

Woman seriously injured in shark attack at Sydney beach
Australia|Lifestyle|Sports|World

Soccer-Former refugees look to ignite Australia's World Cup

Born in refugee camps to parents displaced by conflict in Africa, three players will show the changing face of Australian soccer at the World

Soccer-Former refugees look to ignite Australia's World Cup
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Australia's central bank to pause on June 16; a minority still see Q3 rate hike: Reuters poll

The Reserve Bank of Australia will pause its tightening cycle on June 16, according to a Reuters poll of economists as a cooling economy gives

Australia's central bank to pause on June 16; a minority still see Q3 rate hike: Reuters poll
Australia|Business|Economy|Environment|World

BHP workers vote for strike action at Australian iron ore export hub

BHP workers at Port Hedland in Western Australia voted in favour of strike action, two unions said on Thursday, risking disruptions to iron ore shipments

BHP workers vote for strike action at Australian iron ore export hub
Australia|Crime|World

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
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

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
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

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
Australia|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports|World

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
Australia|Business|Crime|Economy|World

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
Australia|Business|Crime|Economy|Health

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
Australia|Business|Economy|World

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