MELBOURNE, Australia — Car manufacturers and environmental groups have teamed up against the government of the southeast Australian state Victoria’s proposed electric vehicle tax in a bid to stop the plan they describe as regressive. An […]
MELBOURNE, Australia — Global tech giant Amazon will be the anchor tenant of a new AUD 1.5 billion ($1.16 billion) office tower in central Melbourne. The United States-based company will lay down fresh roots at Charter Hall’s new office development […]
MELBOURNE, Australia — A Melbourne study has found the scourge of spousal domestic violence can mentally, physically, and linguistically scar up to half of all exposed children. The peer-reviewed research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, shows […]
ADELAIDE, Australia — The Australian Federal Court will consider imposing fresh restrictions on an Adelaide woman soon to be released from jail after being convicted of being a member of a terrorist group. The action against […]
BRISBANE, Australia — Queensland is set to pass laws allowing courts to fit teen offenders with Global Positioning System trackers and remove bail presumptions for those caught committing serious offenses while on bail. The controversial laws, […]
SYDNEY — Australian universities have dominated a global ranking system measuring their work in solving some of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges, including poverty, gender equality, and climate change. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings looked […]
CANBERRA, Australia — China has slammed Australia’s “provocative” decision to tear up Victoria’s Belt and Road Initiative agreement with Beijing, warning the move will further damage bilateral relations. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced on April […]
CANBERRA, Australia — Another half a billion Australian dollar cheque has been written by the Scott Morrison government to help Australia foster international partnerships on clean energy technology. It’s the latest climate-related budget announcement from Australian […]
GLADSTONE, Australia — The government of the northeastern Australian state of Queensland has said it would act alone in response to U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate change summit to avoid being “left in the dust” with the federal […]
SYDNEY — Australia’s chief of the army has defended the workplace culture within defense ahead of a royal commission into veteran suicides. Rick Burr said the country’s military leaders were determined to understand the causes of […]
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