Australian PM’s popularity slumps as government fractures emerge
SYDNEY – The personal approval rating of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has fallen to its lowest level in more than four months, a widely watched poll has showed, adding…
Australia to help build Samoa parliament in latest Pacific aid pledge
SYDNEY – Australia has promised radio gear and help to build parliament offices in Samoa’s capital of Apia, the latest pledge of aid in the Pacific Islands where China and…
Australians eat ‘parma’ for drought-stricken farmers
SYDNEY – Thirsty city slickers are pitching in to help farmers in Australia’s parched interior by eating a pub delicacy called a “parma,” with some of the proceeds marked for…
Crown sues to protect casino’s Sydney Harbour views
SYDNEY – Australian casino giant Crown Resorts Ltd has filed a lawsuit to protect its views of Sydney Harbour from a neighbouring development backed by two of the country’s richest…
Australia’s population to hit 25 million, a decade earlier than forecast
SYDNEY – Australia‘s population will hit a record 25 million today, almost a decade earlier than projected, as it attracts hundreds of thousands of migrants each year, latest government data…
NAB in crosshairs as inquiry turns sights on Australian pension funds
SYDNEY – National Australia Bank will compensate thousands of pension fund customers who had paid for advice they did not receive, Australia‘s financial-sector inquiry heard on Monday as it turned its sights on…
China diplomat says hopes ties with Australia return to health soon
SINGAPORE – A senior Chinese diplomat says China hopes Australia will not voice “groundless suspicions” so that ties between them can return to health and stability. Relations soured last year…
China to join naval war games off Australia despite strained ties
SYDNEY – China’s navy will join 26 countries in military exercises off Australia’s north coast this month, but not live-fire drills, Australia’s defence minister said at a time of strained…
Australia, Japan join US infrastructure push in Asia
MELBOURNE – Australia and Japan have joined the United States in a push to invest in infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region, at a time when China is spending billions of dollars…
Australian coroner finds death of Iranian asylum seeker preventable
SYDNEY – An Australian coroner has found that the death of an Iranian asylum seeker held on a remote Pacific island was preventable and called on the Australian government to…
