Australia’s soft drink makers promise sugar cuts to help health
SYDNEY – Australia‘s biggest soft drink makers, including Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have pledged to cut industry-wide sugar use by a fifth over 7 years to curb obesity in a country…
Australia’s ANZ says it should have communicated better with farm customers
SYDNEY – Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd has said it failed to talk thousands of farm borrowers through a takeover of their former lender, adding some customers may…
Turnbull faces setback after lawmakers target corporate tax cut
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces a fresh blow in parliament this week, with the Senate poised to reject his government’s plans for a corporate tax cut after…
Australia works on security deal with Vanuatu in bid to counter China’s influence
SYDNEY – Australia has promised to bolster the cyber security capability of Vanuatu as it agrees to begin negotiating a security treaty with its Pacific neighbour, ramping up diplomacy in…
Soccer: Captain Jedinak makes Australia’s point against Denmark
SAMARA – Captain Mile Jedinak rode to Australia’s World Cup rescue with a penalty to cancel out Christian Eriksen’s superb opener for Denmark, securing a 1-1 draw on Thursday that…
Plastic waste washes up on Australia’s distant shores, rings change at the checkout
SYDNEY – On the palm-fringed beaches of Christmas Island, a speck of land in the Indian Ocean between Australia and Indonesia, plastic waste is piling up on the white sand and killing…
Australia $144-bln income tax cuts seen boosting PM re-election bid
CANBERRA – Australia has passed a $144 billion package of income tax cuts after right-wing leader Pauline Hanson backed the legislation, potentially boosting the re-election prospects of the centre-right government. Taking a…
Telstra unveils massive job cuts in strategic reset
SYDNEY – Australia’s largest telecom firm Telstra Corp Ltd says it will cut a quarter of its workforce and flagged asset sales, as competition and new technology crush its mainstay…
Golf: Australia’s five-time British Open champion Thomson dies
MELBOURNE – Five-time British Open champion Peter Thomson has died at his home in Melbourne after a four-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Golf Australia said. He was 88. Considered one…
Chinese ambassador calls on Australia to drop ‘Cold War mentality’
CANBERRA/SYDNEY – China’s ambassador to Australia says “less bias and bigotry” was needed to repair bilateral relations amid concerns over Chinese influence in Australia and its use of loans to…
