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Australia|Lifestyle

Australia's census to include sexual orientation, gender questions for first time

Australia will include questions on sexual orientation and gender in its census for the first time, after more than a week of controversy over the centre-left Labor

Australia's census to include sexual orientation, gender questions for first time
Australia|Crime

Australian ex-childcare worker pleads guilty to sexual abuse of some 60 girls

Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith on Monday pleaded guilty to raping, sexually abusing and exploiting dozens of girls under his care in Australia and

Australia|Technology

Sydney's $15 billion new train line is modern, fast and big on TikTok

Australia's largest public transport project has achieved something few urban planners expect: social media fame.

Sydney's $15 billion new train line is modern, fast and big on TikTok
Asia|Australia

Pacific Islands back Australian-funded regional policing plan

Leaders of several Pacific Islands have endorsed an Australian-funded A$400 million ($271 million) plan to improve police training and create a

Pacific Islands back Australian-funded regional policing plan
Business|Lifestyle|Technology

Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours

Is your boss texting you on the weekend? Work email pinging long after you've left for home?

Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
Business|News|Technology

Australia's 'right to disconnect' law set to come into force

Australian employees will from Monday have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the "right to disconnect."

Australia's 'right to disconnect' law set to come into force
Australia|Crime|Finance|News

'Bluey' coins worth $400,000 stolen by Australian warehouse worker, police say

An Australian man is set to appear in court on Wednesday after being arrested for the alleged theft of more than A$600,000 ($393,000) worth of commemorative coins

'Bluey' coins worth $400,000 stolen by Australian warehouse worker, police say
Asia|Australia|Political

Australia confident Trump will back AUKUS sub deal after talks with his camp

Australia Defence MInister Richard Marles said on Wednesday Canberra is confident a re-elected Donald Trump will back the AUKUS security alliance and associated

Australia confident Trump will back AUKUS sub deal after talks with his camp
Business|Economy

ANZ says in talks with Australian govt about shoring up Pacific Islands business

ANZ bank is in talks with the Australian government about ways to make its business in the Pacific Islands more viable as an exodus of Western financial services

ANZ says in talks with Australian govt about shoring up Pacific Islands business
Business|Political

Tiny Chain Bridge is top banker to Trump, Republican campaigns

When Republican campaigns want a banker, they don't go to New York or San Francisco, but to downtown McLean, Virginia - about a 20 minute drive from the White House, where

Tiny Chain Bridge is top banker to Trump, Republican campaigns
Health

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies as new laws take effect

New vaping regulations in Australia came into force on Monday, moving e-cigarettes behind pharmacy counters in a bid to curb youth vaping although opponents forced

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies as new laws take effect
World

Missiles, drones and warships the priority as Australia plans $32 billion defence boost

Australia will boost defence spending by A$50.3 billion ($32 billion) over the next decade and reshuffle its weapons programs to emphasise missiles, drones and

News|World

'Lucky to have him': Australia mourns refugee guard killed in Bondi attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed as a hero Pakistani security guard Faraz Tahir, killed in Sydney while trying to stop a mass stabbing attack, in

Economy|Health

Australia to police internet porn, spend $600 million on domestic violence victims

Australia will spend almost A$1 billion on payments for those fleeing domestic violence and introduce new measures to police pornography and violence on the

Business|Economy

Australian submarine builder ASC's workers strikes may disrupt maintenance

Workers at Australian state-owned submarine builder ASC Ltd began on Monday a campaign of strikes for higher wages that could disrupt maintenance for Australia's

News|Political

Why is Julian Assange flying to the remote Pacific island of Saipan?

Better known for its sandy beaches and Second World War wrecks, the tropical Pacific island of Saipan will soon host the final act of Julian Assange's 14-year legal

Why is Julian Assange flying to the remote Pacific island of Saipan?
Health

Australia waters down planned world first vape ban after opposition from Greens

Australia will water down a planned world first ban on vaping after opposition from the Greens party led the government on Monday to agree to amend a bill that

Australia waters down planned world first vape ban after opposition from Greens
Business|Economy|Technology

Bitcoin ETF launches on Australia's main stock exchange for the first time

A bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) launched on Australia's main stock market for the first time on Thursday as fund managers debut products to satisfy investors

Bitcoin ETF launches on Australia's main stock exchange for the first time
Business

Volkswagen quits Australia auto lobby committee as fight grows over green fuel standards

Volkswagen Australia said on Monday it had quit the policymaking committee at the country's auto lobby, days after Tesla cut ties with the group, as the German

Volkswagen quits Australia auto lobby committee as fight grows over green fuel standards
Business

Chevron Australia, unions make progress in LNG talks but deal elusive

Negotiations over a stalled pay and conditions deal between Chevron and unions at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia made progress on Friday,

Chevron Australia, unions make progress in LNG talks but deal elusive
Business

Chevron Australia LNG unions stick to strike plan even as pay talks continue

Unions at Chevron's liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia reaffirmed their plan to resume strikes this week as mediated talks continued on Monday,

Chevron Australia LNG unions stick to strike plan even as pay talks continue
Business

Chevron Australia LNG workers back strike threat in second meeting, no talks

Workers at Chevron's two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Western Australia voted to restart strikes on Friday, with unions accusing the U.S. oil major of

Chevron Australia LNG workers back strike threat in second meeting, no talks
Business|Economy|Political

Macquarie eyes rise of protectionism in upcoming US, EU elections

The potential for protectionist policies to win out in U.S. and European Union elections this year is a risk for business and is being closely watched by global

Macquarie eyes rise of protectionism in upcoming US, EU elections
World

Australia earmarks billions for naval infrastructure as BAE wins AUKUS submarine work

Australia said Thursday it would spend billions on docks, shipyards and factories at home and in Britain for nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS security

Australia earmarks billions for naval infrastructure as BAE wins AUKUS submarine work
World

AUKUS submarine base protests in Australia highlight challenges for security pact

Fierce resistance mounted by Australian unions against plans for a new submarine base shows the challenge facing the high-stakes defence project with the United

AUKUS submarine base protests in Australia highlight challenges for security pact

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