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Cost of living in spotlight as Australian PM calls May 3 election
Australia's federal parliamentary elections will be held on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday. "My fellow…
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SingPost completes A$1 billion sale of Australian logistics business
The divestment generated A$781.5 million in gross proceeds and an estimated gain of S$289.5 million Singapore Post (SingPost) said on…
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Australian regulator pushes market operator ASX on fee transparency, competition
AUSTRALIA’S corporate regulator said on Tuesday the country’s stock market operator would be required to publish a comparison of clearing…
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Australian shares post worst week in 2½ years as bank stocks bleed
Australian shares closed lower on Friday (Feb 21), rounding off their worst week in nearly two-and-a-half years, as banking stocks went on…
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Australian central bank cuts rates for first time since November 2020
Inflation has dropped from a peak of 7.8 per cent in December 2022 and now sits at 2.4 per cent, according to the RBA AUSTRALIA’S central…
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ComfortDelGro probes fraud allegations related to Australian subsidiaries
AN Australian unit of ComfortDelGro is investigating allegations of wrongful conduct made by several media companies, and it has engaged…
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Australian unit of ComfortDelGro probes media allegations of wrongful conduct
A2B Australia, a subsidiary of the transport operator, has engaged external legal counsel AN Australian unit of ComfortDelGro is…
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Singapore’s Syfe makes A$65 million bid for Australian investing platform SelfWealth
SINGAPORE-BASED digital wealth platform Syfe on Tuesday (Feb 4) said it made a non-binding indicative offer to acquire SelfWealth, an…
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Barrenjoey opens Hong Kong office as Australian firm expands
BARRENJOEY has added a Hong Kong office to its growing international footprint as the Australian financial services firm boosts its…
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Shareholders of Australian apparel retailers Myer, Premier approve merger
SHAREHOLDERS of Australian apparel retail firms Myer and Premier Investments approved on Thursday the merger of the latter’s apparel…
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Fire lessons from the Australian capital, where a 2003 inferno changed everything
The residents of Canberra might know a little about what Los Angeles is going through. Exactly 22 years ago, a wildfire became a…
Business
Ho Bee Land sparks bidding war for Australian property developer AVJennings at A$0.70 a share
The offer trumps an existing deal made by Proprium Capital Partners and Avid Property Group REAL estate group Ho Bee Land has launched a…
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Who Was Rory Callum Sykes? Former Australian Child Actor Killed in LA Wildfires after Getting Trapped in Cottage as Mom Cries Water Ran Out
A blind former Australian child actor was killed when the Palisades Fire swept through his family's cottage in Malibu as his mother…
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Goodman Group shines among Australian property firms on data-centre push
GOODMAN Group’s stock has been on a hot streak this year, shining bright among its Australian real-estate peers as the artificial…
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SingPost’s proposed A$1b sale of Australian business ‘on track’: buyer Pacific Equity Partners
THE proposed divestment by Singapore Post (SingPost) of its Australian logistics business is not affected by SingPost’s recent firing of…
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SingPost’s proposed A$1b sale of Australian business ‘on track’, says buyer Pacific Equity Partners
THE proposed divestment by Singapore Post (SingPost) of its Australian logistics business is not affected by SingPost’s recent firing of…
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Australian authorities urge hundreds to flee out-of-control bushfires
Bushfires in Australia’s Victoria state burnt out of control on Saturday (Dec 21), with authorities issuing an evacuation order at the…
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Hot stock: Wee Hur falls by over 8% after exit from Australian student dorm business
SHARES of construction engineering company Wee Hur fell on Tuesday (Dec 17) morning, after the group announced that it is selling its…
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CLI to acquire Australian credit investment manager Wingate for A$200 million
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) is acquiring the property and corporate credit investment management business of Wingate Group in Australia…
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HSBC sued by Australian regulator for bank scam loss failures
AUSTRALIA’S markets watchdog sued HSBC Bank of Australia for failing to protect customers who lost millions of US dollars in scams. HSBC…
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19 Australian renewable projects add 6.4GW to national electricity market
Australia's renewable energy sector is set for significant growth with the announcement of 19 new projects under the Capacity Investment…
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15-Year-Old Western Australian Surfer Relives Shark Attack (Graphic)
Zachary Hlaing, age 15, was surfing off the coast of Mandurah, Western Australia, early Tuesday morning when the unthinkable happened. “I…
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Police say Australian synagogue arson a 'likely' terrorist attack
Australian police on Monday said that an arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne is being treated as a terrorist incident. Emergency…
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Australian PM condemns arson attack on Melbourne synagogue
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday condemned an early morning attack on a synagogue in Melbourne that caused significant…