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An investor’s guide to navigating the Australian election
THE outcome of Australia’s tight federal election could be the next catalyst for local assets as a tariff standoff between the US and…
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Australian, New Zealand dollars make the most of US tariff tangle
The Australian and New Zealand dollars were making another attempt at topside resistance on Tuesday as conflicting comments over White…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Fashion
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
Shareholders of Australian apparel retailers Myer, Premier approve merger - The Business Times
SHAREHOLDERS of Australian apparel retail firms Myer and Premier Investments approved on Thursday the merger of the latter’s apparel…
Lifestyle
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…
Culture
Ho Bee Land sparks bidding war for Australian property developer AVJennings at A$0.70 a share
REAL estate group Ho Bee Land has launched a non-binding indicative offer to acquire all shares it does not indirectly own in AVJennings…
Fashion
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…
Fashion
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Fashion
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…
Business
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…
Business
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…
Business
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…
Business
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…
Business
Australian detectives find Putin photos on drugs stashed in car
Australian organized crime detectives charged a man they said was trying to smuggle $18 million Australian ($11.6 million US) worth of…
Fashion
China lifts final trade restrictions on Australian meat processors
CHINA has lifted trade restrictions on two Australian meat processing facilities, allowing the full resumption of red meat exports to the…
Culture
Hot stock: SingPost climbs 4.5% after talks of potential divestment of Australian business
Its Australia segment includes fourth-party logistics services, third-party logistics solutions and last-mile courier delivery Shares of…