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The rehabilitation of KPMG in the UK

The years of audit failings and regulatory fines at its UK business are over, but some worry the firm is still losing ground to rivals

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Australian senator censured for heckling King

Lidia Thorpe has been rebuked by the Senate for yelling "not my King" during a protest last month.

How an Australian drama school opened doors to Hollywood

They may have perfected American accents, but some of the biggest stars in Hollywood are actually from Australia. Baz Luhrmann and Sarah Snook discuss why so many of Hollywood's biggest names come ...

U.S. Marines, Japanese and Australian troops will train together

The trilateral amphibious training between Australia, Japan and the U.S. Marine rotational force in northern Australia will begin in 2025 with Exercise Talisman Sabre.

High childcare costs pose challenge for Australian business

Despite government subsidies, the expense is pushing many women out of the workforce

World - Financial Times - November 14

China’s Baidu joins Meta in race to make AI-integrated smart glasses

Launch comes as Chinese internet groups jostle for dominance in hardware

Business - Financial Times - November 13

Australian gold miner’s shares plunge after chief executive detained in Mali

Resolute Mining says Terence Holohan and other executives were in Bamako to discuss claims made against company

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Consumer anger over high prices piles pressure on politicians

Post-Covid inflation rise leaves toxic legacy for governments across rich economies

Business - Financial Times - November 11

After a 2,000-Mile Trip, a Penguin Finds Itself on an Australian Beach

“This is the furthest north I’ve heard of an emperor penguin,” an expert said.

World - The New York Times - November 8

Serco shares fall on Australian contract loss and changes to UK national insurance

UK operator of prisons and asylum accommodation expects a combined £38mn hit in 2025

World - Financial Times - November 8

Why the Australian Ambassador Deleted Tweets Critical of Trump

The envoy, Kevin Rudd, said that he had removed the posts “out of respect for the office of the president.” But it was a sign of broader anxiety over Donald J. Trump’s return to power.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Scot gets dream job as lighthouse keeper on remote Australian island

Sandy Duthie's "dream job" involves solitude, a 160-year history, and a colony of little penguins.

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ...

Sports - ABC News - November 6

Spate of business scandals puts Australian boards on notice

A common thread to the controversies has been whether oversight of the country’s largest companies has been bent to the will of powerful executives

World - Financial Times - November 7

Australian breaker Raygun retires from sport after Olympic backlash

Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.

Gisèle Pelicot ‘honoured’ to wear scarf from Australian women’s group in court

Scarf made by First Nations women showed Pelicot that others around the world ‘feel the same way’, says lawyer. Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman who has become a feminist hero after insisting that ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Emperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of miles from home

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Australian High Court overturns law that forced migrants to wear tracking bracelets

Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfews

World - ABC News - November 6

Australian Explosives Giant Sees Dynamite Opportunity in North America

The CEO of the world’s biggest commercial-explosives maker expects North America to account for 30% to 40% of revenue within the next few years.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

Anglo American to offload Australian coal mining stake for $1.1bn

London-listed group sells holding as it pushes ahead with radical plans to streamline business

Business - Financial Times - November 4

Anglo American Continues Coal Selloff With Australian Disposal

The global miner sold its interest in two steelmaking-coal mines in Australia for around $1.1 billion, advancing its coal-division selloff.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4

Australian billionaire Ellison to leave miner over ‘profoundly disappointing’ conduct

Mineral Resources shares fall 10% after board concludes founder used company resources for personal benefit

World - Financial Times - November 4

PwC accused of interfering in Australian tax leaks probe

Documents reveal PwC International threatened to expel local firm if it co-operated with scandal investigation without permission

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Australian man cleared of murdering British woman during break-in

Emma Lovell was fatally stabbed after confronting two intruders in a suburb north of Brisbane in 2022.

Radiohead singer confronts Gaza protester at Australian gig

Thom Yorke hit back at the fan after he heckled the singer over death numbers in Gaza during a performance in Melborne.

Australian police recover 40,000 stolen coins based on the children's series 'Bluey'

Australian police say they have recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s animated series “Bluey.”

Entertainment - ABC News - October 30

Woolworths Cuts Expectations for Australian Food Earnings

Australian grocer Woolworths expects fiscal first-half earnings in its key Australian food division to be below previous expectations, as customers continue to be price conscious when facing cost ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

Huge Australian 'fiasco' ship to be mothballed in Edinburgh

Newly-built Spirit of Tasmania is too large to fit the port facilities in Tasmania, so will be stored at Port of Leith.

Australian PM accused of seeking upgrades from Qantas boss

Albanese has said he followed the rules and was "completely transparent" with all disclosures.

Woman charged with assaulting Australian senator who shouted at the king

A woman has appeared in an Australian court charged with assaulting the Indigenous senator who shouted at King Charles III during a royal reception last week

World - ABC News - October 28

Australian businesses complain they are ‘public enemy number one’

Labor government adopts increasingly populist position ahead of general election due in May

World - Financial Times - October 28

‘Not my King’ protest row highlights Australian divisions

An Aboriginal senator's heckling of the King ignites debate about how to best address inequality in Australia.

Indigenous Australian who confronted King Charles III says she won't be 'shut down'

An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First Peoples and declaring she will ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 23

Indigenous Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe intensifies criticism of King Charles III

An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First Peoples and declaring she will ...

World - ABC News - October 23

An Australian Woman Trying to Rescue Her Phone Gets Stuck Between Boulders

And she was upside down.

World - The New York Times - October 23

Australian teen: Oh my God, I just talked to the Queen

An Australian says "you can't get any better than that" after meeting King Charles and Queen Camilla in Sydney.

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