Tom Hanks sends letter and gift to Australian bullied boy named Corona
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Suspected radical terrorist charged with murder after NZ mosque shootings
Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday after…
Australian shares lead broad losses across Asia; Ardent Leisure tumbles 15%
Australian shares led widespread losses in Asia-Pacific on Wednesday, with shares of Ardent Leisure, operator of…
Apple probing claim iPhone 7 caught fire in Australia
Apple is investigating a report from an Australian man who claimed his iPhone 7 caught fire and destroyed his car,…
BHP expects signs of recovery in mining, says production steady
The world's third-largest iron ore miner BHP Billiton signaled budding signs of recovery in the long downtrodden…
Asia stocks mostly fall; gaming plays weighed after China detains Crown Resorts employees
Stock markets in Asia started the week on the back foot, with gaming shares across the region taking a hit after…
Asian shares advance, Australia lower as RBA holds rates
Asian shares advanced on Tuesday, while Australian equities remained in negative territory after the Reserve Bank…
Dollar drops as Fed rate rise prospects reassessed
The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as investors re-evaluated whether the U.S. Federal…
Asian stocks jump to one-year highs as yield hunt spreads
Asian stocks rose to one-year highs and the Australian dollar climbed on Monday as investors' hunt for yield…
Euro hits five-week high, yen up after stimulus announced
The euro rose above $1.12 for the first time in more than a month on Tuesday while a cut in Australian interest…
Australia Q2 inflation to make or break case for rate cut
Australian inflation likely braked to all-time lows in the second quarter, if analyst forecasts prove right,…
Aussie dollar recovers from shaky start as calm returns to currency markets
The Australian dollar recovered from a wobbly start caused by political uncertainty on Monday, as stocks and…
Asian stocks climb, Aussie recovers as markets digest uncertain election
Asian shares shrugged off early losses and edged higher on Monday, while pressure on the Australian dollar eased…
Yuan, Aussie sink on report China to tolerate weaker yuan
China's yuan sank to a six-month low against the dollar in offshore trade on Thursday and the Australian dollar…
Australian PM urges stability vote in national poll after Brexit shock
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday used “Brexit” shockwaves to urge voters to return his…
Australian dollar jumps 1 percent after shift in tone from RBA
The Australian dollar gained 1 percent against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia…
Dollar supported by U.S. rate view, Aussie jumps
The dollar hovered near its highest level in two months against a basket of currencies on Tuesday on growing…
Australian police raid properties connected to ISIS sailing group
Australian counter-terrorism police on Tuesday carried out raids across Melbourne connected with five men accused…
Dollar edges down, Aussie soars on less dovish RBA minutes
The dollar edged down slightly in Asian trading on Tuesday, while the Australian dollar soared after central bank…
Obama, Australia’s Turnbull discuss global steel glut
U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday discussed by telephone the…
Dollar firmer vs yen, Aussie unfazed by weak China trade data
The dollar edged higher versus the yen on Monday following a choppy end to last week, while disappointing trade…
Yen takes a step back, Australian dollar edges higher
The yen showed signs of fatigue on Thursday after stepping back from recent peaks, while the greenback was…
Yen hits 18-month high; Aussie slides as RBA eases policy
The yen hit a fresh 18-month high against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday and jumped against the Australian dollar,…
Dollar languishes ahead of Fed, BOJ meetings
The dollar remained subdued on Wednesday after a broad retreat overnight ahead of policy decisions by both the…
Commodity currencies rise as oil stabilizes, yen dips
Commodity currencies rose on Tuesday with the Australian dollar soaring to a 10-month high against the U.S. dollar,…
Small Australian software firm helps connect the dots on Panama Papers
Software produced by a little-known Australian developer has helped journalists piece together news leads from the…
Yen finds favor as Asia’s appetite for risk wanes
The safe-haven yen was broadly firmer on Monday, particularly against its New Zealand and Australian peers, as the…
S&P settles Australian lawsuit over Lehman Bros collapse
A substantial settlement has been reached in a landmark A$200 million ($143 million) class action brought against…
Yen firmer as weak oil curbs risk sentiment, Aussie sags
The yen edged higher on Tuesday as a fall in oil prices weighed on equities and risk appetite, while the Australian…
Dollar steadies, commodity currencies lose steam as crude rebound fizzles
The dollar held steady against a basket of currencies on Wednesday following a rise in U.S. debt yields, while the…
Asian stocks erase losses, Aussie spikes on jobs data
Asian shares reversed earlier losses on Thursday as crude oil prices pulled away from their deep overnight lows,…
Billionaire Clive Palmer Launches “unsinkable” Titanic
An Australian billionaire announced plans on Monday to build an "unsinkable" version of the Titanic, 100 years…
Australian reporter, US student held in Egypt: security
Egyptian authorities arrested 28-year-old NSW man Austin Mackell, US student Derek Ludovici and local translator…