Capital markets critical for economic growth, reforms must back investment

The Property Council of Australia has today noted ASIC’s roadmap on public and private capital markets in Australia and will continue to advocate for a regulatory framework that ensures an attractive marketplace for capital. Property Council...

Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: It’s Time for a Fast Fashion Fast

Locals are having their fishing nets, waterways and beaches clogged with synthetic fast fashion. Your last season Zara turtle-neck actually wrapped around a real turtle’s neck. We need to stop buying clothing made by children we don’t know, in...

Smartraveller alert: Aussies warned as Typhoon Kalmaegi bears down on Vietnam, Cambodia

The Australian government has issued urgent warnings for people travelling to Vietnam and Cambodia as Typhoon Kalmaegi continues to wreak havoc across Asia. Smartraveller has advised caution after the destructive weather cell smashed the...

China's landmark trade corridor cargo volume surges

(Xinhua) 16:47, November 05, 2025 NANNING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A freight train carrying 80 containers of goods, including Australian kraft paper and Singaporean puff pastry shortening, departed from Qinzhou Port East Station in south China's...

Cedric Street southbound off-ramp to be permanently closed as Stephenson Avenue extension nears completion

Motorists in Perth’s northern suburbs are being asked to plan ahead, with major traffic changes set to take effect next week as part of the Stephenson Avenue extension project. The temporary Cedric Street southbound off-ramp in Innaloo will be...

Northumberland veteran, 29, left paralysed after freak swimming accident in Australia

Joe Chestock is a former Army Reservist(Image: handout) A Northumberland veteran was left paralysed after a freak swimming accident in Australia. Joe Chestock, a former Army Reservist from Northumberland, suffered a spinal cord injury in a freak...

Message in a bottle from first world war soldier found on remote Australian beach

More than a century after an Australian soldier wrote a letter to his mother as he sailed to war and his death, it has been discovered in a bottle washed up on a remote beach. Private Malcolm Alexander Neville’s light-hearted note, penned on 15...

Australia: merger remedies under Australia’s new mandatory and suspensory merger control regime

The acquisition of shares or assets in Australia that have the effect or likely effect of substantially lessening competition is prohibited under Sections 50 and 50A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA).[1] Australia’s merger...

As an American, all I knew about Australia when I arrived was Steve Irwin. Here's what I loved and hated about a country where I was homeless, jailed twice and attacked by spiders

A US woman who came to Australia to escape 'oppressive' America and ended up getting locked up in two prisons and a detention centre, as well as homeless in Bondi, has revealed what she loved and hated about her time Down Under. Liliana Goodson...

Peak holiday season checklist: 3 ways to win shoppers and build loyalty

Australia’s retail sector is entering its most important trading period of the year with a fresh wave of momentum. According to Shopify’s Holiday Retail Report, nearly eight in ten retail business leaders feel more optimistic than they did a year...

WWI Message in a Bottle Found 109 Years Later in Australia

A message in a bottle from World War I has been discovered 109 years after it was set adrift, captivating the descendants of the soldiers who wrote it. The bottle, found on October 9 at Wharton Beach near Esperance in Western Australia, contained...

NSW Drivers on Alert as Petrol Cars Blocking EV Chargers Now Face Massive $2,200 Fines from November 2025

Drivers across New South Wales are being warned to stay alert as new penalties targeting petrol and diesel vehicles blocking electric vehicle charging bays will come into effect from November 2025. The updated road rules, confirmed by Transport...

Australian executive's sickening Bumble sex trap exposed as he is jailed for more than nine years

A former Melbourne logistics executive who created fake online sex profiles of real women and tricked men into showing up at their homes and workplaces expecting sex has been jailed for more than nine years. Jonathan Kiddle, 52, was sentenced in...

Anduril Launches Australian Ghost Shark Factory In Sydney

Anduril has launched its Ghost Shark factory responsible for manufacturing the XL-AUV for the Royal Australian Navy at an event in Sydney. Anduril Press Release Just seven weeks after the Royal Australian Navy awarded a A$1.7 billion Program of...

Australian influencer family move to UK to avoid social media ban

An Australian family with millions of online fans are relocating to the UK to avoid their home country's social media ban for under-16s which starts in December. Known as the "Empire Family", the four-member unit is made of mums Beck and Bec Lea,...

Tertiary Access Payment 2025: $5,000 Support for Regional Students Moving to Big Cities Like Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane

Studying in major cities like Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane is a goal shared by thousands of young Australians from rural communities. However, the expense of relocating is just too great for a lot of people. Regional students may find it...

Australian Airports Association welcomes ICAO decision recognising airports’ role in decarbonisation

The Australian Airports Association has welcomed a recent decision by the International Civil Aviation Organisation recognising the critical role of airports in aviation decarbonisation. The revised resolution, endorsed at the 42nd ICAO Assembly...

Australian YouTube family moves to UK to avoid upcoming social media ban

An Australian YouTube family with almost 1.8 million followers have moved to the UK to avoid the upcoming social media ban for under-16s. Western Australia's Empire Family, made up of mums Beck and Bec Lea, 17-year-old son Prezley and 14-year-old...

Centrelink $1,831 Payment 2025: Eligibility, Start Date, and More

The Australian government has confirmed a new Centrelink payment of $1,831 to be distributed in 2025, offering crucial support to eligible citizens amid ongoing cost-of-living pressures. The announcement has been widely welcomed by pensioners,...

Shipping delays push back Elevate Uranium’s pilot plant delivery

Chamwe Kaira Elevate Uranium Ltd says shipping delays have pushed back the arrival of its U-pgrade pilot plant in Namibia to early November instead of early October. The company said the plant will be assembled on-site and begin operations as soon...