With just 27 million people, Australia is the world’s 13th largest economy. It has the 11th largest GDP per capita. It ranks 10th on the human development index. Its major cities consistently ...

Albanese visited Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn on Friday morning, asking her to dissolve parliament and announcing an election date of May 3. Under law, Australia must hold federal ...

SYDNEY, March 28 (Reuters) - Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday. Opinion polls indicate it will be a neck-and-neck race between ...

Australia has declared its first day of Eid Al Fitr as March 31, 2025, as per an announcement by the Australian Fatwa Council. The council confirmed that the new Moon of Shawwal will be born on ...

“This flooding situation is expected to continue not just for the next few days but likely for the coming weeks, as huge flood peaks make their way slowly downstream,” Australia’s Bureau of ...

Australia's efforts to secure an exemption from US tariffs on aluminium and steel have failed, the White House has confirmed on the eve of the tariffs taking effect. The Australian government says ...

Australia will head to the polls for a federal election on 3 May, in what is predicted to be a tight race. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose Labor Party will be defending a small majority ...

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SYDNEY, March 23 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Sunday that a federal budget this week would include an A$1.8 billion extension to a scheme to reduce energy bills, ahead of what is ...

Penny Wong says the government "won't be intimidated" following the Russian embassy issuing a statement warning of "grave consequences" if Australia joins a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

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