Australian community feasts on crocodile that ate pet dogs, terrorised locals
A saltwater crocodile terrorised a remote Australian community by snapping up dogs and lunging at kids – only to meet its end in a feast cooked up by locals.
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Australian senate urges stricter rules for 'Big 4' consultancies
SYDNEY -- An Australian Senate committee has recommended stricter oversight of the four major consulting firms and new rules for government contracts awarded to the sector, determining the organizations have operated in a regulatory "gray area."
Australian diplomat says war over Taiwan would make world ‘a radically different place’
Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, cautioned in a speech that the global consequences of a war over Taiwan would be as great as the impact of the second world war, making the world “a radically different place”.
Australian project 'fingerprints' lithium for green metals trade
SYDNEY -- Researchers in Australia say they have developed a method of "fingerprinting" lithium to determine where it was mined, promising greater transparency in the supply of minerals critical for the green energy transition.
Australian pension giants scale up overseas ambitions
SYDNEY -- Australian pension funds are taking advantage of booming inflows and buoyant returns to push deeper into global markets as they hunt for higher returns and avenues to diversify risk.
New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leader of Australia’s most populous state apologized Thursday for the “unforgivable pain” caused by previous laws criminalizing homosexuality, 40 years after gay sex was decriminalized in New South Wales.
Australian online watchdog drops court case against X over stabbing video
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog said on Wednesday she had dropped her Federal Court case that attempted to force X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed.
Australian rare earths firm says data leaked day after Chinese investors blocked
Anonymous hackers on Tuesday leaked data stolen from an Australian rare earths mining company, just one day after Chinese shareholders were given a deadline to offload their stake in the business.