Australian Prime Minister Press conference – Kuala Lumpur

Prime Minister : Good morning. Well, it’s been a big 24 hours. A day ago, some of you were with me at Uluru in Central Australia. And now here we are in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit, including of course, the East Asia Summit that will be...

Australia: Public meeting discusses how to fight Labor’s university restructuring

University educators, students and teachers participated in a strong public meeting on Sunday to discuss the Australian Labor government’s restructuring of universities, accompanied by the destruction of some 4,000 jobs, and its connection to the...

Australia eyes A$20bil investment opportunities in South-East Asia

KUALA LUMPUR: Australia has identified an A$2bil (RM55.1bil) investment pipeline across South-East Asia as Canberra moves into a new phase of its regional economic cooperation, signalling a stronger commitment to deeper Asean integration. Prime...

Australia Eyes AU$20 Bln Investment Opportunities In Southeast Asia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Australia has identified an AU$20 billion (AU$1 = RM2.76) investment pipeline across Southeast Asia as Canberra moves into a new phase of its regional economic cooperation, signalling a stronger commitment toward...

Australian University Delegation Heads to China Amid Financial Pressure

Students walk at the University of Newcastle's Callaghan campus in New South Wales, Australia on March 24, 2025. Roni Bintang/Getty Images A delegation of Australia’s university leaders will travel to China from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31 to renew...

WA is Australia's top economic performer despite weak growth

Western Australia has again secured the top gong as Australia's best performing economy according to a new report by the Commonwealth Bank, despite recording the country's second weakest economic growth. The mining state has led the national...

Australia acted on own intel, Burke says, as Israel names alleged Iranian attack plotter

Home affairs minister Tony Burke has said the Australian government acted on its own intelligence assessments, as Israel's intelligence agency named an alleged Iranian official behind antisemitic attacks in Australia. Mossad and the office of...

World News | Hopeful QUAD Leaders Will Meet in First Quarter of 2026, Says Australia PM Albanese

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 27 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday said that the Quad leaders' summit, involving Australia, the United States, Japan, and India, will be held in the first quarter of 2026, after...

‘Stand up’ for Australians against foreign companies: Dick Smith’s demand to Albanese

Veteran businessman Dick Smith has called on the government to support locally made products to ensure a prosperous future for the next generation of Australians. Multiple Australian companies, including Sky News Australia and its owner News Corp,...

Australia: Meeting on demolition of Melbourne public housing towers blocks SEP speaker

About 300 people attended a public meeting in Melbourne on Thursday. The meeting, titled “Standing together for Victoria’s public housing,” was ostensibly held to oppose the state Labor government’s plans to demolish 44 public housing towers in...

Australians ‘plan to spend 43% more this Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend’ as shoppers ‘start earlier and prioritise value’: report

“Consumer optimism is also improving, with planned Black Friday Cyber Monday spending up $98 year-on-year, from $226 in 2024 to $324 in 2025, ” explains Sopify, further adding: “That optimism is paired with a more intentional approach: 58% of...

Australian Government’s Copyright Law Decision Welcomed by Industry

ARIA and PPCA have welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement that it will not introduce a Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception into Australian copyright law. Annabelle Herd, CEO of ARIA and PPCA, shared in a statement: “This decision...

Voyages celebrates with young Indigenous Australians after Training Academy graduations

Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia celebrated a major milestone for the National Indigenous Training Academy (NITA), with 28 young Indigenous Australians graduating from the program at Ayers Rock Resort over the weekend – bringing the total...

Australia vs India 1st T20I: Preview, probable XI, pitch report, weather forecast and where to watch

The ODI series didn't go to plan for India but they showed in the final game of the series that they can be dangerous when they get their act together. Not having played an ODI for seven months did show as they were rusty initially and the Aussies...

Australia's AI future is at risk without greater senior technical leadership

Australian companies risk falling behind their global competitors in harnessing the benefits of AI unless they urgently bring more tech professionals into senior management roles according to a new paper published by the Actuaries Institute of...

Australian Creators Can Negotiate, Not Be Dictated To: Government Rules Out AI Text & Data Mining Exception In Copyright Law Change

The Australian government has confirmed that any changes to Australia’s copyright laws will not include a Text and Data Mining Exception. Many technology businesses have maintained that in order to maintain attempts at “innovation” they need to...

Nominations now open for 5-Star Employers of Choice 2026

This highly anticipated report recognises organisations across Australia and New Zealand that are setting the standard for workplace excellence. Companies with at least 10 employees are invited to put themselves forward by completing a short entry...

'Answer is yes': Dew wants head coach job, but not yet

Port Adelaide's new senior assistant coach Stuart Dew still harbours desire to land another head coaching gig. But Dew says he hasn't returned to Port to further his ambitions, but to help Josh Carr remodel the Power. "Short answer is yes," Dew...

Backing Australian companies to expand into Southeast Asia

Prime Minister The Albanese Government has today announced two milestone investments to boost Australia’s economic engagement with Southeast Asia, supporting new opportunities for Australian investors and businesses. The Government will invest...

BREAKING: Ex-Virgin CEO takes top Fiji Airways job

Fiji Airways has announced Paul Scurrah as the incoming managing director and chief executive officer of Fiji Airways, effective 1 November 2025. Scurrah brings to the role more than two decades of executive experience across aviation, transport,...