Penny Wong says the government is “disappointed” it could not support a controversial UN motion drafted by the Palestinian ...

The Productivity Commission has laid out a $5bn plan for universal childcare, in a report set to inform a core component of Labor’s re-election campaign. Under the plan, three in 10 Australian ...

The Asia-Pacific equity markets were higher on Thursday as investors reacted to the latest Federal Reserve monetary policy ...

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 is on track to open lower after U.S. equities slipped in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s long-anticipated interest-rate cut.

Investors in Asia will parse New Zealand GDP figures, August trade data from Malaysia, unemployment rate from Australia.

Mortgage holders are hoping Australia's central bank will copy the US Federal Reserve's cash rate cut, but the treasurer says ...

As well as deploying police, China hosts Pacific officers for training and is showering cash-strapped forces with equipment.

The U.S. dollar rose broadly on Thursday, recovering from an earlier tumble in the immediate aftermath of the Federal Reserve ...

(Reuters) - U.S. railroad Union Pacific said on Thursday it expects its revenue to grow faster than volumes over the next ...

The Australian sharemarket rallied to a fresh record high on Thursday as investors celebrated the US Federal Reserve’s “jumbo ...

In sum, private-sector investment will not preserve declining American economic influence in Asia. America has no clear ...

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