Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their properties as wildfires race through parts of rural Victoria.

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A top Australian central banker said on Wednesday inflation was too high and policy makers were committed to doing whatever was necessary to bring it to heel,

Australia’s trade minister is set to travel to Brussels for talks with European Union officials to try and secure a free trade accord, which if signed would be the bloc’s third major agreement this year and bolster its efforts to stave off pressure from the Trump administration.

Last week the Australian government’s Center for Population released its forecast for the next decade. From its current population of 25.7 million people, the country is expected to reach just short of 30 million by 2032. This projection is 1.2 million ...

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Model and clothing designer Christina Dietze announced that she will represent the state of Victoria at the nationwide competition

Australia is demanding criminal charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people, including an Australian aid worker, the country's prime minister said

Isaac Herzog’s trip led to widespread rallies and tested the restrictions on protests that Australia installed after a deadly attack on a Jewish celebration.