Business & EconomyFactbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessReutersJune 18, 2026 by ReutersJune 18, 2026 GDANSK, June 18 (Reuters) – Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under... Read more
Business & EconomyCarro enters Australia with CarPlace buy, expanding to eighth marketReutersJune 17, 2026 by ReutersJune 17, 2026 By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE, June 18 (Reuters) – Singapore-based online car marketplace Carro has bought Australian used-car platform CarPlace, marking... Read more
Business & EconomyAustralia softens impact of capital gains tax reform on small businesses after backlashReutersJune 17, 2026 by ReutersJune 17, 2026 SYDNEY, June 18 (Reuters) – The Australian government, in a major turnaround, announced on Thursday changes to its capital gains... Read more
Business & EconomyAustralia court bans ex-Star CEO for six years over money laundering failuresReutersJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026 by ReutersJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026 June 17 (Reuters) – An Australian court on Wednesday banned former Star Entertainment CEO Matthias Bekier from managing companies for... Read more
Business & EconomyAustralia central bank warns rate hikes might not be over after holding fireReutersJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026 by ReutersJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026 By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole SYDNEY, June 16 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank held its cash rate steady at... Read more
Business & EconomyAustralia central bank holds rates, warns hikes might not be overReutersJune 16, 2026 by ReutersJune 16, 2026 SYDNEY, June 16 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank held its cash rate steady at 4.35% on Tuesday, saying the economy... Read more
Business & EconomyAustralia business conditions steady in May, mood still gloomyReutersJune 8, 2026 by ReutersJune 8, 2026 SYDNEY, June 9 (Reuters) – Australian business conditions steadied in May as sales strengthened a little, a survey showed on... Read more
Business & EconomyAustralia consumer confidence slips in June as finances squeezedReutersJune 8, 2026 by ReutersJune 8, 2026 SYDNEY, June 9 (Reuters) – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment fell back in June as rising borrowing costs and... Read more
Business & EconomyKPMG Australia faces probe by corporate regulator as audit leak scandal fallout widensReutersJune 6, 2026June 6, 2026 by ReutersJune 6, 2026June 6, 2026 By Christine Chen and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, June 5 (Reuters) – Australia’s corporate regulator said on Friday it had launched... Read more
Business & EconomyMeta accuses Australia of breaching FTA, invokes US 'trade action'ReutersJune 4, 2026June 4, 2026 by ReutersJune 4, 2026June 4, 2026 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, June 4 (Reuters) – Meta accused Australia of violating a free trade agreement with the U.S.... Read more