‘Inevitable’ Google and Facebook will pay for Australian news: Treasurer
CANBERRA, Jan 24, 2021, The Guardian. Josh Frydenberg has warned the internet giants it is…
Australia
Australia is an economy of 24 million people and is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. When it co-founded the forum in 1989, Australia’s real GDP was USD 590 billion. Its per capita GDP was USD 35,000. In 2016, its real GDP has risen to USD 1.3 trillion, while its per capita GDP stood at USD 55,600.
Google threatens to shut down search in Australia over digital news code
CANBERRA, Jan 22, 2021, The Guardian. Google has threatened to remove its search engine from…
Australian lawyer arrested in Papua New Guinea over alleged $100M fraud
PORT MORESBY, Jan 21, 2021, The Guardian. An Australian lawyer, Greg Sheppard, has been arrested…
Indian and Australian PMs exchange courtesies on the cricket team’s test series
NEW DELHI, Jan 20, 2021, Mint. India and Australia are formidable competitors on the field,…
Indian sailors stranded for months on Chinese coast reach Japan
NEW DELHI, Jan 19, 2021, Al Jazeera. A group of Indian sailors stranded off the…
Australia’s growth may ‘never return’ to its pre-virus path after trade trouble with China: Economist
CANBERRA, Dec 29, 2020, CNBC. Australia’s economy has been badly hit by escalating trade tensions…
US, China and Australia evacuate expeditioner from Antarctica in 5-day mission
An Australian expeditioner has been medically evacuated from Antarctica, following a multinational effort by land,…
Chinese cast net over neglected Papua New Guinea border zone
PORT MORESBY, Dec 19, 2020, RNZ. China has dismissed Australian concerns about a planned new…
S. Australia’s govt fights opposition to toxic waste dump plans
SYDNEY, Dec 1, 2020, SMH. A likely Senate roadblock to establish a radioactive waste dump…
Sydney records hottest November night on record
SYDNEY, Nov 29, 2020, BBC. Sydney has recorded its hottest November night on record, with…
British-Australian academic freed by Iran in apparent prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 26, 2020, CNN. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the British-Australian academic detained by Iran for…
Australian sharemarket ends strong week on a bum note with late sell-off
CANBERRA, Nov 20, 2020, NCA NewsWire. The Australian sharemarket was on track for its fifth…