Hyundai Steel workers strike for 24-hours; India: Kerala state government workers strike for pay rise and outstanding allowances; Pakistan: Punjab government schoolteachers strike over pay and privatisation;

The Australian government said on Thursday it would buy A$50 million dollars ($31.36 million) of debt from the largest creditor of collapsed airline Regional Express Holdings to have more control during a voluntary administration process.

A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia's national day,

Australia is surrounded by coffee-growing countries like Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, but it imports most of its coffee from the other side of the world. With climate change and coffee bean prices skyrocketing,

SINGAPORE: Australia-based academic website East Asia Forum has been ordered to publish a correction notice on an article titled "Singapore’s new prime minister entangled in old politics", after the Singapore government said it contained false statements about the country's governance.

The six-player Australian team for the prestigious championship at Hoiana Shores Golf Club in March includes Queenslanders Sarah Hammett, Lion Higo and Hannah Reeves, Victorian Jazy Roberts and New South Wales player Ella Scaysbrook.

Australian Ethan Domingo and Korea’s Siyeon Sim were crowned the Australian Open Asia-Pacific Elite 14/U champions on Friday at Melbourne Park.

New itineraries on the Carnival Luminosa and Carnival Adventure to Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia will include seven maiden port calls for Carnival Cruise Line.

A new CEO with relevant deal making experience might put Yancoal Australia (YACAF) in a better position. Read why I maintain my buy rating for the stock.

A new report from analysts Media Partners Asia on the video industry in APAC projects strong growth ahead for the major U.S. streaming services.

Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates and a U.S.-China trade deal following comments from President Donald Trump, while the yen was choppy after the Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected rate hike.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong met her Indian and Japanese counterparts in Washington and said the invitation for Quad foreign ministers to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration showed an "iron-clad commitment" to close cooperation in the Indo Pacific region.