"We're right behind Temba and the team": Graeme Smith backs South Africa to trounce Australia in WTC final

New Delhi : Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith is "right behind" the South African team, which is set to embark on an "important mission" of ending its elongated trophy drought in the World Test Championship against the defending champions,...

China has a stranglehold on the world’s rare-earths supply chain. Can Australia break it?

Weeks after China retaliated against Donald Trump’s tariffs by suspending exports of a range of rare-earth elements and related high-powered magnets, Ford was forced to pause a production line in Chicago. Days later, executives from other major...

From Australia to Pocatello with Malta in between: Ashleigh van Vliet returns to Idaho State as assistant coach

Ashleigh van Vliet was the first recruit for Idaho State head coach Seton Sobolewski. She then helped lead the Bengals to the Big Sky championship and NCAA Tournament in 2012 and a WNIT bid as a senior. She is now back on campus to begin her first...

Trans-Owned Beauty & Laser Salons Open Across Australia

Live More, a trans-owned and operated beauty business, will open clinics in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth from July. Its mission: to make gender-affirming cosmetic treatments cheaper, safer and more accessible to the trans community....

Apple warns Australia against joining EU in mandating iPhone app sideloading

Apple has issued a warning to Australia, essentially telling the country not to follow the European Union's lead in making iPhone app sideloading a requirement. This communication comes as the Australian federal government considers new rules that...

Mosman completes sale of Australia's EP-145

The AIM-traded firm said the transaction also transferred title of the asset to Echelon, which is listed on the ASX. As part of the agreement, Mosman said it retained a 5% royalty on future helium and hydrogen production from the permit. The...

Australian woman accused of mushroom poisoning admits possible online search for deadly fungi

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the second senior data and digital executive to leave...

‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event

The Rowley Shoals are on many a diver’s bucket list. The three coral atolls, hundreds of kilometres off the Western Australian coastline, are teeming with pristine coral gardens that for a long time, unlike many of the world’s reefs, had escaped...

Australian cities offer free public transport to fill empty seats, ease cost of living pain

SYDNEY – Up till August 2024, Ms Seleneah More, a regular bus user in Brisbane, was spending about A$40 (S$33) a week on public transport. Her partner spent the same amount on transport, while her 12-year-old son spent about A$20 a week. The...

Thakral’s associate GemLife in advanced talks to IPO on Australian exchange via stapled securities

There is still no assurance or certainty that the proposed IPO would proceed and close successfully, says the company [SINGAPORE] Property investor Thakral Corp’s associate GemLife is considering an initial public offering (IPO) on the Australian...

Australian PM Says Not To Compromise Biosecurity Laws In Tariff Negotiations With US

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that his government will not loosen biosecurity laws as it considers lifting a restriction on imports of US beef. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Nine...

Australian shares retreat from highs for second time

BP Marsh offloads Sterling to Australia’s ATC Insurance

BP Marsh, the UK-based specialist investor, has divested its approximately 20% stake in Sterling Insurance to ATC Insurance Solutions, an Australian underwriting agency in which BP Marsh already has a 25% holding. The transaction saw ATC acquire...

Australian travellers heading to Maldives warned of terror threat, 'civil unrest'

Australia has issued a fresh advisory for all its nationals who are planning to travel to Maldives asking them to remain on high alert. The Smartraveller website of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade raised its advisory for the popular...

Australia should not ‘relinquish’ biosecurity standards for US

Nationals Leader David Littleproud claims Australia does not “fear competition” amid the trade talks on beef with US President Donald Trump. “We don’t fear the fact of us competing with the US beef that’s already coming into Australian markets,”...

Australian Navy ship causes widespread Internet, radio outages in New Zealand

Source: Jenny Evans/Getty Images The Australian defence force (ADF) has conceded that one of its ships inadvertently blocked wireless internet and radio services across swathes of New Zealand’s North and South islands this week. The incident...

17 months on, David Warner’s absence still haunts Australia’s Test top-order

Steve Smith initially plugged the hole, but only lasted four Tests before dropping back down to four and giving Nathan McSweeney a chance About 17 months after David Warner’s retirement from Test cricket, Australia continue to feel the impact,...

Cargill buys out Teys family from Australia, US beef ventures

Cargill is to acquire full ownership of beef processor Teys Investments by buying out the remaining shares from the family shareholders. The deal will see the US-based agri-food giant take full-ownership of Teys Investments through an unspecified...

Australian navy accidentally cuts internet access in parts of New Zealand

An Australian Defence Force (ADF) warship has inadvertently caused internet and radio outages across parts of New Zealand. HMAS Canberra, Australia's largest naval vessel, was passing along the coast on its way to Wellington on Wednesday when its...