One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across the nation with fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community.

By Peter Hobson BROCKLESBY, Australia, May 19 (Reuters) - Justin Everitt is planting 50% less wheat this year than he thought he would. Standing in muddy brown boots and jeans by his tractor and 11-metre-wide (36-foot-wide) seeding rig in a bare field,

Australia's central bank judged interest rates to be restrictive after three hikes this year, giving it space to watch how the Iran war plays out even though inflation is

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.

Australia’s government today released its budget for fiscal 2026-2027, putting aside a total of $62.6 billion Australian dollars ($45.2 billion USD) for defense. This represents an increase of 6 percent from last year’s defense budget,

Australia must invest in producing more natural gas to avoid a domestic shortfall later this decade, fossil fuel executives said.

Australia's consumer sentiment rose in May as the oil shock triggered by the Iran war showed signs of easing slightly, but uncertainty over energy supplies and the third

Anthony Albanese has denied offering some of the remaining so-called ISIS brides any help after reports emerged another group appears ready to return to Australia.

Australia’s vast shale gas resources give the nation an edge in the global energy sector, especially at a time when the Iran war is constraining supplies across the world, according to Texas-based investor Bryan Sheffield.