Asia-Pacific markets trade mostly higher on Friday following an upbeat session on Wall Street overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would push for lower interest rates and cheaper oil prices,

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,

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.

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,

Australia must balance economic ties with China and security alignment with the United States as great power competition intensifies.

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.

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.

For years, the question of whether to move Australia Day to a less contentious date has loomed over the festivities. Thousands of Australians now join annual protests against what they call “Invasion Day”.

Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates following comments from President Donald Trump, while the yen steadied ahead of a widely expected rate hike from the Bank of Japan later in the day.

Australia’s Eden Exchange has acquired SC Venture’s Dealcierge to create a new platform called EdenX, while Lazada and Peak3 have announced the launch of a joint venture to build a leading digital and embedded insurance ecosystem in Southeast Asia.

India: Karnataka accredited social health workers betrayed; Victimised Maruti Suzuki contract workers demand reinstatement; Pakistan: Balochistan doctors and paramedics strike over arrests; Australia: Smit Lamnalco tug workers begin industrial action at Gladstone;

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