Equities fell in most Asian markets and currencies were hit Wednesday, after the dollar firmed on sticky US inflation data, which cemented fears of more rate hikes by the Fed

The Nikkei and the Topix in Japan finished lower on Monday, while stocks in China rose marginally, but fell in other areas. The dollar extended gains before US CPI and retail data

Surveillance cameras supplied by HikVision and Dahua found at defence and other government department offices will be removed, a senior minister said in Canberra on Thursday

Environment minister said impacts from the proposed coal mine on local and global ecosystems would be substantial

Mining giant Rio Tinto apologized for the health safety scare triggered by the temporary loss of the radioactive capsule by a contractor carrying it from a mine in the north to Perth

Asian equities hit a seven-month high, with stocks in South Korea and Singapore both up over 1%, but stocks slipped in Australia and India

Renewable energy sources such as wind farms and solar power surpassed power generated by coal and gas for the first time ever on the east coast of Australia in the December quarter

The Japanese yen shot up in early trading on Friday morning and Asian markets also rose, after US data showed a fall in inflation on Thursday

Australia's energy minister Chris Bowen says the $20-billion solar mega project is likely to go ahead with a new funding structure

The solar energy project aimed to employ the world's longest undersea cable to deliver power from northern Australia to Singapore and Indonesia, but project 'not dead', key backer says

Investors are optimistic US inflation will show signs of cooling this week but opinion is split over China’s post-Covid recovery prospects

Defence officials from Japan and the US will discuss agreements at a top-level meeting in Washington on Wednesday on key defence issues related to the Indo-Pacific and outer space