But geopolitical events as well as some regional countries' unclear pandemic strategy have coloured that optimism with a cloudy veneer

China tech stocks surged for a second day after the government vowed to ease a regulatory crackdown and on optimism over a Ukraine ceasefire.

Bourse operator says ASX24, its derivatives market, was placed into a halt around 10 a.m. Sydney time after the issue was found

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed employment jumped by 77,400 in February from a month earlier, double forecasts of a 37,000 gain

Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled funding for a slew of projects in Western Australia, saying the big state would become a powerhouse for Australia's allies

The Australian biotechnology company and its peers have been fighting a ruling that banned Mexican citizens from entering the US to donate plasma.

Total value of the nation’s 10.8 million homes grew by $2 trillion to a record $9.9 trillion last year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ residential property prices index report

A change to the excise is on the agenda in the internal debate over the March 29 budget alongside a tax plan designed to win back voters at the election due in May

Sun Cable completed an A$210 million (US$152 million) Series B capital raising with existing shareholders to accelerate the progress of the Australia-Asia PowerLink

Australian PM Morrison said China had been "very clear" about aspirations to build a military base in the Pacific islands, but this had not occurred

The Raptor Fliers Association of WA uses free-flight falconry techniques to rehabilitate injured or orphaned birds

Samarco, a joint venture between Brazil's Vale and Australia's BHP Group, changed its restructuring plan to offer a new alternative to pay creditors