The Irish Times

Australia ousts conservatives after nine years as Morrison concedes in election

‘Teal’ independents set to win handful of seats, Greens projected to add up to three

Sat May 21 2022 - 13:25

Australian voters set to choose between ‘bulldozer’ and ‘builder’

Six-week election campaign has been an attritional slog between uninspiring leaders

Fri May 20 2022 - 20:01

Catastrophic floods pile pressure on Australian government

Floods have submerged cities and towns in Queensland and New South Wales and triggered thousands of insurance claims

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 17:37

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

Reforms will ensure media businesses are ‘fairly remunerated’ for content – treasurer

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 06:40

Facebook strikes deal with Australia to restore news on its platform

Social media company said it was satisfied that a ‘number of changes and guarantees’ agreed with Government addressed its concerns over new law

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 08:08

Australian media firms squeeze more from Google as new law looms

Companies announce content deals that are more lucrative than global rivals

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 07:15

Covid-19: Countries struggle with vaccine shortages as global cases pass 100m

The US leads the world in the daily average number of new deaths reported

Wed Jan 27 2021 - 09:07

Australia enters first recession in nearly 30 years

Pandemic saw economy shrink by 7% in June

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 12:41

Inside Australia’s high-stakes fight with Facebook over news

Australian government wants Big Tech to pay for news, and battle lines have been drawn

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 10:44

Australia to pump €12bn into job supports as pandemic continues

Central bank chief warns of drawn out recovery

Tue Jul 21 2020 - 08:06

Australia in recession for first time since 1990s

Economy has witnessed massive falls in consumer spending in recent months

Wed Jun 03 2020 - 07:24

Is the end nigh for Google and Facebook’s ‘free ride’ on media?

Leo Varadkar says Australian push to make tech giants pay seems ‘a very good idea’

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 17:43

Australia to force Google and Facebook to pay for content

Country will draft mandatory regime after voluntary talks moved too slowly

Mon Apr 20 2020 - 09:46

Australian banking in a right royal mess

Report excoriates a sales culture that resulted in poor outcomes for clients

Tue Feb 05 2019 - 13:17

Unesco to Australia: do more to save the Great Barrier Reef

Poor water quality, climate change and illegal fishing threaten world heritage site

Sat Jun 03 2017 - 15:14