CANBERRA — Ford Motor will shut its two Australian plants in October 2016, blaming a strong currency and costs that are hitting manufacturers just as the country looks for other sectors of its economy to ... Read more
HONG KONG — For many countries, inflows of cash would be a blessing. But incoming money has proved to be too much of a good thing in parts of the Asia-Pacific region, pushing currencies to uncomfortably high ... Read more
HONG KONG — The Australian central bank dropped its key interest rate to a record-low 2.75 percent Tuesday, becoming the latest central bank in recent weeks to try to stimulate growth. Few ... Read more
PARIS — Cuba is seeking to overturn Australia’s tough tobacco-labeling rules at the World Trade Organization, the trade body said Monday, the first time the Communist-controlled country has made use of ... Read more
SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian billionaire who is perhaps best known for his efforts to build a seaworthy replica of the Titanic says he will use his vast fortune to form a new political party to ... Read more
SYDNEY, Australia — The federal police in Australia have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of a prominent international hacking collective known as LulzSec, which is perhaps best known for its ... Read more
SYDNEY, Australia — The federal police in Australia have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of a prominent international hacking collective known as LulzSec, which is perhaps best known for its ... Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia — Mark Brandon Read sat quietly drinking lemonade in a small garden behind his favorite pub, the back of his chair positioned against an aging red brick wall that afforded him a clear ... Read more
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Whaling brings to mind visions of the 19th century. Harpoons into blubber. Captain Ahab versus Moby-Dick. But in some parts of the world, whaling remains very much alive, despite a ... Read more
Australia’s first death from XDR-TB — extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, which is nearly incurable — has alarmed health officials and added new heat to a debate over how to treat ... Read more