Australia’s oldest department store David Jones collapsed on Thursday, finally succumbing after almost 200 years as the digital era drove shoppers to cheaper and nimbler online rivals.
Canva Inc. announced job cuts and a sweeping overhaul that will impact more than one-fifth of the workforce, as artificial intelligence forces a structural reckoning at one of Australia’s highest-profile technology companies.
Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells is working to form a worldwide coalition of nations to press tech giants such as Meta Platforms Inc. to reduce online harm, potentially opening a new front in a widening regulatory battle against the industry.
Australia’s government is set to sue Facebook, TikTok and other major digital platforms for alleged non-compliance with a nationwide social media ban for under-16s, Communications Minister Anika Wells said in an interview.
The leader of an Australian Islamic center said he has no links to the FlyDubai co-pilot who attempted to hijack a plane, following allegations from the United Arab Emirates that there was an association with the center.
The US government criticized Australia’s plan to clamp down on social media algorithms and harmful content online, opening up a fresh political front in Canberra’s campaign to get tougher on Big Tech.
Amazon.com Inc. suspended work with cargo carrier 21 Air LLC, which operated the Sept. 6 flight that overran the runway at Miami and killed five people on the ground.
One of the pilots on the Amazon.com Inc. cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday called for the landing to be aborted after the plane touched down with too much speed, according to audio from the flight’s final moments.
Australia proposed new legislation that would allow social media users to opt out of platforms’ algorithms, a potentially far-reaching step that deepens regulatory efforts worldwide to rein in Big Tech and limit online harm.
WiseTech Global Ltd. shares tumbled in Sydney after the scandal-hit shipping software company’s full-year revenue missed analysts’ expectations and its growth outlook underwhelmed investors.
WiseTech Global Ltd. said Australian antitrust authorities demanded the company hand over documents and data as part of an investigation into alleged breaches of competition law. The company’s stock tumbled.
Australia’s government tightened proposed curbs on gambling advertising and marketing, though the restrictions fall short of demands from anti-betting lobby groups and some lawmakers.
An air safety investigation is underway after a Jetstar plane and a Qatar Airways jet almost collided on the tarmac at Sydney airport on Sunday — the second near miss in two weeks.
Australia’s social media ban for under-16s led to only a marginal reduction in underage users in its first three months, underscoring the lack of enforcement of the world-first law by major platforms.
XPeng Inc. is rolling out more models overseas and scouting for new markets from South America to Asia as demand in China’s domestic electric vehicle market continues to slow.
Two junior hires at consulting firm EY allegedly accessed the bank account of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, people familiar with the matter said, a potential criminal development that adds to a series of governance scandals engulfing the sector in recent years.
Anthony Albanese Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
Allegations that WiseTech Global Ltd.’s billionaire chairman, Richard White, took advantage of a woman’s immigration status for sex are testing the patience of the Australian software company’s shareholders.
Allegations that WiseTech Global Ltd.’s billionaire chairman, Richard White, took advantage of a woman’s immigration status for sex are testing the patience of the Australian software company’s shareholders.
WiseTech Global Ltd. said Chairman Richard White has denied being involved in human trafficking after reports that the billionaire is being investigated by police over claims he used a woman’s immigration status for sex.
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