All the headlines from our Australia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 10 2025 // Australia’s social media ban for youths took effect Wednesday, a landmark move that’s drawn global attention at a time governments are increasingly enacting rules to shield minors from toxic content and...
Dec 1 2025 // Australia’s AUB Group said on Monday its suitors EQT and CVC Asia Pacific had abandoned their pursuit that valued the insurance broker at A$5.25 billion ($3.44 billion), sending its shares more than 17% lower.Shares...
Nov 20 2025 // Risks to Australia’s financial system from overseas are heightened and current geopolitical volatility will remain for some time, according to the nation’s banking regulator.While the country is well-placed to...
Nov 13 2025 // Australia’s corporate regulator is threatening more aggressive legal action against private credit funds that fail to protect investors, as the A$200 billion ($131 billion) industry continues to expand.The Australian...
Nov 12 2025 // Australia’s spy chief has accused hackers working for China’s government of probing his nation’s communications and infrastructure networks.In a speech to a financial regulation conference on Wednesday in...
Oct 28 2025 // Australia’s AUB Group said on Tuesday it had granted Swedish private equity EQT exclusive access to its books after receiving a takeover offer which values the insurance broking company at A$5.25 billion ($3.41...
Oct 22 2025 // Australia has ordered four artificial-intelligence chatbot companies to explain their measures to protect children from exposure to sexual or self-harm material, as its internet regulator beefs up safety measures on the AI...
Oct 20 2025 // Australia’s weather bureau is not convinced that a La Niña weather pattern is forming that could change rainfall patterns and bring wilder weather to parts of the Americas, Asia and Oceania, affecting crop...
Oct 10 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Markel Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Chisholm as Chairman of Asia Reinsurance SolutionsInsurance broker Aon plc...
Sep 18 2025 // Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold in supermarkets nationwide, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could infest grain storages and disrupt agricultural...
Sep 16 2025 // Australia will spend A$9 billion ($6 billion) on climate adaptation through 2030 as it braces for more frequent, severe and overlapping hazards caused by global warming, the government said in two climate-related reports...
Sep 4 2025 // Gallagher Re Agrees to Buy Steadfast Re in AustraliaGallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher, has signed an agreement to acquire Steadfast Re Pty Ltd., a Sydney-based reinsurance...
Aug 25 2025 // Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking...
Aug 18 2025 // Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country’s two largest telcos to pre-install its search...
Aug 15 2025 // Accenture said on Thursday it will buy Australian cybersecurity firm CyberCX in its largest-ever deal in the sector, with the Australian Financial Review valuing the transaction at more than A$1 billion ($650 million).A...
Aug 14 2025 // Australia’s financial regulator is suing A$70 billion ($46 billion) pension fund Mercer Super, accusing it of failing to report multiple investigations into serious member services issues.In a Federal Court filing,...
Aug 8 2025 // An Australian regulator has sued Optus, alleging the Singapore Telecommunications-owned carrier breached privacy laws during a 2022 cyber attack that compromised the personal data of millions of customers, both parties...
Aug 6 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Australia-based MACK Insurance Services.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MACK Insurance Services is a...
Aug 1 2025 // Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a study by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology.The figure includes the direct costs of known espionage incidents, including state-sponsored theft...
Jul 2 2025 // Howden Japan Acquires Majority Stake in Retail Broker HolosHowden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired a majority stake (68.3%) in Holos Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading retail insurance...