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#1 World Watches First Teen Social Media Ban Start in Australia

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...

#2 Beetle That Threatens Australia’s Grains Industry Found in Imported Diapers

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...

#3 Australia’s East Coast Begins Flood Cleanup as Waters Recede

May 26 2025 // Australia has drafted in emergency service teams from across the nation to help with clean-up operations after devastating floods in the eastern state of New South Wales.Almost 200 additional personnel will take up...

#4 Cyclone Forces Australian Evacuations as Brisbane Braces for Hit

Mar 5 2025 // Millions of Australians are bracing for a direct hit from a tropical cyclone heading toward the nation’s third-biggest city, with the storm already forcing evacuations and closing ports and schools throughout...

#5 Viewpoint: Regulatory Proposals in Australia, Malaysia Reshape Reinsurance Strategies

May 1 2025 // The regulatory landscape in the Asia-Pacific region is rapidly evolving, influencing insurers’ risk management and capital adequacy. Australia and Malaysia are two examples of markets where recent regulatory...

#6 Australia Braces for Rare Cyclone to Hit Busy East Coast

Mar 4 2025 // A large swathe of Australia’s east coast is preparing for strong winds and life-threatening flooding from a tropical cyclone that’s forecast to make landfall north of the nation’s third-largest...

#7 Australia’s Iron Ore Hub Faces Strongest Cyclone Since 2007

Feb 13 2025 // Australia’s iron ore hub is bracing for the strongest cyclone to hit the region since at least 2007, threatening port facilities and big mines operated by companies including Rio Tinto Group and BHP Group.Severe...

#8 Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia Hits Australia’s Iron Ore Hub

Feb 14 2025 // Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia’s west coast on Friday, the weather bureau said, lashing the world’s largest iron ore hub with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 290 kph (180 mph).The eye of the...

#9 MS Amlin Opens Australia Branch, Taps Aon Re Exec as Head of Australia, New Zealand

Mar 31 2025 // MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer, announced the opening of an Australian branch office in Sydney, subject to Lloyd’s approval.Leading the branch office is Matt Botfield who has been named head of...

#10 Australia Outback Lashed by Year’s Worth of Rain in Week, With Many Livestock Killed

Apr 1 2025 // Australia’s remote outback in western Queensland has been swamped by flooding after being lashed with a year’s worth of rainfall in a week, sweeping away tens of thousands of livestock.Up to 500 millimeters...

#11 Australia Braces for Life-Threatening Floods as Six Storms Brew

Jan 31 2025 // Six storms around Australia and its territories are expected to strengthen in the coming days, with one system likely to trigger life-threatening flooding in the nation’s north and three others with at least a...

#12 Cyclone Alfred to Cost Australia’s Budget A$1.2B, Hit Growth and Increase Inflation

Mar 17 2025 // Cyclone Alfred will cost Australia’s March 25 budget at least A$1.2 billion [US$759 million], hit growth and put pressure on inflation, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.In a Tuesday speech previewing the budget, Chalmers...

#13 Business Moves: Howden Japan Acquires Holos; Ageas Buys Saga’s Underwriting Biz; BMS Purchases Australian Property Broker; UK’s Direct Line Now Owned by Aviva

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...

#14 Australia Braces for Worsening Bushfires as National Park Burns

Dec 23 2024 // Fire restrictions are in place across the Australian state of Victoria as one of its most popular national parks burns and officials warn of potentially “catastrophic” conditions in some areas over Christmas.A...

#15 Cyclone Zelia Strengthens Off Australia’s Major Iron Ore Hub

Feb 12 2025 // Tropical Cyclone Zelia has strengthened off Western Australia and is expected to cross the coast on Friday near the nation’s major iron ore export hub, bringing heavy rain and damaging wind gusts.Zelia is forecast to...

#16 Allianz, IAG Said to Mull Bids for Top Western Australia Insurer

Feb 5 2025 // Insurance firms Allianz SE and Insurance Australia Group Ltd. are among parties considering bidding for Western Australia’s top insurer, according to people familiar with the matter.Allianz and IAG are mulling the...

#17 Australia Urges Residents in Northeast to Evacuate on Flood Risk

Feb 3 2025 // Australian officials urged residents in the northeastern city of Townsville and adjacent areas to evacuate as torrential rains raised the risk of a flood disaster in the area.Some parts of the north in Queensland state...

#18 Australia Bans DeepSeek From Government Tech Over Security

Feb 5 2025 // Australia has banned DeepSeek AI services from all government systems and devices, becoming one of the first countries to take direct action against a Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook Silicon Valley and...

#19 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australian Broker MACK Insurance Services

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...

#20 Australia’s Insured Losses From Cyclone Alfred Could Top US$1.3 Billion: S&P

Mar 5 2025 // Australia’s largest property and casualty (P/C) insurers should be well placed to manage claims stemming from tropical cyclone Alfred, which could top A$2billion (US$1.3 billion), according to a report published by...