James Grubel

Australia’s new government aims to re-boot mining boom

November 3, 2021 at 11:47 p.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's incoming conservative government promised to re-boot a stalled mining boom and revive an appetite for investment on Sunday after leader Tony Abbott swept into office on...

Australia’s new government aims to re-boot mining boom

December 24, 2018 at 9:57 a.m.

Australia plans to scrap carbon tax, bring forward trading scheme

August 24, 2021 at 6:17 p.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government moved on Tuesday to scrap its carbon tax and bring forward an emissions trading scheme a year earlier than planned, a policy shift certain to...

Australian PM Rudd urges China action on trade deal

August 24, 2021 at 5:35 p.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Sinophile Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday urged China - the country's largest trading partner - to conclude a stalled free trade deal, using his first...

Australia’s top Catholic cardinal says abuse claims have fallen

August 24, 2021 at 3:36 p.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The head of the Catholic Church in Australia on Monday blamed a former culture of silence for the cover-up of child abuse by clergy, making it difficult...

Australia backs F-35 fighter jets in new defense strategy

August 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia committed to long-term plans to buy up to 100 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighters as part of its new defense strategy on Friday, easing...

WHO, Islamic leaders summit to stop polio worker attacks

December 24, 2018 at 6:25 a.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Top World Health Organisation officials and Islamic leaders will meet in Egypt next week in an effort to stop attacks on polio workers, which are hampering the...

Australian court supports patents on human genes

August 24, 2021 at 4:19 a.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian court ruled on Friday that two technology companies could hold a patent on genetic material related to cancer, in a case similar to one before...

Australian court supports patents on human genes

May 14, 2019 at 4:16 a.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian court ruled on Friday that two technology companies could hold a patent on genetic material related to cancer, in a case similar to one before...

Australian betting on football club suspended

August 24, 2021 at 3:55 a.m.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Bookmakers suspended betting on an Australian Rules club on Friday due to doping claims, as police warned of significant match-fixing risks due to large Asian betting pools,...

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