The European Union and Australia have agreed on the final text of a free trade agreement some two years after negotiations broke down over Australian demands for more red meat market access and complaints about Australian products labeled with traditionally European names such as prosecco.

Australian officials are recommending working from home and reducing speeds while driving, as some stations run out of diesel and certain grades of gasoline.

Severe weather has started to impact the Western Australia coastline as Tropical Cyclone Narelle bears down on the state.

East coast slammed on Thursday night with wind and rain, with more warnings in place for Friday

Expectations of a long-feared gas shortage on Australia's east coast have been pushed out by a year to 2030, due to coal power extensions, declining ​consumption and fast battery uptake, the country's energy market operator said on Thursday.

Australia’s corporate regulator is boosting supervision of the private credit industry by requesting more detailed data from funds on a weekly basis as scrutiny grows on the $1.8 trillion industry worldwide.

Blowback to social media and its effects on young people are reverberating across the globe. Many countries have announced plans to enact measures restricting social media access for children and teens.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has projected $16.7 billion in annual gains from RWA tokenization, and is exploring a new digital financial market sandbox.

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, March 24 (Reuters) - Australia and the European Union signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday after eight years of negotiations, removing tariffs on almost all goods and potentially easing EU access to Australian critical minerals.