Australia

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) on Monday backed away from terminating its supply deal with Australia’s Syrah Resources after the graphite producer demonstrated progress in meeting product qualification requirements. The EV maker accepted that the Syrah had produced conforming natural graphite active...

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Australia is moving to impose a new revenue-based tax on major digital platforms if they fail to pay news publishers for journalism content shared across their services. Australia Targets Big Tech With New News Funding Plan On Tuesday, the Australian government released draft legislation that would...

Australia's online safety regulator has issued legally enforceable transparency notices to major gaming platforms, including Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX), Minecraft, Fortnite and Steam, citing concerns that these environments are being exploited for child grooming, cyber abuse, and extremist...

Each week, Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention. Investors are constantly on the hunt for undervalued, under-followed and emerging stocks. With countless...

After a volatile but overall bearish year, nickel is closing 2025 on a positive note. One of the "forgotten" metals has turned bullish, rallying 5.5% in a month. Yet, time will show whether this run is a legitimate turnaround or a sector-based tailwind. Still, in the last two years, nickel remained...

In an unprecedented act of violence, a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney turned deadly, resulting in the loss of 11 lives and leaving 29 injured. This incident marks the deadliest shooting in Australia in almost 30 years. What Happened: As reported by Associated Press, the attack...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is comparing the unchecked power of America's social media giants to drug lords, while accusing tech billionaires of distorting democracy and shaping foreign policy to protect their business models. America Is A ‘Digital Narco-State’ In his...

Australia has become the first country to bar children under 16 from using major social platforms, forcing Elon Musk's X and several other tech giants to lock out millions of young users overnight. Australia Pushes Through Landmark Teen Social Media Ban The law, which took effect at midnight...

Chevron Corporation‘s (NYSE:CVX) Chevron Australia and Gorgon JV partners have approved the Final Investment Decision for the Gorgon Stage 3 project off northwest Western Australia. • Chevron stock is holding steady today. What’s ahead for CVX stock? Details The AU$3 billion (...

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has started deactivating Instagram, Facebook and Threads accounts belonging to Australian users under 16, signaling what eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant calls the "first domino" in a global push to regulate Big Tech. Australia Says Ban Is Just The Beginning...

The global system is no longer defined by a single dominant power. Thus, investors can no longer rely on geopolitical assumptions that shaped most of recent history. That was the core message from Marko Papic, Chief Strategist at BCA Research, in his keynote address at the CommBank's 15th Global...

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) has struck a deal on Wednesday to acquire ProTen Pty Limited, a major player in Australia’s poultry farming infrastructure, from Aware Super, a leading Australian pension fund. The agreement marks a strategic move by KKR to further expand its investments in the...

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) and Hancock Prospecting have announced on Tuesday a joint investment of $1.61 billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region. A 50-50 investment will drive a significant expansion of the long-standing Hope Downs Joint Venture between...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced on Wednesday plans to invest AU$20 billion ($13.02 billion) through 2029 to expand its data center infrastructure across Australia, marking the nation’s largest global technology investment in history. What Happened: The investment will strengthen...