PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong will undertake a two-day working visit to Malaysia beginning on Monday, to advance the bilateral relations and to promote Australia’s interests in a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 — Lynas Rare Earths Ltd said it was focused on getting its new plant in Australia up and running amid concerns its Malaysian facility would have to be partly wound down, as it posted a four per cent drop in first-half profit on Monday.

SYDNEY, Feb 21 — Australia's central bank, startled by the risk that inflation could prove stickier than previously thought, abandoned all thought of pausing at its February policy meeting and signalled more rate hikes would be needed in the months ahead.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) today expressed its appreciation to the Australian government for channelling RM9 million in funding for the country's Covid-19 programmes.

MELBOURNE, Feb 14 — Malaysian regulators renewed an operating license for Lynas Rare Earths' unit, the Australian company said on Tuesday, but they retained conditions that will prevent Lynas from importing and processing rare earths concentrate after July 1.

SYDNEY, Feb 2 — Australia will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on its A$5 banknote with a new design to reflect and honour the history of its Indigenous culture, the country's central bank said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 — President Joe Biden said Monday that the US will not provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Australia and Malaysia have attained significant economic progress, as well as regional peace and stability, since the upgrading of its ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) in 2021.

CANBERRA, Dec 29 — Australia's trade deal with India has come into effect, with the nation's trade minister hailing it as a major boon for both nations' economies reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 — The United States (US) will increase its military footprint in Australia and has agreed with Canberra to invite Japan to take part in the effort, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday (December 6).

AL WAKRAH, Qatar, Dec 1 — Denmark's remarkable run in international football ended with a whimper as they exited the World Cup at the first hurdle after failing to recreate their free-scoring qualifying form, netting only one goal in three games.

AL WAKRAH, Qatar, Nov 23 — France started their World Cup title defence in style with a 4-1 comeback win against Australia as Olivier Giroud became Les Bleus' joint all-time top scorer with two goals on Tuesday.

SYDNEY, Nov 1 — Australia's central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 per cent in a bid to rein in the country's 'too high' inflation, reported Xinhua.

SYDNEY, Oct 31 — The United States is planning to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, amid heightened tensions with China.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 26 — The national under-21 hockey squad sank to their third consecutive defeat after losing 1-3 to new entrants South Africa on the rain-hit third day of the Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey tournament (SOJC) at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium here last night.

ANKARA, Oct 18 — Australia has stepped back from an earlier decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the country’s top diplomat said Tuesday.

SYDNEY, Oct 18 — Australia and Singapore agreed on Tuesday on a "green economy" deal to boost cooperation on climate investment, financing and technology.

SYDNEY, Oct 7 — Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia's east on Thursday, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the next three days.

SYDNEY, July 21 — Australians admitted to hospitals from Covid-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster shots urgently amid a major coronavirus outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Qatar have submitted bids to replace China as host of the 2023 Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed yesterday.