Foreign minister S Jaishankar will visit Australia this month amid momentum in bilateral ties and shared concerns over Chinese ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region, ET has learnt. In September, Jaishankar had met Australian foreign minister Penny Wong on the sidelines of India-France-Australia and India-Australia-Indonesia foreign minister trilaterals in New York. They were also part of ...

Defense chiefs from Japan, Australia and the United States have pledged to bolster trilateral cooperation and further align their security strategies amid growing tensions with China over Taiwan, with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and with North Korea as it ramps up its nuclear and missile development. “Today, the international community is faced with ...

Authorities say perpetrator of one of country’s biggest cyberattacks used ‘obfuscation techniques’ to hide identity. Australian police have announced an operation to safeguard the personal information of thousands of telecom customers following one of the biggest cyberattacks and data breaches in the country’s history. Australian Federal Police (AFP) assistant commissioner for cyber command Justine Gough ...

Fifteen years ago, Dave Pearce sold one of his bull bars to help pay for his trip from Western Sydney to the Deni Ute Muster. He has been to every single one since. Key points: The iconic Deniliquin Ute Muster is back for 2022, after two years of COVID cancellations Around 20,000 people — and half as ...

NEW DELHI : Indian and Australian negotiators have met for talks toward a full-fledged free trade agreement even as a mini-pact remains unratified by the Australian parliament. The talks for a comprehensive deal assume significance as it will be handled by the new government in Australia led by the Labour Party which came to power ...

Canberra claims the No 2 telecom ‘effectively left the window open’ to hackers. Australian telecoms giant Optus has come under more fire from the government over its massive cyber breach, while an anonymous online account believed to belong to the hackers said it was deleting stolen data and withdrawing a $1m ransom demand. Optus, the ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says body will ‘restore trust and integrity to federal politics’ Australia has unveiled plans for an independent corruption watchdog after years of debate over the need for greater oversight of the country’s politics. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said in a statement on Tuesday the planned National ...

COMPANY NEWS: Critical infrastructures and essential service industries have been placed in the spotlight over the past two years and, as a result, Australia has made great progress in addressing threats against vital elements of our economy and society, says banking services, digital identity and cybersecurity company Thales. Following amendments made to the Security of Critical ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says reforms would allow banks to ‘protect their customers.’ Australia will overhaul its privacy rules to allow banks to be informed of data breaches in the corporate world, following a huge leak of personal information from the country’s second-biggest telecom. Speaking on local radio on Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said ...

Broker Aviso Group is strengthening its presence in Victoria, announcing its Western Insurance Brokers in Colac will merge with Geelong-based Integral Insurance Services. The merged businesses will form Aviso Integral at the end of this month and will have a combined $30 million in gross written premium. “This merger is a key part of our ...