News about Australia

  SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (May 1): Australian property prices fell faster in the past year than at any time since the global financial crisis, a closely watched report said Wednesday, fuelling speculation of a pre-election interest rate cut.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): Eco World International Bhd is buying the remaining 20% it does not own in an Australian joint venture (JV) company with Salcon Bhd for A$4.

PETALING JAYA (April 10): The 2017 Grenfell fire literally exposed the lack of compliance to building safety standards, where flammable cladding has been identified as the cause of the rapid spread of the blaze.

A Melbourne engineer who took a colleague to court for farting near him repeatedly and "thrusting his bum" at him says he will take his case to the High Court, following the loss of his appeal today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): We have heard of sexual harassments and abuse of power at the work place.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): YTL Corp Bhd has bought The Westin Perth for over A$200 million (RM591 million), one of the biggest hotel sales in the West Australian capital, according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR).

The latte made by Kok Jiann Cheng, the hearing impaired barista at Deaf-In-Business (DIB) Cafe & Catering quickly warmed me up on a cool and rainy after-noon.

Ooh and ahh at the KLCC fireworks from an aerial view, an angle that most would never be able to experience, from youtube user aereaz l STUDIO.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 19): Prices in Kuala Lumpur’s (pictured) prime housing market are generally holding firm while more property launches are expected amid improved market sentiment, says property consultancy Knight Frank in a press release on the Knight Frank Asia Pacific Forecast 2019 report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 13): Eco World Development Group Bhd's (EcoWorld) net profit doubled to RM68.