Oceania

New Zealand Implements New Import Rules for Frozen Berries After Hepatitis A Outbreak

New Zealand Food Safety has updated its import regulations to handle frozen berries better to avoid another hepatitis A outbreak.


Australian Farmer Prepares Grave of 3,000 Sheep After Failing to Find Buyer

A heartbreaking video captures the somber moment of an Australian farmer preparing a mass grave for 3000 sheep, shedding light on a significant concern...

Sydney Stabbing Suspect Killed Prominent Businessman John Singleton's Daughter While Shopping for Her Wedding

Dawn Singleton, daughter of advertising mogul John Singleton, was tragically one of the six victims in a horrific knife attack at Westfield shopping center in Bondi Junction on Saturday...

Sydney Shopping Center Stabbing: 6 Dead, Others Injured, Including 9-Month-Old Baby, After Knifeman Attacks Random Shoppers

A stabbing attack erupted at a Sydney shopping center that left several individuals, including a small kid, injured and resulted in the deaths of five people and one suspect, according to police...


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China's CIC to back bid for Australia's Warrnambool - report
China Investment Corporation, an investment fund owned by the Chinese government, is backing a Chinese food company that is considering bidding for Australia's Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Holdings C
Woodside stake to be divested in pieces - bankers
Bankers expressed their doubts that Royal Dutch Shell's 23.1% stake in Woodside Petroleum could be snatched up by bigger oil companies as the latter are also eyeing to sell assets as well.
Australia's Goodman Fielder exits biscuit business at loss to Green Foods for $17M
As part of its goal to offload non-core assets, Australia-based food company Goodman Fielder had sold its biscuit business at a loss to Green's Foods in a deal valued at $17 million.
Australia sets additional capital requirements for big banks
Australia's systemically important "Big Four" banks will be required to set aside an extra 1 percent of equity capital to protect against the kind of turmoil seen during the global financial crisis un
BARRICK ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO DIVEST PLUTONIC MINE IN AUSTRALIA
BARRICK ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO DIVEST PLUTONIC MINE IN AUSTRALIA
Hedge funds eye troubled Australian mining and farming companies
International hedge funds are increasingly targetting troubled firms in Australia, from cotton or macadamia farms to cattle stations and vineyards, expecting a nascent distressed debt market to genera
Mad Butcher owner takes stake in NZ Burger King patty supplier
Veritas Investments, the owner of the Mad Butcher business in New Zealand, is poised to spend $3.4 million in combined cash and shares to acquire a stake in the local Burger King patty supplier Kiwi P
Alceon snaps up Mirvac shopping centers in Australia for $100M
Australia-based funds management group Alceon has acquired two shopping centers from Mirvac Group in a deal valued at $100 million as part of the listed group's non-core disposal program.
Australian treasurer Hockey gives green light to China power acquisition
Australia's treasurer Joe Hockey has given a conditional approval for State Grid Corporation of China's acquisition of stakes in Australian electricity and gas distribution assets.
Australia's First Guardian to launch Islamic pension in January
Melbourne-based First Guardian plans to launch an Islamic pension fund in January, collaborating with some of Australia's most well-known Muslim organisations to tap the country's $1.5 trillion privat
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