Oceania

US, Australia Introduce Uncrewed Underwater Manta Ray Drone

A new underwater drone has successfully completed its first trial, showcasing its ability to navigate through the depths of the sea without being detected.


Australia: Small Plane with 3 Aboard Takes Emergency Landing in Newcastle Airport Without Landing Gear After Burning Off Fuel

A small plane with failing landing gear landed safely after nearly four hours of circling a regional airport...

RBNZ Expects 2.3% Drop in New Zealand’s Q2 Inflation Rate

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to report a drop in its second quarter 2024 interest rates, which could be estimated to be at 2.3%...

Prominent Australian Businessman Dies After Head Repeatedly Hit With 'Blunt Object' Inside Home; Killer Still on the Loose

A man brutally beaten in his home in Queensland, Australia, before dying in a hospital 10 days later, has been identified as prominent businessman Jim Hill, and his killer is still on the loose...


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Australia says to sell Medibank in December listing
Australia said on Friday it will sell health insurer Medibank Private in an initial public offering in December, in a sale expected to fetch about A$4 billion ($3.74 billion) and make 2014 the country
Australia's Qantas, Virgin allow smartphones throughout flights
Australian airlines Qantas Airways Ltd and Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd said passengers can use smartphones and tablets throughout flights from Tuesday after a regulator relaxed a ban on electronic d
Australia's Telstra buys video platform company Ooyala for $270 million
Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra Ltd said on Tuesday it had paid $270 million to buy out Silicon Valley-based video platform company Ooyala as part of a deeper push into digital
Additional AU$500,000 funding round helps Moneysoft to hire key personnel to drive expansion
Moneysoft reportedly secures an additional AU$500,000 in a new round of funding, bringing its total funding to AU$1.5 million. The application offers a free budget planner and money management softwar
Australia's Asaleo to raise $617 mln after pricing IPO at middle of range -sources
Toilet paper and tampon maker Asaleo Care Ltd will raise A$656 million ($616.6 million) in Australia's second-largest initial public offering (IPO) of the year after pricing its offer near the middle
Apple’s HealthKit is made in Australia, startup founder claims
Alison Hardacre, co-founder and managing director of HealthKit, a Melbourne-based startup and owner of both the HealthKit Twitter handle and the healthkit.com website expressed disappointment over Tw
LNG closes $49.5M in placement for Magnolia facility
Perth, Australia-based publicly listed firm Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Ltd secured $49.5 million in a placement of 90 million shares to its Australian and new US investors at $0.55 apiece for develop
Mining tycoon Andrew Forrest acquires Australian beef processor Harvey Beef
Mining tycoon Andrew Forrest acquired Perth, Western Australia-based beef processor and exporter Harvey Beef for an undisclosed amount through his company Minderoo, and announced expansion plans for t
Microsoft acquires Kiwi cloud computing firm GreenButton
Washington, US-based software giant Microsoft acquired Wellington, New Zealand-based cloud computing firm GreenButton for an undisclosed amount to incorporate it into the Azure public cloud platform t
Elance-oDesk launches in Australia, appoints 3 new officials on board
Elance-oDesk has launched in Australia after seeing the country with much potential for industry growth basing on its recorded adjustment per capita of 235 percent increase in online hiring.
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