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#1 Virgin Australia Finds Second Bogus Jet Part With Fake Certificate

Sep 20 2023 // Virgin Australia Airlines Pty found a second suspected unapproved plane part from obscure UK supplier AOG Technics Ltd., as the industry continues to hunt down bogus components that have spread across the global fleet. The...

#2 Western Australia Could Be Hit by Biggest Cyclone in Almost a Decade

Apr 11 2023 // Western Australia could be hit by the largest cyclone in almost a decade this week, with the weather system predicted to cross the coast near a major export port for iron ore that’s to be cleared of vessels. Tropical...

#3 Australia’s Climate Risks Are Making Home Insurance Unaffordable

Aug 14 2023 // Australian home insurance premiums jumped the most in two decades in the past year, driven by weather catastrophes and higher building costs, new research showed. Median home insurance premiums surged 28% to A$1,894...

#4 Australia Regulator Tells Medibank to Set Aside $167M After Major Cyber Attack

Jun 27 2023 // Australia’s banking regulator told insurer Medibank on Tuesday it would have to set aside A$250 million ($167 million) in extra capital, citing weaknesses identified in its information security after a major hacking...

#5 Tesla Sues Australia’s Cap-XX Over EV Battery Technology Patents

Jul 18 2023 // Tesla sued Australian company Cap-XX in Texas federal court on Friday, claiming its supercapacitors used for storing energy in electric-vehicle batteries infringe two U.S. patents owned by a Tesla subsidiary. Tesla CEO...

#6 El Niño Likely to Develop Between Sept and Nov, Australian Weather Bureau Says

Aug 29 2023 // Australia’s weather bureau said on Tuesday that sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific were rising and an El Niño weather event, which typically brings hotter, drier weather, would likely develop between...

#7 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Mavco Insurance Group

May 16 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Perth, Western Australia-based Mavco Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mavco is a general insurance broker and risk management firm...

#8 Australia Court Rules Carnival Negligent Over Cruise’s COVID Risks in Landmark Ruling

Oct 26 2023 // A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a major COVID-19 outbreak was ruled negligent in its duty of care to passengers in an Australian class-action case Wednesday. The Ruby Princess ocean...

#9 Infernos Rage From Texas to Australia as Wildfire Season Kicks Off Early

Mar 4 2024 // After a year of deadly wildfires around the globe, the world is burning again from Texas to Australia — and in some regions, the blazes are igniting early. Canada’s Alberta province said last month that wildfire...

#10 Australian Telco Optus’ CEO Quits After Massive Network Outage and Cyber Attack

Nov 20 2023 // The head of Australia’s second-largest telco Optus resigned on Monday, cutting short a more than three-year tenure marred by a massive network-wide outage and one of Australia’s largest data breaches. Parent...

#11 Australian Tourist Hotspot Inundated With Life-Threatening Floods After Cyclone Jaspar

Dec 18 2023 // A key tourism area in Australia’s far north has been inundated with life-threatening flooding after days of torrential rainfall in the wake of a tropical cyclone. Major flood and strong wind warnings have been issued...

#12 El Niño Expected Between September and November: Australian Weather Bureau

Aug 15 2023 // Australia’s weather bureau said on Tuesday the El Niño weather event, associated with hotter, drier weather, was likely to hit during the southern hemisphere spring, between September and November. El Niño,...

#13 People Moves: Lockton Taps Aon Veteran Guffanti as Head of Continental Europe; Markel Australia Appoints Rogers From AXA XL as Head of Queensland

Oct 19 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton in London and Markel Australia. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Taps Aon Veteran Guffanti as Head of Continental Europe Lockton,...

#14 Tropical Cyclone Jasper Barrels Towards Australian Tourism Hotspot

Dec 11 2023 // Australia’s far north coast is bracing for a cyclone that’s expected to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and potential flooding to an important tourism region. Tropical Cyclone Jasper, currently a category...

#15 Update: Floods Strand Cows, Damage Crops as Wild Weather Hits Australia

Jan 9 2024 // Heavy rains and flooding across Australia’s southern state of Victoria has damaged crops and stranded cattle as a months-long run of wild weather on the nation’s east coast leaves a trail of destruction. Severe...

#16 Cyber Attack Against Australia Port Operator Causes Massive Container Backlog

Nov 13 2023 // DP World Plc is struggling to work through a backlog of 30,000 shipping containers piled up at ports across Australia as the company resumes operations after a cyberattack. Friday’s hack on DP World, one of the...

#17 Severe Storms Lash Australia’s East Coast, Killing 9 People

Dec 27 2023 // Nine people have died in Australia after severe storms lashed the nation’s east coast on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning there is a risk of more flash flooding even as the weather...

#18 Australia’s Usual Summer of Wildfires Is Now Being Soaked by Prolonged Wet Weather

Jan 12 2024 // Australians bracing for a return of scorching heat and wildfires are instead battling a prolonged deluge of rain across the country’s east that’s inundated homes and damaged crops from sugar to wheat. Vast...

#19 Australia Warns of Critical Financial Risks to Insurers and Banks From Climate Change

Mar 12 2024 // Australia’s worsening climate change may see insurance companies and banks withdraw their services from communities vulnerable to extreme events, potentially triggering “cascading effects” across the...

#20 Insurance Premiums Are Big Driver of Australian Inflation

Nov 1 2023 // Australian inflation is being driven by climate change, geopolitical shocks and government policies — factors typically beyond the Reserve Bank’s control. Yet economists still anticipate it will have to respond...