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Health workers move a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Australian police said two people were in custody following reports of multiple gunshots on December 14 at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach, urging the public to take shelter. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Sixteen people killed in Bondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack

By Peter Vercoe, Ainslie Chandler, and others

Buildings in Singapore, on Monday, May 19, 2025. Singapore is scheduled to release gross domestic product (GDP) figures on May 22. Photographer: Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Singapore flags recession risks after strong start to 2025

By Swati Pandey and Bloomberg

The main quadrangle building of the University of Sydney, seen from the front lawns. Established in 1850, the university is the oldest in Australia and Oceania.

Just 270,000 international students will get to go to Australia next year

By Ben Westcott, Swati Pandey, and others

International education is a roughly $200 billion global business, with the U.K., Canada and Australia three of its biggest players.

European governments are targeting international students to curb surging immigration—but it’s costing universities billions

By Swati Pandey, Randy Thanthong-Knight, and others

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bill Dudley speaks during the Bank of England Markets Forum 2018 event at Bloomberg in central London on May 24, 2018. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VICTORIA JONES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Former New York Fed president says U.S. finances are on a ‘unsustainable trajectory’ as debt costs rise: ‘The situation is going to get worse’

By Swati Pandey and Bloomberg

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 26: Taylor Swift is seen on June 26, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)

Taylor Swift just added Australia to her Eras tour and economists say it could help the country avoid a recession

By Swati Pandey and Bloomberg

Christopher Waller, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Waller, who is currently the research director at the St. Louis Fed, is less controversial but would also likely challenge the consensus policy prescription on the Federal Open Market Committee, the Feds rate-setting panel. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Fed’s Waller warns inflation fight isn’t over, interest rates will ‘keep going up’ despite prices cooling by more than expected

By Swati Pandey and Bloomberg

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 03: Shoppers are seen at a partitioned supermarket checkout at The Corso in Manly on January 03, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Face masks are now compulsory in certain indoor settings across NSW as the state continues to record new COVID-19 cases in the community. As of midnight, face masks are mandatory on public transport, in retail shops and supermarkets, indoor entertainment including cinemas and theaters, places of worship and hair and beauty premises. Face masks are also mandatory for all staff in hospitality venues and casinos and for patrons using gaming services. Stay at home lockdown orders for residents in the southern zone of the Northern Beaches have now been lifted, with the area now subject to the same restrictions as Greater Sydney, while the northern Northern Beaches area remains under lockdown until 9 January. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Sydney shoppers see empty supermarket shelves as an Omicron wave forces staff to isolate

By Swati Pandey and Bloomberg