SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A top Australian central banker said on Wednesday inflation was too high and policy makers were committed to doing whatever was necessary to bring it to heel. Speaking at a business lunch,

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Firefighters in Tasmania, Australia, rescued a woman who was signaling for help amid an out-of-control bushfire (Feb. 6, 2026).

The Indonesian and Australian leaders have signed a security treaty that both governments say will deepen ties between the often-testy neighbors.

Australia’s trade minister is set to travel to Brussels for talks with European Union officials to try and secure a free trade accord, which if signed would be the bloc’s third major agreement this year and bolster its efforts to stave off pressure from the Trump administration.

Police in South Australia have declared the disappearance of a four-year-old boy last year a “major crime” and identified a person who lived at the family’s property as a suspect. Gus Lamont went missing on 27 September last year while playing outside his home in remote Oak Park Station near Yunta in South Australia.

It could face fines of up to AU$49.5 million.

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Australian power producer AGL Energy narrowed its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday, citing higher consumer margin and lower costs, while reporting a 6.4% fall in its first-half underlying profit.