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Australia agrees to pay an additional A$475 million (US$309M) in compensation to victims of the unlawful "Robodebt" welfare debt recovery scheme, bringing total repayments and compensation to A$2.4 billion (US$1.6 bn) in what would be the country's largest class action settlement if approved by the courts.
2025-09-4

Italy imposes a compulsory nationwide outdoor mask mandate, with fines ranging from 400 to 1,000 euros (AS$659 to AS$1,650; US$463 to US$1,163) for violators in a bid to curb the second wave of COVID-19. This decree passes at the same time the country reports 3,678 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest figure since the peak of the outbreak in April. Exceptions include outdoor sporting activities, children under six years of age, and people with health conditions that preclude wearing masks.
2020-10-7

Australia's Commonwealth Bank agrees to pay a fine of A$700 million for failing to disclose banking transactions above A$10,000.
2018-06-4

Poland's ruling Law and Justice's Arkadiusz Mularczyk says Germany owes Polish victims of World War II a total of 1.984 trillion zloty (US$543 billion, 440 billion euros) in compensation.
2018-03-22

The Australian Dollar falls to its lowest level against the US Dollar since 2010.
2013-06-29

The Indian Rupee falls to a new record low against the US dollar.
2013-06-18

The Australian and New Zealand dollars continue to fall as investors seek security with the Aussie dollar falling below parity.
2011-08-9

Reuters quotes commodities traders who have observed in recent months that "violent, often inexplicable price moves" are becoming a good deal more common, especially in energy commodities such as natural gas.
2011-06-17

Singapore Exchange proposes a $A8.4 billion takeover of the Australian Securities Exchange.
2010-10-25

The Australian dollar reaches its highest level against the United States dollar in 27 years.
2010-10-13