Shares of Star Entertainment fell further on Friday to hit a record low, after the Australian casino operator raised concerns about liquidity and cash months after securing a debt lifeline.

Star Entertainment says it had just $79 million in cash left at December 31, after burning through $107 million over the previous three months.

The U.S. dollar drew strength from rising Treasury yields on Thursday, adding pressure to the pound and euro, while the yen edged up from recent lows, and the market waited for clarity on possible Trump tariffs.

Australia retail activity jumped in November, supported by Black Friday sales and widespread discounting ahead of Christmas.

Australian Retailers Association's Chief Industry Officer Fleur Brown says Black Friday sales were a “big winner” for retail sales last year.

The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. But are politicians listening?

Refugee advocates hold signs as they protest against the detention of asylum seekers being held at Australian-run offshore detention centers located on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, and the South-Pacific island of Nauru,

Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a UN watchdog ruled Thursday, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing.The UN Human Rights Committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of arbitrary detention in the island nation.

A bungling pyromaniac suffered instant karma when they set a fast-food restaurant on fire and accidentally lit up their own pants. Australian police are searching for the suspects involved.

The security videos show one of the suspects accidentally setting their own trousers alight before stripping off clothes and fleeing the scene. Up Next. Watch: Man trying to escape police gets stuck in chimney.

They may well be a liar, but the alleged arsonist's pants definitely ended up on fire. Police in the Australia said they went up in flames after he attempted to set fire to a fast-food outlet early Christmas morning in the city of Melbourne.