Singapore– CNBC is launching its strongest push into the Australian market with new local programming initiatives, an expanded local news & operations team and the appointment of business journalist Oriel Morrison as a new anchor for CNBC in Australia. CNBC’s new programs will complement the global network’s trademark programming. Trading Matters, airing from Mondays to Thursdays at 1700hrs (Syd), provides Australian investors with real time, actionable information on local share and market performance with access to the country’s top investors and money managers. The half-hour digest of business headlines and wrap of the trading day. Australia This Week airing on Fridays at 1700 hrs (Syd) after the close of trade to offer a half-hour summary of key events in the week. Anchoring the 2 new shows is Australian business news journalist Oriel Morrison, formerly with the Nine Network, Sky News, Channel 7 and Bloomberg. She will be joined by a 10-man news and production team based in Sydney. CNBC has also established a new facility in the Burns Philp Building, across from the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney’s financial district.