Australia close to breaking China’s critical mineral stranglehold
Australian firms are within a few years of refining most of the rare minerals used in the world’s critical defence systems, ...
Australia passes tax incentives law for critical minerals
Australia's parliament has passed laws that would give production tax breaks for critical minerals and renewable hydrogen, in ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Australia Vs. China Was A Dummy Run For Canada Vs. The U.S.
Nobody wins a trade war as China discovered in its trade skirmish with Australia between 2020 and last year, and which the ...
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...
Australia Must Tread Warily in Any US-China Standoff, ACCI Says
Australia needs to carefully manage ties with its biggest trading partner, China, and No. 1 investor and key ally, the US, as the world’s two largest economies face off, the head of the Australian ...
China slams Australia's DeepSeek ban on government devices
In a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry, the move by the Australian federal government was described as the ...
South Korea’s government is the latest to block China’s DeepSeek on official devices, following Australia and Taiwan
Officials in South Korea and Australia have cited concerns about user data and national security as reasons to block the ...
US coal exports to India expected to rise due to China tariffs
The United States is expected to boost coal exports to India after China imposed tariffs on energy imports from the U.S., ...
Why Trump's tariffs on China will put Australia in a vulnerable position
After a fortnight in the White House, Donald Trump has fired off the big cannon, with tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico.
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Australia’s Opposition Leader Softens Tone on China, With Election in Mind
When Peter Dutton, the Australian leader of the opposition, was asked this week whether a Coalition government would continue ...
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Australia bans China’s AI programme DeepSeek on gov’t devices citing privacy and malware risks
Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices, a top official said, citing privacy and malware risks posed by ...