Data compiled by The Australian Financial Review shows key metrics in the critical bilateral relationship have failed to return to levels before ties soured under the Turnbull and Morrison governments, and in some cases are shrinking....
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The delicate diplomacy of the three-day summit, which gets under way in Melbourne on Monday, is expected despite the extraordinary speech to parliament last week by President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos jnr, in which he vowed not to yield any territory to foreign powers, meaning China....
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Across the dozens of economic indicators released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics last week, few demonstrated the difficulty of pinning down the state of the world’s second-biggest economy better than the steel data....
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Mr Albanese said Australia was monitoring the situation via its high commission and had not received any requests for help from Papua New Guinea, which it regularly supports in policing and security.
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Tony Chung, who in an interview described attempted brainwashing while incarcerated and arbitrary rules imposed on him even after his release, is the latest high-profile Hong Kong activist to leave the city in violation of restrictions on overseas travel.
Greenhill Energy is preparing to raise capital for a multistage plant to turn waste into fertiliser, hydrogen and synthetic fuels.
The Guardian’s most senior editors have issued a rare joint message to their staff, warning journalists against signing open letters and posting messages on social media that “risk compromising our editorial integrity”....
The Coalition is pressing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to reveal if he personally challenged China’s President Xi Jinping about injuries inflicted on Australian seamen by a People’s Liberation Army warship last week....
David’s book is now available for purchase....
Analysis by global cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks shows Chinese hackers, masquerading as cloud back-up services, have managed to exfiltrate data from 24 Cambodian government agencies linked to Cambodia’s national defence, elections, human rights, treasury and commerce, politics, natural resources and telecommunications....
Exchanges holding more than $5 million in aggregate, or more than $1500 for any individual, will have to obtain an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), which are granted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The government will also introduce additional obligations for exchanges on top of the AFSL...
"Consider a continent that has 1.3 billion people, has a GDP of $US3.4 trillion and by 2050 will have the youngest working population in the world,” says Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, during a visit in Australia....
Politicians from both sides, and US left-wing icon Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have slammed billionaire Tim Gurner’s comments about unemployment needing to rise.
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China’s police warn fearful investors not to protest...
