Australia

Australia expects a “substantial impact” on global supply chains from surging Covid-19 cases in China and is monitoring the situation “very closely”, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. “We do expect there to be big pressure on the Chinese…

Australia said travelers departing China, Hong Kong and Macau will require a negative Covid-19 test before boarding flights to the country. The temporary measure, which will start on Jan 5, has been put in place because of a “lack of…

Kathy Veel has come a long way since 1989, when she first sailed in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with an all-female crew on the Belles Long Ranger. “It started off with four of us women – we figured, let’s give it a shot,” said Veel, 70,…

Australia is eyeing India’s burgeoning middle class to help offset the economic damage wrought to some of its major exports by the twin headwinds of Covid-19 and heavy restrictions imposed by its biggest trade partner, China. With a…

China and Australia agreed Wednesday to maintain high-level engagement and further dialogue in such areas as trade and climate change, with both sides seeking to repair strained ties on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral…

Soaring inflation is leading to sharp interest rate rises around the world, but the consequences could be much worse for Australia because of its staggeringly high levels of household debt. In each month since May, Australia’s central…

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit Beijing on Tuesday in the first trip by a top Australian diplomat to China’s capital since 2018, a major sign of warming relations between the two countries. The Australian government announced the…

Australia has signed a security pact with the neighboring island nation of Vanuatu, its second defense agreement in the region in two months and a boost in Canberra’s rivalry with China for influence in the region. Foreign Minister Penny…

Australia, Japan, the United States and other nations on Saturday kicked off their first in-person round of negotiations aimed at setting economic rules and standards in the Indo-Pacific amid China's growing clout in the region. The…

Japan and Australia pledged Friday to beef up defense cooperation as the regional security environment has been worsening amid China's rapid military buildup in the Indo-Pacific. During a gathering in Tokyo, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…