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Economist says Labor’s victory could change global energy trade
Ross Garnaut says this moment is significant. Four days after Labor’s historic election victory last weekend, the leading economist delivered…
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Swiss tariff crisis meeting between China and US may come to naught
What a coincidence! As luck would have it, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent already had a trip to Geneva planned…
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China congratulated Albanese on election night. That tells us a lot
On election night, as Labor secured a second term, China’s foreign ministry released a statement congratulating the Albanese government —…
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Australian miners see opportunities during US and China trade war chaos
Australian mining companies are walking a tightrope between China, the nation’s biggest market for our resources, and the United States,…
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Australia may be forced to choose between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
A thumping electoral victory just as the domestic economic indicators have begun to head in all the right directions. That’s…
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Chinese Australians see frustration and humour in Liberal ‘spies’ claim
Chinese Australians have pushed back strongly against the Liberal Party during Saturday’s federal election, after a video clip emerged of…
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How anxieties about national security could shape the election outcome
With Australian voters facing an increasingly dangerous and uncertain world, both Labor and the Coalition are trying to burnish their…
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China’s rare earths dominance means critical minerals now political
Way back in 1992, on a visit to Inner Mongolia, China’s then-leader Deng Xiaoping uttered what has since proven to…
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Australian Navy’s newest boats made in China
A new fleet of tug boats ordered for the Australian Navy by the Defence Department was secretly built at a…
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IMF downgrades Australia’s growth, with tariffs to hit US hardest
Donald Trump’s tariffs will “significantly slow” economic growth across the world, including in Australia, but the US will be hardest…
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