Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday urged Australians to be cautious when using Chinese AI model DeepSeek, the latest government to warn over its use.

Although Qantas pulled its only direct flight to China between Sydney and Shanghai in mid-2024, last year saw a return to pre-pandemic flight frequencies. Consequently, the cost of flights has dropped 30 per cent compared to 2023, according to Trip.com You can now bag off-season return flights for as little as $500.

The growth in export value was largely driven by a surge in shipments to mainland China, following the removal of tariffs on Australian bottled wine at the end of March last year.

Dutton has attempted a softening on some fronts – while retaining the “hard man” image on others as he seek to shore up the Chinese vote before the next election.

China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to multi-month lows.

By bringing together their fifth-generation fighter jets for joint exercises, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. have sent a strong message about their commitment to security in the Indo-Pacific.

SYDNEY – Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said he has spoken of the importance of American leadership in the Indo-Pacific region in a “very warm” call with new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

SYDNEY--China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between ...

Beneath the fertile farmlands of Victoria in southeast Australia lie deposits of mineral sands that miners and politicians are keen to tap for rare-earth elements, ingredients in everything from EV batteries to wind turbines to advanced weapons.

Australia’s dilemma is that there is a tension in balancing the commercial advantages of cheaper Chinese technology with our national security interests.

Australia's science minister, Ed Husic, has become the first member of a Western government to raise privacy concerns about DeepSeek, the Chinese chatbot causing turmoil on the markets and in the tech industry.

So much for the quiet pre-holiday trading session as Asian equities were mixed though Australia was closed for Australia Day, Indonesia was closed for Al Isra’ wal-Mi’raj, South Korea was closed for the Korean New Year,