Australia’s Opposition Leader Softens Tone on China, With Election in Mind
With an eye toward winning Chinese Australian votes, Peter Dutton is simultaneously attempting a softening on some fronts – ...
China's iron ore and coal imports ease in January, but prices diverge
China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to ...
Cheap flights and no visas required: Why we’re flocking back to China
Although Qantas pulled its only direct flight to China between Sydney and Shanghai in mid-2024, last year saw a return to pre ...
‘Almost certain’: Call to ban DeepSeek on government devices over China fears
Australia’s largest cybersecurity firm has issued a threat advisory, saying it believes DeepSeek user data is subject to ...
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The Quad finally gets serious on security
On January 21st, a day after his inauguration, his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, hosted a Quad foreign ministers’ meeting ...
Seven questions as the ASX resets its record high
Investors seem prepared to ignore the risks. But with uncertainty high and earnings season on the doorstep, it’s a good ...
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Singtel’s Optus secures A$1.95 billion in credit facility with 12 banks
SINGTEL’S Australian subsidiary, Optus, has inked a A$1.95 billion (S$1.64 billion) committed revolving credit facility with ...
FirstFT: China’s military builds massive new wartime command centre
Also in today’s newsletter, OpenAI’s massive new funding round, and India’s Narendra Modi faces tough budget challenge ...
The CIA says COVID-19 came from a lab – scientists are not so sure
Five years on from the start of the pandemic, Donald Trump’s new CIA director has weighed into the contentious debate saying a lab leak was “most likely”.
Does a ‘foreign power’ threaten the Panama Canal? Here’s what you need to know
Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama ...