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Deal to be inked for Solomon Islands undersea internet cable Australia stopped China building
It is the 4,000 kilometre cable that Canberra did not want Beijing to build.
But today, Australian and Solomon Islands officials will sign up to...
Australian universities are under threat from more attractive, cheaper Chinese competitors
In the YouTube video the young man browses Chinese-language books in a library, practices Chinese calligraphy with careful brushstrokes, introduces himself in Mandarin.
Bellamy’s baby formula’s $1.5b Chinese takeover bid approved by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg
Bellamy's is the fourth-largest baby formula producer in Australia. The Treasurer has approved the sale with conditions, including investment in Australian facilities
DFAT confirms jailed Crown staff released in China
China has released 10 employees of the 16 Crown Resorts staff who were detained in October and sentenced last month for gambling crimes.
Chinese general tours Defence facilities, South China Sea dispute on agenda
A top-ranking Chinese general from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has toured a secretive military facility outside Canberra as part of a low-key "goodwill"...
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China passes national security law
New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light of China's decision to pass a national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said on Tuesday (Jul 28).
Daniel Andrews staffer link to China foreign influencers
A staffer in Daniel Andrews’s office has been linked to China’s United Front organisation, which co-ordinates Beijing’s overseas influence operations, amid growing criticism of...
Morrison says China knows ‘where Australia is coming from’, after meeting Chinese vice-president
Scott Morrison seized the opportunity of his Jakarta weekend visit for Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s inauguration to obtain a meeting with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan.
Coronavirus: Australian scientists first to recreate virus outside China
Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called a "significant breakthrough".
The discovery...
Australian airlines reorient to China following domestic slump
As domestic travel runs into headwinds, Australia's leading airlines are seeking to land Chinese customers with new sales channels and new routes to the major Asian market.
The complexities of cyber sovereignty in Chinese airlines over Australian skies
Recently on a trip to Shanghai, I was confused to find that as my plane lifted off Melbourne's Tullamarine tarmac, the internet services that...
Wine exports smash records on the back of surging China demand
Hunter Valley winemaker Mark Davidson has witnessed Chinese consumers' enthusiasm for Australian wine first hand at his cellar door.
Over the past five years, the...