Australia's increasingly unstable relationship with the US will not necessarily drive the nation into the arms of China, one expert says.

The Australian government is accusing China of taking credit for aid projects on the Pacific island of Bougainville.

The former prime minister says Australia needs to lift defence spending but argues it must also develop its links to China.

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Full-time whistle With China looking for regional dominance, every move in the Pacific these days is a power play. And this might be Australia’s boldest one yet. Will a rugby league team really keep ...

Australia has sued a China-linked UAE firm over alleged foreign investment breaches involving rare earths miner Northern Minerals, in the treasurer’s first such case.

Australia and China held the 8th bilateral High Level Talks on the Pacific on 25 June 2025. The virtual talks were co-chaired by Mr Craig Chittick, Deputy Head of the Office of the Pacific, Department ...

China warned the Iran-Israel conflict may spread wider instability in the Middle East, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaching out to both countries as their days-old conflict shows no end in sight.

Inside China’s total domination of Australian roads China is achieving something in Australia that Japan and Korea did in the 1980s and 2000s. But experts agree China’s moves are on another level.

China confirmed its approval of Bunge Global SA’s takeover of rival Viterra, but outlined several conditions including the continued supply of key crops to the Asian nation at a “fair” price.