Australia

Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson has apologized for a lost of public trust in the world's second-oldest airline.
Companies

Scandal-hit Qantas fights to overcome its 'lying kangaroo' repute

New CEO Vanessa Hudson relents, offers refunds for canceled flight tickets

7 October 2023
Tamika Upton, right, a fullback for the Newcastle Knights in Australia's elite National Rugby League Women's competition, has been described as the best female player in the world. Her pay, however, is below that of even the lowest-paid male Knights NRL player.
Life

Sports pay highlights glaring gender disparity in Australia

Elite female footballers win accolades, but not top salaries

7 October 2023
The amount of space debris that is orbiting the earth has become a liability for satellites in operation.
Aerospace & Defense Industries

Japan-Australia team tapping lasers to find peanut-sized space debris

EX-Fusion and EOS to test tech that can detect objects as small as 3 cm

7 October 2023
Japan sees Australia as an important partner for helping promote trade and investment with Pacific island nations. (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)
International relations

Japan partners with Australia on Pacific island investment push

Market research cooperation aims to help companies win infrastructure, finance deals

7 October 2023
Japanese delegations visited Canada in September to sign a memorandum on building an EV supply chain. (Japanese government photo)
Technology

Japan courts Canada, Australia for China-free EV supply chain

Nation battles South Korea to secure key minerals outside control of Beijing

4 October 2023
Australian and U.S. army troops prepare for a flight on an Australian MRH90 during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 in Queensland on July 21. (AAP/Australian Department of Defence)
Defense

Australia redeploys troops to north in bid to deter China

Nation to concentrate long-range strike capabilities in the south

29 September 2023
In a few weeks, Australia votes on whether to amend its founding document to boost rights of communities who have inhabited the land for 65,000 years.
Asia Insight

Australia Indigenous 'Voice' vote sees hope collide with division

Oct. 14 referendum to decide on recognizing Indigenous peoples in constitution

26 September 2023
Landing craft, like this one departing from an amphibious assault ship, can be used to transport troops and equipment to shore even in areas without ports.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. Army, Japan, Australia expand logistics cooperation

First drill between Army, Japan's GSDF focuses on keeping islets supplied

18 September 2023
Australian resource producers are rushing to diversify as China's economic slowdown has sapped demand for the country's iron ore.
Commodities

Australia miners BHP, Fortescue race to curb iron ore dependence

As Chinese demand shrinks, attention shifts to hydrogen and copper

18 September 2023
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, appear at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Sept. 8.
International relations

Australia, Philippines beef up ties amid South China Sea tensions

Annual defense minister meeting planned as Prime Minister Albanese visits Manila

8 September 2023
A lithium-processing plant near Bunbury, Australia. The country looks to attract investment in mineral-processing facilities to supply the electric-vehicle industry.
Supply Chain

Australia looks to EV boom to transform economy

Lithium-rich nation seeks to become key link in battery supply chain

27 August 2023
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong tells Vietnamese college students in Ho Chi Minh City that both countries want to "not be encroached upon or be unable to [prosper] because of a greater power" on Aug. 23. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
International relations

Australia to upgrade Vietnam ties, foreign minister says

Penny Wong touts shared interest in protecting nations 'regardless of size'

24 August 2023
Japanese midfielder Hinata Miyazawa, with headband, celebrates a goal with teammates during their defeat of Spain in Wellington, New Zealand on July 31.
Opinion

Women's World Cup is the right event for Australia

Victoria has good grounds to walk away from 2026 Commonwealth Games plan

20 August 2023
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends an AUKUS press conference in San Diego in March. He defended the pact at a meeting of his Labor Party on Aug. 18.
Politics

Australia's Albanese stares down party rebellion over AUKUS

Labor opponents of nuclear submarine program vow to fight on

18 August 2023
Workers load grain at a port in Izmail, Ukraine, on April 26, before Russia pulled out of the Black Sea shipment deal.
Interview

Russia grain deal exit hurting 345m vulnerable people: WFP chief

Cindy McCain warns of climate risks to food supplies during Pacific visit

16 August 2023
Japan's Self-Defense Forces take part in a new year joint military drill among Japan, the U.S., Britain and Australia at Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 8.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. cements 'game-changing' defense ties with Australia, Japan

Pentagon welcomes new security pact as allies plan fighter training this month

16 August 2023
Iron ore imported from Australia, Brazil and other countries is unloaded at a port in Taicang, in China's Jiangsu province. (Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Commodities

China bankrolls Africa railroad to cut Australia iron-ore reliance

Costly infrastructure in Guinea will unlock world's largest untapped source

14 August 2023
A clothing store in Sydney: Consumers demand instantaneous access to goods and services at low prices, which requires substantial capital and global reach.
Opinion

'Greedflation' is an unhelpful concept

Elevated profits stem in part from overwhelmed supply chains

11 August 2023
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned of encroachments on international norms.
Indo-Pacific

Australia revamps Pacific island foreign aid to focus on climate

Canberra zeroes in on pressing issue to undercut Chinese influence in the region

9 August 2023
Rio Tinto uses giant trucks to haul iron ore to as a cost-cutting measure. Electric trucks will need to be smaller. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
Climate Change

Rio Tinto leans on electric trucks in $7.5bn carbon-cutting plan

Anglo-Australian miner will also tap wind, solar power to cut footprint in half by 2030

9 August 2023
An E-2D Hawkeye plane approaches U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis during the 2016 Exercise Malabar off Okinawa: This year, Australia will host the naval drill for the first time. 
Opinion

The Quad is edging closer to collective maritime defense

Australia's hosting of Exercise Malabar provides opening for deeper cooperation

8 August 2023
Central Australian artist Rhoda Carroll demonstrates her art-making process at the National Indigenous Art Fair in Sydney in July. (Photo by Geoff Hiscock)
Arts

Collectors fuel boom in Australian Indigenous art

Fakes are emerging as a growing problem amid surging prices

6 August 2023
Hanwha built the Redback armored vehicle at the request of Australia's military. (Photo courtesy of Hanwha Aerospace)
Aerospace & Defense Industries

South Korea's Hanwha wins $3.4bn-plus Australia defense contract

Armored vehicle to be produced at new Victoria plant in Seoul's arms export push

1 August 2023
A U.S. Marine guides an MV-22B Osprey into position at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin in northern Australia in April 2017. The base is currently being used by the U.S. military.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. to upgrade 2 more Australian air bases amid China tensions

Allies to step up local weapons production as U.S. stockpile dwindles

29 July 2023
A march on July 7 in Melbourne held as part of a weeklong celebration of Australia's native peoples. 
Opinion

Indigenous Australians must finally get a say over their fate

'No' vote in Voice referendum would preserve British settler origin myth

28 July 2023