Sydney-based sisters Briony and Savannah Osei, who perform as Kinder, are part of the wave of artists who have made Australia a global electronic music hot spot. (Photo by Billy Zammit)
Arts

Electronic dance music booms Down Under

Australia is the world's third-largest consumer, behind Germany and the US

9 June 2024
Shipyard workers align a new propeller for installation on the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo)
Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific should create 'common defense market,' Hudson analyst says

U.S. and Japan officials to meet Sunday to discuss joint weapon production

8 June 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, second from left, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other Quad leaders in Hiroshima in May 2023.
Opinion

Australia-Japan cooperation is vital for regional peace

Security partners should work together to help maintain stability in Taiwan Strait

8 June 2024
Australia is looking to move up the value chain in the global supply of lithium and other minerals critical for green energy technologies.
Commodities

Australian project 'fingerprints' lithium for green metals trade

Researchers work on trade protocols as EU eyes Australian critical minerals

7 June 2024
Australia's 'superannuation' funds are channeling investment returns into international assets through offices in London and New York.
Wealth Management

Australian pension giants scale up overseas ambitions

'Superannuation' fund assets to triple by 2040s, vying with global peers

7 June 2024
Shoppers walk past a store in Sydney: Australia's statistics bureau reported on June 5 that the country's GDP growth slowed to 0.1% in the January March quarter.
Economy

Australia GDP growth slows in Q1, dragged down by high inflation

Rising prices, higher interest rates sap consumer activity

5 June 2024
President Joe Biden, left, attends a meeting of the Quad with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 20, 2023, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan. (White House photo)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. finds new 'brand' for Quad, starting with Papua New Guinea relief

White House kicks off preparations for foreign ministers in Japan and summit in India

4 June 2024
A soldier from the Australian Army's 3rd Brigade guards Langham Beach during military exercises in Queensland, northeast Australia on July 13, 2017.
Defense

Australia to expand military recruitment to permanent residents

Canberra seeking to reduce recruiting gaps as geopolitical tensions increase

4 June 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Despite improving bilateral relations, a poll has found that Australian public sentiment toward Beijing remains low. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

Australian trust in China low despite better relations, poll finds

Lowy Institute says 71% of respondents worry about possible Chinese military threat

3 June 2024
Vincent Namatjira's portrait of Gina Rinehart, center, is one of 20 in his work "Australia in Colour, 2021," on display at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. (AAP Image)
Opinion

This time, art speaks louder than wealth in Australia

Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart's attempt to hide portrait has only drawn more viewers

2 June 2024
Guzman y Gomez was founded in 2005 and has over 200 locations in Australia, Singapore and Japan. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
IPO

Australian fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez eyes $1.5bn IPO in June

Casual Mexican restaurant looks to reach 1,000 domestic stores in 20 years

1 June 2024
Hikers on Tasmania's South Coast Track cross cliffs above South Cape Bay and the Southern Ocean. (All photos by Geoff Hiscock)
Life

Top hikes: Walk in the wild at end of (Australia's) world

Arduous trek rewards travelers where Southern Ocean meets Tasmania's untouched wilderness

31 May 2024
Australian beef producers are hopeful for an increase in exports to China now that restrictions have been eased. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
Trade

Australia's beef producers eye expansion in China as more bans lifted

Country's $7.6bn beef export sector 'parties' as impediments to major market fall

30 May 2024
A worker attends to machinery at a smelter plant at Anglo American Platinum's Unki mine in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe, on May 16, 2019. 
Business deals

BHP walks away from $49bn Anglo American deal

Both sides unable to agree on British miner's South African assets

30 May 2024
A forlorn sculpture stands guard against roadworks in the Heide sculpture garden in the Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg. (All photos by J.J. Rose)
Tea Leaves

Shedding light, and dust, on Australia's European art

Historic artists' retreat near Melbourne threatened by giant roadworks

29 May 2024
Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, commander of U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific, speaks during a ceremony at Osan Air Base in South Korea in December 2022 for the launch of the Space Forces unit in the country. (EPA/Jiji)
Defense

U.S. Space Force in Japan a 'priority' as China threat grows

Of particular concern is China's 'kill chain,' expanding surveillance, general says

28 May 2024
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles
International relations

Australia upholds status as Solomon Islands' 'partner of choice'

New administration in Solomons balancing ties with both Australia and China

21 May 2024
Taiwan's new leader, Lai Ching-te, after winning presidential elections on Jan. 13. He takes office on May 20.
Your Week in Asia

Taiwan welcomes new leader Lai, Future of Asia, Thai GDP

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

19 May 2024
Elon Musk, who calls himself a "free speech absolutist," has blasted government orders to block or take down content on X.
Technology

Elon Musk's X stirs free speech controversy from Australia to India to Brazil

Tech leader has defended right to post content that authorities want to block

18 May 2024
Australia's government is hoping to benefit from the global green energy transition.
Economy

Australia plans to spend $15bn on green investments over 10 years

Canberra focuses spending on energy transition, inflation as election looms

14 May 2024
Singapore's new leader, currently Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, speaks to media on April 16. 
Your Week in Asia

Wong takes helm in Singapore, Japan economy data, Australia budget

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

12 May 2024
Australia’s popular Aboriginal gift and decor brand, Koh Living, works with Indigenous artists. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
Retail

Australian furnishings featuring Aboriginal artwork catch on

Artists hope products convey spirit and stories of Indigenous community

11 May 2024
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during a ceremony in the city of Adelaide on May 3.
International relations

Australia unveils $75m in Tuvalu funding amid China push in region

Two sides deepening ties via defense guarantee, undersea cable project

9 May 2024
X owner Elon Musk, left, and Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant. The social media platform is challenging an order to remove content deemed harmful by Australian regulators. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
Technology

Australia v. Musk: Court battle set to be test case as e-safety laws reviewed

Elon Musk's platform X is contesting an order to take down stabbing clip globally

9 May 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants "a future made in Australia," but moving the export-reliant economy up the value chain may prove challenging. 
Commodities

Australia to spend $372m on resource mapping to stoke energy transition

Government wants to boost critical minerals, but China's dominance a challenge

8 May 2024