Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under pressure to build nuclear reactors to help his country achieve its climate goals. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
Energy

Albanese urged to end Australia nuclear 'ban' to hit net-zero goal

PM under domestic, international pressure to help decarbonize economy

8 December 2023
Bananas and melons from Queensland are sold on a trial basis at a store in Yokohama in November. (Photo by Nikkei)
Food & Beverage

Australia wants Japanese shoppers to go bananas for its fruits

'Eco' bananas and 'winter season' mangoes promoted for promising market

8 December 2023
A pedestrian walks past a real estate agency in Sydney's central business district on Nov. 15.
Politics

Australia's Albanese faces immigration heat as house prices soar

First-time buyers getting squeezed out of property market

6 December 2023
AUKUS leaders U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gather at a naval base in San Diego in March 2023.
Defense

AUKUS to step up testing of maritime drones amid China buildup

U.S., U.K. and Australian defense chiefs vow to advance open Indo-Pacific

2 December 2023
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, stands with AUKUS partners U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a March meeting in California.
Defense

Australia looks to restrict defense tech access by foreigners

Protecting AUKUS secrets is goal, but universities worry about joint research

1 December 2023
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer fires a Tomahawk missile in a training area. Japan seeks to acquire Tomahawks. (U.S. Navy handout via Reuters)
Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific to see huge missile buildup by 2030s, Carnegie analyst says

To avoid escalation, countries should 'forswear preemptive attacks' on national leaders

28 November 2023
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 6.
Comment

Australia's Albanese tackles China paradox with shrewd diplomacy

Premier carefully juggles trade and security to achieve long-term deterrence

27 November 2023
Some 80% of Maldives' land is less than a meter above sea level and every millimeter of rise in water level counts. (VWPics via AP Images)
Opinion

Small island states have to be compensated for climate harms

Nations are vulnerable but are also front-line warriors with insights to share

26 November 2023
Established in June 2014, ROC Partners specializes in private equity in the Asia-Pacific region. (Source photos by AP and ROC Partners website)
DealStreetAsia

Australia's ROC Partners raising $300m for latest Asia fund

Private equity investment manager has taken in about $66m so far

24 November 2023
Australian law enforcement agencies have recorded almost 94,000 separate or individual cyberattacks over the past 12 months. (Nikkei Montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Defense

Australia announces 'game changing' cybersecurity plan

Minister says looming online security threat offers 'a cyber opportunity'

22 November 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, speaks to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in California on Nov. 17.
Opinion

Australia's Albanese paid a high price for his trip to China

Canberra no longer seems willing to stand up for rules-based international order

22 November 2023
Tokyo Gas and Santos are focusing on the Cooper Basin area of Queensland as they explore the feasibility of producing a type of methane that promises carbon neutrality. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Gas)
Energy

Tokyo Gas teams up with Santos for Australia green methane study

Japanese utility to look at practicality of producing synthetic gas to sell at home

21 November 2023
Samoa and other Pacific island states are not large emitters or polluters but are bearing the brunt of natural disaster shocks, coastal erosion and sea warming. 
Opinion

Green transformation underway in Pacific states points way forward

Island nations are transitioning to renewable energy and cleaner transport

21 November 2023
Fortescue Metals Group is working to reduce its dependence on its mainstay iron ore operations.
Energy

Australia's Fortescue to build U.S. plant for hydrogen, EV tech

Miner advances diversification into clean energy supply chain

18 November 2023
Tuvaluan Prime Minister Kausea Natano, right, and Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on One Foot Island on Nov. 9: The leaders unveiled a deal for "migration with dignity." (AAP Image via AP)
Opinion

Australian climate action must go beyond 'lifeline' for Tuvalu

Migration deal will not fit as model for wider Pacific region

17 November 2023
Container shipping operations in Port Botany. Crucial Australian infrastructure is increasingly coming under cyberattacks.
Technology

Australia cyberattacks up 23%, infrastructure targeted, report says

Russia and China blamed for backing malware-based hacks

17 November 2023
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 6.
The Nikkei View

Australia should keep appropriate distance from China

Beijing is still willing to use economic coercion to achieve political goals

15 November 2023
Demonstrators called for refugees and asylum seekers to be allowed the right to settle in Australia during a march in Sydney in September 2022.
Politics

Australia ponders asylum-seeker issue after court ruling frees 100

Judges deemed immigration detention illegal, posing questions for Albanese's government

15 November 2023
The Chinese economy is "actually quite resilient" despite some challenges in the property sector, Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm told Nikkei Asia. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura) 
Global Management Dialogue 2023

Rio Tinto CEO says China still promising mineral market as EVs boom

Mining giant sees 'quite resilient' economy, good iron and copper demand

9 November 2023
Japan's Defense Ministry is exhibiting at the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition for the first time. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
Aerospace & Defense Industries

Japan's Defense Ministry joins private sector at Australian expo

In a first, government and contractors exhibit together as Tokyo pushes defense exports

9 November 2023
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 6.
International relations

China and Australia agree to improve trade ties at summit

Xi and Albanese discuss CPTPP pact, Taiwan and more as tensions ease

7 November 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit New Delhi this week for the annual 2+2 ministerial dialogue with their counterparts S. Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.
Your Week in Asia

U.S.-India 2+2, Pacific Islands Forum, China Singles Day 'war'

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

5 November 2023
Anthony Albanese will meet with Xi Jinping during the first visit by an Australian leader to China in seven years. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
International relations

Australia PM Albanese looks to smooth strained ties with China visit

Four-day trip has rocky diplomatic relations at top of agenda as trade booms

4 November 2023
The final close of Ares Management's sixth flagship Asia special situations fund came after about 22 months of fundraising. (Screenshot from Ares Management's website) 
DealStreetAsia

Ares Management closes sixth Asia flagship fund at $2.4bn

CEO praises 'strong' economies and 'robust' earnings in India and Australia

2 November 2023
A boy wades through rising seawater in Serua Village, Fiji in 2022: Global warming poses an existential threat to many Pacific island countries.
Opinion

Pacific climate change fight is a test for both U.S. and China

Amid battle for influence, island states seek help with global warming threat

2 November 2023