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

Australia is suing a Chinese-linked company and a former associate over a breach of foreign investment laws linked with rare ...

China’s envoy to Canberra urged Australia not to be “incited” by NATO’s support for US demands to sharply raise defense ...

Western Australia's recent discovery of a 55 billion metric ton iron ore reserve and the opening of new mining facilities are ...

For decades, coal was the bedrock of Australia's commodity exports before it lost its top status to iron ore as shipments of ...

An unstoppable wave of Chinese electric vehicles, some selling for less than A$30,000 ($20,000), is testing Australia’s ...

Chinese Consul General in Sydney Wang Yu said that over the past 10 years, China has invested nearly A$90 billion in Australia, with more than 800 Chinese companies operating across the country and ...

The world’s second-biggest economy controls about 70 per cent of production and nearly all refining. This dominance has ...

Beyond mining, China for years has been the world's largest refiner of the ultralight metal, with roughly 70% market share.

At a ceremony marking the completion of a runway at an airport in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, the ...

China's Ambassador to Australia is warning Anthony Albanese against increasing defence spending. Xiao Qian has told The ...

Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian published an article in the opinion section of The Australian on Monday, emphasizing that "China and Australia are friends, not foes," strongly refuting ...