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Chinese premier to visit Australia for four-day tour

Chinese premier to visit Australia for four-day tour

Li Qiang will be the first Chinese premier to visit Australia for seven years when he makes an official trip to Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.

Australia out in the cold on uranium for energy pact

Australia out in the cold on uranium for energy pact

Australia out in the cold on uranium for energy pact

Australia out in the cold on uranium for energy pact

Australia has been left out of a strategic international pact for a secure global uranium market to replace Russian supplies, despite deep reserves.

Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Charm offensive on Aussie carbon dump for net-zero Asia

Costly carbon capture and storage could be the price Australia must pay for retaining emissions-intensive industrial jobs without pumping out more pollution.

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PM welcomes China dropping ban on beef exports

PM welcomes China dropping ban on beef exports

China has lifted suspensions from several Australian beef exporters and remaining sanctions could be gone in time for a high-level visit in Canberra.

Australia, EU mineral pact 'augurs well' for free trade

Australia, EU mineral pact 'augurs well' for free trade

Australia and Europe boosting co-operation in the critical mineral sector under a new agreement "augurs well" for a future trade agreement, a minister says.

US curbs Victorian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

US curbs Victorian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

Poultry imports have been restricted from Victoria to the US after highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in the Australian state.

Progress on 'vital' carbon capture underwhelms minister

Progress on 'vital' carbon capture underwhelms minister

Australia's resources minister say she's disappointed in progress with carbon capture, telling an energy conference there's no reason to abandon its potential.

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China trade block drop on cards as premier visits

China trade block drop on cards as premier visits

China trade block drop on cards as premier visits

China trade block drop on cards as premier visits

The remaining trade impediments against Australian lobster and abattoirs could be dropped ahead of a trip by the Chinese premier and commerce minister.

Biden sharply hikes tariffs on Chinese chips and cars

Biden sharply hikes tariffs on Chinese chips and cars

Biden sharply hikes tariffs on Chinese chips and cars

Biden sharply hikes tariffs on Chinese chips and cars

The US will slap steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports ranging from cars and computer chips to critical minerals in a bid by President Joe Biden to woo voters.

Cattle group to fight EU's beefed up deforestation laws

Cattle group to fight EU's beefed up deforestation laws

Cattle group to fight EU's beefed up deforestation laws

Cattle group to fight EU's beefed up deforestation laws

Cattle producers will come up their own version of deforestation ahead of tough new EU laws, but conservationists warn it threatens to exacerbate the problem.

'Unsafe future': Australia commits to decades more gas

'Unsafe future': Australia commits to decades more gas

'Unsafe future': Australia commits to decades more gas

'Unsafe future': Australia commits to decades more gas

Critics say a plan to lock in gas as a long-term source of energy and export revenue will damage the environment and blow up Australia's climate targets.

Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

Warning for Australia as China 'weaponises' rare earths

A potentially globally significant Australian rare earths producer has criticised China for "weaponising" the market and holding back vital western development.

Japan's giants commit to Aussie nickel joint venture

Japan's giants commit to Aussie nickel joint venture

Japan's giants commit to Aussie nickel joint venture

Japan's giants commit to Aussie nickel joint venture

A nickel explorer has formed a joint venture with two of Japan's industrial giants as Australia's allies move to secure long-term supplies of battery minerals.

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Australia's mining bosses have been challenged by a former trade negotiator on sustainability standards and the social impact of extracting resources.

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Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy has taken aim at China's "unchecked exploitation" of Indonesia and other nations that risks destroying the supply of clean minerals.

Cattle test negative after suspected botulism deaths

Cattle bound for Indonesia have tested negative to exotic diseases as imports from an NT station were banned due to 100 animals dying from suspected botulism.

More than 100 Australian cattle die on way to Indonesia

More than 100 cattle have died on a live export ship destined for Indonesia, with the federal government ruling out infectious diseases as the cause.

Fuels versus food fight becoming 'less emotional'

Growing and crushing more crops to keep planes in the skies and farmers on the land does not have to compromise food security, industry leaders say.

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New Zealand defies China on AUKUS, Pacific engagement

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon is set to visit China after an invitation from visiting Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Labor stumps up almost $1b for NT rare earths project

The federal government has continued its big spend-up in the Northern Territory with a funding package of up to $840 million for a rare earths mining project.

Australian mines 'cleanest and greenest in the world'

Aussie mines are the world's cleanest and greenest, Resources Minister Madeleine King says during a quest to lure investment away from a rival commodity giant.

Australia, Singapore map routes to greener shipping

Australia is working with maritime leader Singapore to cut greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, which is the world's biggest source of transport pollution.

NZ PM Luxon heading to Melbourne's ASEAN summit

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon will meet a range of leaders in Melbourne this week after being invited to the ASEAN summit.

First person jailed under foreign interference laws

A former Liberal Party candidate will be jailed for at least a year after becoming the first person in Australia found guilty under foreign interference laws.

Focus on Australia's role in SE Asia's food security

A parliamentary committee will examine the role Australian agriculture has to play in the Southeast Asian market, and how it can support food security.

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