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Pact puts handbrake on 'defining technology of our age'

Pact puts handbrake on 'defining technology of our age'

A pact on artificial intelligence is intended to protect people from harm without stifling breakthroughs in vaccines, computing and defence.

Extra $2b to finance critical minerals 'lacks ambition'

Extra $2b to finance critical minerals 'lacks ambition'

Extra $2b to finance critical minerals 'lacks ambition'

Extra $2b to finance critical minerals 'lacks ambition'

An extra $2 billion for the critical minerals supply chain will form part of the Albanese government's plan to support allies and overhaul the economy.

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

The prime minister's visit to the United States has unlocked a $5 billion deal with tech giant Microsoft to build a cyber shield and upskill Australians.

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Port of Darwin lease won't be cancelled after review

Port of Darwin lease won't be cancelled after review

A controversial 99-year lease held by a Chinese company on the Port of Darwin won't be cancelled or varied, following a federal government review.

Business travel to China lifts off amid tariff talks

Business travel to China lifts off amid tariff talks

Businesses hope a breakthrough in Chinese sanctions on Australian exports is near as corporate travel bookings between Australia and China ramp up.

Xi warns against China decoupling, lauds Belt and Road

Xi warns against China decoupling, lauds Belt and Road

Russia's Vladimir Putin was prominent at a Beijing forum where President Xi Jinping criticised Western efforts to reduce dependence on the Chinese economy.

Chinese diplomat 'optimistic' of wine trade resolution

Chinese diplomat 'optimistic' of wine trade resolution

China's ambassador is "optimistic" of a resolution for the trade dispute with Australia, as both nations consider the findings of a report on the issue.

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Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

An Aussie tech start-up has struck a deal with a steelmaking giant for a carbon-tracking pilot that could help to shrink the impact of the construction sector.

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

The brains behind an emerging beauty empire has become the first woman founder in the Australian Business Growth Fund investment portfolio.

Rio, BHP warned of investor pressure on steel emissions

Rio, BHP warned of investor pressure on steel emissions

Rio, BHP warned of investor pressure on steel emissions

Rio, BHP warned of investor pressure on steel emissions

Australia's largest diversified miners are being urged to come clean on the greenhouse gas emissions pumped into the atmosphere by the world's steelmakers.

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

Critical minerals driving net zero even as prices dip

New data forecasts clean energy commodity prices will decelerate, while a consultation paper has been released mapping a strategy for the changing role of gas.

Summit tackles 'resource anxiety' over energy materials

Summit tackles 'resource anxiety' over energy materials

Summit tackles 'resource anxiety' over energy materials

Summit tackles 'resource anxiety' over energy materials

Governments must do more to attract capital for critical minerals, and as quickly as possible, to win in the energy transition, BHP CEO Mike Henry warns.

Farmers plea with PM to rethink live sheep export ban

Farmers plea with PM to rethink live sheep export ban

Farmers plea with PM to rethink live sheep export ban

Farmers plea with PM to rethink live sheep export ban

Almost two dozen farming groups have signed an open letter to the prime minister calling on government to reverse its policy on phasing out live sheep by sea.

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

India's furnaces not the answer for Aussie coal exports

A report has found India will reduce its dependence on Aussie coal in steel furnaces as the price of green hydrogen comes down and carbon penalties go up.

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Call to snuff out 'dead end' coal, hit net zero by 2040

Australia is lagging frontrunners on ending coal and must join big economies in accelerating efforts to get to net zero emissions, a global scorecard shows.

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Net-zero tsar Greg Combet has put Australia on a post-war footing for the massive task of decarbonising the economy but business leaders are more realistic.

Lobsters on ice as premier seeks China trade thaw

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas is heading to China alongside a business delegation determined to normalise trade with the Asian superpower.

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Scrutiny on businesses using carbon credits to meet declared climate commitments is bringing pressure for more ambitious plans to cut emissions.

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World stability at 'critical juncture', PM tells G20

Anthony Albanese has urged countries to come together to uphold the rules-based order during his final speech at the G20 summit in New Delhi.

PM seeks swift resolution on EU free-trade agreement

Anthony Albanese has held talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit seeking to finalise a free-trade deal with the European Union by the end of the year.

G20 leaders agree on Ukraine, climate change statement

World leaders have reached an agreement in a declaration issued at the G20 summit following concerns they might not arrive at a consensus on the war in Ukraine.

Indonesia lifts ban on Australian live cattle exports

Indonesia has lifted its ban on live cattle imports from four Australian facilities after a lumpy skin disease scare.

Europe selects Aussie wave technology for ocean energy

An Aussie company is taking wave energy technology named after a Greek goddess to a test zone off the coast of Spain after winning a competitive tender.

'A new level': Australia boosts ties with Philippines

Anthony Albanese has become the first prime minister for 20 years to hold bilateral talks in the Philippines as his diplomatic visit through Asia continues.

Albanese's China visit 'appropriate', Dutton says

A visit by the prime minister to China, despite unresolved issues including the detention of Australians, will be supported by the opposition.

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