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Lifeline for ex-steel workers from green iron exports

Lifeline for ex-steel workers from green iron exports

Economic modelling suggests a sovereign green iron industry could make more than $100 billion a year and create thousands of jobs for former steel workers.

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Living standards will suffer further as extreme weather hits households and businesses, an investor group warns, with insurance already out of reach for some.

Trump doesn't have to hurt Australia-China ties: envoy

Trump doesn't have to hurt Australia-China ties: envoy

Trump doesn't have to hurt Australia-China ties: envoy

Trump doesn't have to hurt Australia-China ties: envoy

A Trump presidency doesn't have to impact how Australia and China co-operate, Beijing's ambassador says, amid a spate of hawkish cabinet picks.

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Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Green heat capable of powering traditionally hard-to-abate heavy industries is firing up a company that has been spun out of a CSIRO research program.

'Smash 'em up derby' for final hours of climate talks

'Smash 'em up derby' for final hours of climate talks

Climate talks are whittling away a pledge to wean the world off fossil fuels and are at risk of a deadlock on climate finance that will satisfy no-one.

Aussie farmers and businesses look for trade certainty

Aussie farmers and businesses look for trade certainty

World leaders are working to shore up economic ties and push for open global trade against the prospect of a disruptive Trump presidency due to flagged tariffs.

Window on carbon: tracking building supplies from China

Window on carbon: tracking building supplies from China

Builders can track the carbon footprint and integrity of construction materials along the supply chain from China under a deal struck by an Aussie startup.

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Eyes on Trump's China hawks as Australia quells tension

Eyes on Trump's China hawks as Australia quells tension

Eyes on Trump's China hawks as Australia quells tension

Eyes on Trump's China hawks as Australia quells tension

Tensions between Australia and China continue to cool, but President Xi Jinping has cautioned the diplomatic thaw must be managed "with great care".

G20 leaders urged to take youth voices seriously

G20 leaders urged to take youth voices seriously

G20 leaders urged to take youth voices seriously

G20 leaders urged to take youth voices seriously

As a major economic summit gets underway in Brazil, a young Indigenous man from Darwin hopes the voices of young people will be heard by world leaders.

PM courts world leaders amid global inflation concerns

PM courts world leaders amid global inflation concerns

PM courts world leaders amid global inflation concerns

PM courts world leaders amid global inflation concerns

World leaders have gathered for a major economic summit against a backdrop of concern over the impact of American trade tariffs under Donald Trump.

G20 confronts a global order troubled by Trump's return

G20 confronts a global order troubled by Trump's return

G20 confronts a global order troubled by Trump's return

G20 confronts a global order troubled by Trump's return

Leaders arriving at the G20 summit must grapple with tensions over the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and shifts in the global order with the return of Donald Trump.

Trump fears downplayed with Australia in US box seat

Trump fears downplayed with Australia in US box seat

Trump fears downplayed with Australia in US box seat

Trump fears downplayed with Australia in US box seat

Australia remains in America's box seat and receives privileged trade and investment access as the relationship endures a Trump presidency, the US envoy says.

World looks to G20 for breakthrough in climate talks

World looks to G20 for breakthrough in climate talks

World looks to G20 for breakthrough in climate talks

World looks to G20 for breakthrough in climate talks

United Nations officials are urging G20 leaders to break the COP29 stalemate as wealthy nations ask more countries to help foot the climate bill.

Australia to continue the push on trade, climate action

Australia to continue the push on trade, climate action

Australia to continue the push on trade, climate action

Australia to continue the push on trade, climate action

Anthony Albanese will push for free trade and climate action at an economic forum, as a second Trump administration creates uncertainty for world leaders.

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China trade not compromising Australia's interests: PM

Australia must balance its relationship with China and the US despite the countries' "very different" political systems and values, the prime minister says.

PM spruiks trade as Trump talk dominates regional forum

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is meeting with world leaders for a major economic summit in Peru with maintaining open trade ties a key topic of discussion.

Green iron export bonanza: invest or look like 'morons'

A think tank urges Australia to bankroll green iron or concede market leadership to China, which is racing ahead on decarbonising steel supply lines.

Old tactics to be used in trade negotiations with Trump

Australia will use a tried tactic to stop the US under a second Trump presidency from imposing tariffs on imports, as it looks to expand its role in disputes.

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Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Extraordinary growth in renewable energy is not enough to offset the "humungous challenge" of Australia's fossil fuels, a carbon tracker warns.

'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

A second Trump presidency may be a "bump in the road" but it cannot stop the transition to clean energy the world started over 20 years ago, investors say.

Xi congratulates Trump, calls for China-US co-operation

China is bracing for continued superpower rivalry with the US after Donald Trump proposed tariffs that could disrupt supply chains and hurt the Chinese economy.

Climate investors told to press ahead despite Trump

A leading economist has urged Australia to line up with countries that support climate action, arguing a Trump administration is likely to sideline US efforts.

Boon for critical minerals, education in trade pact

Australian pacts with a Gulf state are set to open up investment from its massive sovereign wealth fund and opportunities in critical minerals and education.

Trade boost spruiked as China inspects Australian meat

Trade Minister Don Farrell is launching the first phase of a winemaking agreement with China as he looks to boost trade by tens of billions of dollars.

Defence axes satellite program as threats outpace tech

Defence says threats have outpaced a satellite system intended for the ADF, but the opposition says cancellation of the space project 'devastates' capabilities.

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