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I'd rather not use tariffs against China: Donald Trump

I'd rather not use tariffs against China: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has presented tariffs as a kind of silver bullet against China during an interview on Fox News.

Kiwis go for growth to lift economy out of the doldrums

Kiwis go for growth to lift economy out of the doldrums

Kiwis go for growth to lift economy out of the doldrums

Kiwis go for growth to lift economy out of the doldrums

Foreign investors will be wooed by New Zealand to help lift the nation's economy out of the lurch as the government seeks to put the woes of 2024 behind it.

Australia warned to get productive or be left behind

Australia warned to get productive or be left behind

Australia warned to get productive or be left behind

Australia warned to get productive or be left behind

Fault lines are widening between economic performance of nations and a global body warns Australia risks being left behind if it fails to improve productivity.

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Tourism, wool exporters to win from China stimulus lift

Tourism, wool exporters to win from China stimulus lift

China's economy is set to slow as high debt and sluggish productivity weigh on investment and spending, but stimulus measures could boost Australian exporters.

UK, China restart economic talks after six-year hiatus

UK, China restart economic talks after six-year hiatus

China and Britain have restarted economic and financial talks after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing.

Verdict on how to prevent 'carbon leakage', save jobs

Verdict on how to prevent 'carbon leakage', save jobs

Summer reading for the federal government includes a report recommending a targeted carbon border adjustment mechanism to safeguard jobs in heavy industries.

Live lobsters back on Chinese menus as relations thaw

Live lobsters back on Chinese menus as relations thaw

China has notified Australia the live rock lobster trade can resume, following an earlier agreement and the lifting of final trade barriers on some abattoirs.

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Lifeline for ex-steel workers from green iron exports

Lifeline for ex-steel workers from green iron exports

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.

Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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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