Scott Morrison has taken a new role at a deep-sea mining fund linked to AUKUS tech and treasure hunters,as pressure grows on Australia to oppose the controversial new mining frontier.
The government agreed to the substantial funding after the Asian Development Bank pledged to reform its bidding processes.
In a mini new gold rush,young people are jumping on a viral trend that taps into a desire for financial security.
An elite Fijian police unit working with Australia and New Zealand to fight surging drug trafficking in the Pacific may have been compromised by a powerful criminal syndicate.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has engaged in climate action talks with powerbrokers in the Pacific.
Anwar Ibrahim said he was untroubled by China’s rise,claiming the risk of conflict in the South China Sea had been exaggerated in a departure from comments by Penny Wong.
Former prime minister Paul Keating accuses Mike Burgess of trying to undermine the government’s efforts to stabilise relations with China and renews his attack on Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
This week we’ll have a clearer idea of whether Xi Jinping has a plan to deal with the myriad economic problems facing the country.
Three Pacific leaders have warned they may be forced to turn to China for financial support because their oldest and closest ally,the United States,is unreliable.
GDP growth last year met a target of “about 5 per cent” but the detail in Wednesday’s economic data highlights the deep-seated problems confronting China.
Deaths,however,rose to 11.1 million,almost 700,000 more than the previous year and the highest since 1960.