G20 finance chiefs say trade row has'intensified',agree to close tax loopholes for tech companies

G20 finance chiefs say trade row has'intensified',agree to close tax loopholes for tech companies

Facebook,Google,Amazon,and other large technology firms face criticism for cutting their tax bills by booking profits in low-tax countries.

  • byFrancesco Canepa

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'Crucial stage':Australia to tell G20 it's time for EU-style Asia agreement
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'Crucial stage':Australia to tell G20 it's time for EU-style Asia agreement

Trade Minister Simon Birmingham will tell the G20 that the recent re-election of governments in Australia,India and Indonesia is the best chance in a generation to secure an EU-style free-trade agreement across Asia.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Frydenberg's'Cold War'warning to the G20

Frydenberg's'Cold War'warning to the G20

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says political volatility and trade tensions have led to the most significant shift in the global environment since the 1980s.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Josh Frydenberg to take on trade war concerns

Josh Frydenberg to take on trade war concerns

American companies have been warning of higher prices for consumers as a result of the trade war with China.

  • byDavid Crowe
Chill in global economy prompts G20 call for trade truce

Chill in global economy prompts G20 call for trade truce

Policy makers from the Group of 20 industrialised countries are worried that the weakness evident in key economies could spread.

  • byDavid Lawder,David Milliken andLeika Kihara
Massive Brisbane G20 police presence made some feel violence was'justified'

Massive Brisbane G20 police presence made some feel violence was'justified'

The Queensland police operation for G20 was praised for its low rate of arrests,but new research found a potential downside to the approach.

  • byStuart Layt
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Global markets to rally on Trump-Xi meeting at G20 Summit

Global markets to rally on Trump-Xi meeting at G20 Summit

The positive meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to be the catalyst for a December rally in Australian shares.

  • byWilliam McInnes
Once we were the laughing stock of the world,but now it's worse

Once we were the laughing stock of the world,but now it's worse

At first the world laughed at Australia's political instability,but more serious consequences are emerging as international summit season comes to an end.

  • byMichael Fullilove
Morrison urges Liberals to'unite and fight'to win the next election

Morrison urges Liberals to'unite and fight'to win the next election

As he arrives home from Argentina,the Prime Minister faces another row within the Liberal Party.

  • byDavid Crowe
'We’re moving on':World leaders salvage trade agreement at G20 summit

'We’re moving on':World leaders salvage trade agreement at G20 summit

World leaders have salvaged an agreement on trade at a global summit that witnessed sharp differences on security,calling for reform to international trade rules in a bid to ease tensions between China and the United States.

  • byDavid Crowe
World leaders push back against Putin and Saudi prince after'secret murderers’ handshake

World leaders push back against Putin and Saudi prince after'secret murderers’ handshake

Justin Trudeau asked the Saudi crown prince directly about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi,Emmanuel Macron remonstrated with him and Theresa May urged him to comply with a full investigation.

  • byDavid Crowe