By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday urged Australians to be cautious when using Chinese AI model DeepSeek, the latest government to warn over its use. "We would urge Australians to be cautious about this new technology,

China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to multi-month lows. However, the price trends for the two key bulk commodities are divergent,

Dutton has attempted a softening on some fronts – while retaining the “hard man” image on others as he seek to shore up the Chinese vote before the next election.

Although Qantas pulled its only direct flight to China between Sydney and Shanghai in mid-2024, last year saw a return to pre-pandemic flight frequencies. Consequently, the cost of flights has dropped 30 per cent compared to 2023, according to Trip.com You can now bag off-season return flights for as little as $500.

The lifting of trade tariffs by China triggered a surge in Australian wine exports last year, but it is unclear whether Chinese demand will remain strong after buyers have restocked, an industry body said on Wednesday.

Australia’s dilemma is that there is a tension in balancing the commercial advantages of cheaper Chinese technology with our national security interests.

SYDNEY – Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said he has spoken of the importance of American leadership in the Indo-Pacific region in a “very warm” call with new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Beijing’s state media recently published an article drawing attention to Washington’s apparent plans to use Australia as a “beachhead” for the looming Indo-Pacific war. Besides missing the strategic context of Australia’s thinking post-World War II,

Much of the Western World is rapidly deindustrialising to meet ‘net zero’ emissions targets. For Example, the United Kingdom’s stringent restrictions on fossil fuel energy use have driven up energy costs,

Labor and the Coalition are trying to outdo each other over who will be the best friend of China after the next federal election, in a dramatic shift from the COVID era trade war when Scott Morrison was Prime Minister. Trade Minister Don Farrell has told 7NEWS he wants to take the trading relationship with Beijing to a new record high.

So much for the quiet pre-holiday trading session as Asian equities were mixed though Australia was closed for Australia Day, Indonesia was closed for Al Isra’ wal-Mi’raj, South Korea was closed for the Korean New Year,

Products made with forced labour of ethnic minorities in China are being imported into Australia despite the US banning the offending companies.