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MiningPremiumNZ mulls Ellison future as Kiwi diplomat amid MinRes crisis

The New Zealand government has confirmed it is reviewing damning misconduct findings about the mining billionaire.

Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso

MiningTaiwan’s pitch for WA’s minerals

Taiwan’s top emissary down under believes Australia can break the economic grasp of China and declared his country is open for business when it comes to Western Australia’s minerals.

Adrian Rauso

MiningPremiumPolitics set to decide WA’s downstream lithium future

ANALYSIS: What lawmakers in Canberra and Washington DC do next will play a big part in building the path forward for our state’s faltering lithium processing industry.

Adrian Rauso

Middle EastVideoPremiumPerth theatre accused of ‘racism’ for supporting Palestine

A prominent Perth theatre has been accused of ‘dangerously casual and arbitrary racism’ after it issued a public ‘statement of solidarity’ towards Palestine.

Jake Dietsch

agriculture CommentsPremium‘China is different now’: Wineries call for export boost

Producers in WA’s premier wine region say Federal Government grants would be a big help for smaller scale wineries eager to establish a presence in the newly-reopened China trade route.

Simone Grogan

TradeCommentsPremiumAustralian winemakers not yet popping corks on China return

The end of a levy responsible for wiping out Australia’s $1b wine export business to China is certainly worthy of a toast for winemakers, but many fear it could be too late to win back the once-fruitful market.

Simone Grogan

WorldCommentsPush to release journo locked up in Russia makes waves

The West Australian has joined journalists from around the world in a unique nod in solidarity with imprisoned reporter Evan Gershkovich.

Caleb Runciman

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New relationshipCommentsPremium
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Perth council considers sister-city relationship with India

The proposed partnership — which city staff have recommended the Perth council approves — would focus on supporting economic growth through trade, investment and knowledge-sharing.

Jessica Evensen

Huge legacyCommentsPremiumFormer US statesman Henry Kissinger in his own words

Before his death, Henry Kissinger spoke of his life’s work and his concerns about China in a lengthy interview with The Economist.

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‘Unsafe and unprofessional’CommentsPremium
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China knows Australia’s view on navy incident: Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China has no misunderstanding about Australia’s views on the dangerous and unprofessional incident involving its navy using sonar pulses that injured RAN divers.

Katina Curtis

Tensions easeCommentsPremiumMinister confident lobster back on China’s tables soon

Restaurants in China could be serving Australian lobster and beef again by Christmas with Trade Minister Don Farrell confident the final impediments to exports will be lifted soon.

Katina Curtis

‘Made our country strong’CommentsPremium‘Always will be’: Labor gives Japan iron-clad gas promise

A trio of Labor ministers will use talks with their Japanese counterpart this weekend to again reassure Tokyo that Australia will remain a stable and reliable gas exporter.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Industry at risk PremiumCattle exporters sweating on outcome of ‘technical meetings’

Live cattle exporters are pinning their hopes for a quick resumption of trade with Indonesia on a series of “technical meetings” in Jakarta this week – but are bracing for the dispute to drag on for weeks. 

Josh Zimmerman

Cementing tiesCommentsPremiumCook’s tour of Indo: Premier setting a ‘sprawling’ agenda

Roger Cook wants the Indonesian tourist and student visa process simplified – and made much cheaper – as part of his push to strengthen the relationship between WA and the emerging Asian powerhouse.

Josh Zimmerman

‘Gunshots heard’PremiumViolent coup clouds FMG’s new iron ore mine in Gabon

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group is readying to export its first iron ore from Gabon after signing a mining deal in February for its Belinga project.

Sean Smith

Trafficking allegationsCommentsPremiumNightmare for parents after babies snatched in police raid

Newborn babies have been whisked away from their Australian parents and taken into detention in Greece after police raided a surrogacy clinic in Crete. 

Caleb Runciman

TRADE WARS PremiumCBH Group still ‘excluded’ from China barley tariff lift

WA’s biggest grain marketer CBH Group remains barred from sending barley into the Chinese market after the Asian superpower lifted trade-ending tariffs against the majority of Australian barley producers. 

Cally Dupe and Dominic Giannini

‘NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN’PremiumAustralia ‘LSD free’ despite detection in Indonesia

Federal authorities are adamant Australia remains free of lumpy skin disease after it was detected in cattle shipped to Indonesia, prompting the suspension of imports from four live export facilities.

Adam Poulsen

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Gordon FlakeComments
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Canberra story goes to heart of our enduring US alliance

Australians understandably have questions about the AUKUS defence pact with the United States and United Kingdom. One of the thorniest is whether the US will remain committed to the decades-long partnership.

Gordon Flake

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Mark Riley CommentsPremium
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NATO in Ukraine bind, failed membership bid exposes dilemma

Anthony Albanese had an inkling that the large crowd swelling in the centre of Vilnius on Tuesday wasn’t there to see him. He was right.

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

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Gordon Flake CommentsPremium
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Opportunities abound in Indo-Pacific as Cook era begins

As WA’s new premier Roger Cook is presented with a new set of international opportunities and challenges that will define how the State engages with the world, and in particular the Indo-Pacific region.

Gordon Flake

Skills shortagesVideoPremiumNavitas explores Indian skills pact to fill WA tech void

The group is talking with a major Indian tech multinational about a potential deal that would see students upskilled in Australia and placed into jobs to alleviate skills shortages.

Sean Smith

TALKS ON TRACKPremium‘Positive momentum’ but no movement on China trade bans

Trade Minister Don Farrell said his Chinese counterpart has reassured him a recent agreement ‘remains on track’ to end sanctions that killed off Australia’s $1.2bn-a-year worth of barley exports to the country.

Ben Packham & Tom McIlroy

gaining momentumCommentsCrucial trade meeting with China expected to end tariffs

The most crucial trade meeting to take place in three years between Australia and China has been labelled “very positive” by Trade Minister Don Farrell, with a future meeting on Aussie soil agreed to.

Kimberley Caines