The United States has effectively banned Chinese electric vehicles over concerns about unfair trading practices and national security. Not so in Australia.

CANBERRA: Australia is open to requests to take part in peacekeeping operations in Ukraine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pic) said, reaffirming his support for Kyiv as it faces growing criticism from the Trump administration.

It was a Virgin Australia pilot who first raised the alarm. At 9.58am on Friday Feb 21, the pilot intercepted a warning from the Chinese navy: a flotilla of warships were conducting live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea,

The Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, criticized Canberra's decision to ban the artificial intelligence app DeepSeek on government devices. He warned that this move could further politicize trade and technological ties between the two countries,

His comments came as a Chinese naval task force continued to skirt Australia’s territorial waters. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Government spokesperson said earlier that the deployment of Australian troops to Ukraine for peacekeeping was not ‘under consideration’ at that time - Anadolu Ajansı

US President Donald Trump has suspended military aid to Ukraine, sharply escalating pressure on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree to peace negotiations with Russia.

Australia has made representations to China, both in Canberra and in Beijing, asking why the purported live fire drills were held there and why more notice was not given to avoid disruption, Marles said. The government was still awaiting confirmation that ...

China's recent live-fire naval drills in the Tasman Sea off southeastern Australia highlighted continued tensions between the major Indo-Pacific powers, particularly in the Sea and the Taiwan Strait.

Peter Dutton says Australia is facing “tough decisions” after Donald Trump’s White House spat with Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend.

Australia's central bank is cautious about cutting rates further given cost pressures in a hot labour market, but it will respond if inflation slows more quickly than expected, senior officials said on Friday.