January
- Opinion
- Pacific diplomacy
Canberra should help us help the Pacific, for everyone’s gain
The government should not think businesses can be coerced into operating in the region but remove disincentives, writes TechnologyOne chief executive Ed Chung.
- Ed Chung
Quad could get surveillance role under Trump: Wong
Foreign Minister Penny Wong met other members of the Quad security dialogue in Washington, including US Security of State Marco Rubio.
- Matthew Cranston
South Korean president’s supporters riot over his arrest
Yoon Suk Yeol’s backers, armed with metal beams and police shields, stormed a Seoul courthouse after a judge issued an arrest warrant.
- Kim Tong-Hyung
- Analysis
- Manufacturing
Can Chinese chips beat Taiwan in the global tech race?
SMIC’s stock rally shows – at least to mainland investors – that China can build a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem. But the reality could be different.
- Updated
- Jessica Sier
- Opinion
- China relations
Seven truths on why Taiwan always will be China’s
Some Australian media recently provided a platform for false Taiwanese views about the one-China policy. Here are the reasons they are wrong.
- Xiao Qian
- Opinion
- Opinion
The great ‘Asian dream’ has hit a roadblock
Across the continent, middle-class families are forced to rethink spending priorities as household wealth erodes. What can policymakers do?
- Karishma Vaswani
- Updated
- International affairs
Virgin Australia crew allegedly sexually assaulted, robbed in Fiji
Fiji police confirmed it was investigating allegations of sexual assault and theft involving Australian air crew during New Year’s parties.
- James Hall
November 2024
Trump warned on ‘relentless’ China as Beijing duchesses Pacific
China has overtaken the US to become the second-biggest donor of foreign aid to the Pacific.
- Andrew Tillett
US leadership ‘indispensable’ even with Trump: Rudd
In his first comments since the former president’s comeback, the Australian ambassador in Washington says he is ready to work with the new White House.
- Andrew Tillett
Robots in the operating room allow surgeons to ‘push the boundary’
A robot surgeon performing complex microsurgery at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne is patching up cancer patients in a first for the Asia Pacific region.
- Michael Smith
October 2024
China disappoints with latest stimulus plan
The government had raised hopes of more fiscal pump-priming of the economy after the central bank’s earlier interest-rate relief and liquidity measures.
- Updated
- Jessica Sier
- Analysis
- Analysis
Japan’s ‘Asian NATO’ shot down by allies
The plan, first floated by new Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba, would involve more formal military and strategic cooperation between north and South-East Asian countries.
- James Curran
September 2024
Donald Trump a threat to Australia’s economy: McKibbin
Long-term damage to Australian fortunes could result if the Republican nominee wins the US election and implements tariff hikes on China, new research suggests.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- ASEAN
Australia is on the map but not on the minds of South-East Asia
Greater economic engagement with South-East Asia is needed not only for Australia’s sustained prosperity but also for its political clout as a bona fide Asian power.
- Kyung-wha Kang
- Exclusive
- Analysis
Japan’s new ambassador has high hopes for closer ties
In an interview, Kazuhiro Suzuki says the two countries are “indispensable” to achieving peace and prosperity in a region where the shadow of China looms large.
- James Curran
- Exclusive
- Defence
Kamala Harris’ potential defence chief backs Labor supercomputer deal
Michèle Flournoy, a possible Pentagon boss, says quantum computing will be like the nuclear bomb in how it will reshape the China v USA narrative this century.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Foreign relations
Japanese fighter jets fly to Darwin as security ties ramp up for China
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa warns the world is at “a turning point” as she heads to Australia for defence and diplomatic talks.
- Andrew Tillett
Foreign investors want clarity on retooled FIRB
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ safeguards for higher-risk foreign investment proposals have been met with confusion overseas.
- Vesna Poljak
- Exclusive
- Penny Wong
Wong’s rallying cry to region over US-China tensions
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Indo-Pacific needs to work collectively to manage relations between the US and China.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Asia Summit
Five questions to ask for Australia to reach its destiny in Asia
After years of spruiking ‘engagement’ with the region, we need to start asking ourselves some deep questions about how we advance our prosperity in the region.
- Anthony Bubalo