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From China trade wars and tensions with Australia and the United States, to conflict in the South China Sea, get all your news updates.

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‘Can’t wait’: New rival enters Aussie EV fight

China’s latest move to upset the motoring establishment enters a saturated electric vehicle market. But that doesn’t mean it can’t make a splash.

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September 2025: Andrew Forrest at Climate event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Andrew Forrest speaks at an event onboard the Fortescue Green Pioneer, which was docked in New York for UNGA and Climate Week NYC

Hundreds of jobs axed in green bloodbath

Hundreds of green energy jobs have been axed by mining giant Fortescue Metals Group as the company rows back on its ambitious renewable targets.

Australian Markets

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Investors make 650% as Aussie miner booms

Trump’s trade war with China usually sends Australian shares tumbling – but one sector has seen incredible returns of up to 650 per cent.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, October 29 2024. GENERIC. Stocks. Finance. Economy. Stock price ticker of the Australian Stock Exchange, ASX, at their offices on Bridge Street. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Aussie shares defy US-China trade tensions

Australia’s sharemarket has booked its first gains for the week on a volatile day of trading as miners soared and the major banks fell.

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the beginning of a bilateral meeting with President of Congo Republic Denis Sassou Nguesso (not pictured) in The Great Hall of People in Beijing on September 4, 2025. President Xi has held talks with almost 30 world leaders around the edges of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin and a huge military parade marking 80 years since World War II's end. (Photo by Lintao Zhang / POOL / AFP)

China-backed hackers targeting WFH Aussies

Australians who work from home have become the latest target for Chinese state-backed hackers, a disturbing new report has revealed.

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Did China win without firing a shot?

China’s rare earths move has dealt a crucial blow to the US economy and military. But is Australia poised to come to the rescue?

Australian Markets

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists about TikTok as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Picture: NewsWire / Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP

ASX slumps after Trump’s new tariff threat

Australian shares have plunged nearly one per cent after Donald Trump’s shock China tariff announcement, even as a major bank hits a decade high.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 13: Ka Ying Rising during a trackwork session as the gelding continues preparations for the TAB Everest at Canterbury Park Racecourse on October 13, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

NZ-born, Aussie-trained, Hong Kong-homed: Ka Ying Rising’s long road to The Everest

The superstar sprinter with the cosmopolitan background is the hottest favourite to ever race in the $20 million The Everest. We reveal Ka Ying Rising’s five-year journey towards history at Royal Randwick.

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Australian Markets

Donald Trump and the expected fall in the ASX. Source: Supplied

ASX plummets amid new trade war

The Australian sharemarket has shed billions in a broad-based sell-off after US President Donald Trump announced new trade tariffs.

China has sent a very grim warning to the US after Donald Trump threatened 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports

China sends grim warning to US

China has sent a very grim warning to the US after Donald Trump threatened a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese imports.

CHUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 07: Aerial view of traffic at the Wuzhuang Toll Station, China's largest expressway toll station, on October 7, 2025 in Chuzhou, Anhui Province of China. Near Wuzhuang Toll Station in Anhui Province, each lane glows with countless lights as travelers make their return trips as the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday draws to a close. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images)

Never complain about bad traffic again

Incredible images have captured a kilometres-long traffic jam at China’s largest toll road as millions of holiday-makers made their way home this week.

A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 7, 2025. Wall Street stocks edged higher early Tuesday, extending an upbeat stretch as markets continue to look past a US government shutdown that has curtailed economic data releases. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

Wall St rattled, China news worries world

The global economy is taking a battering after very concerning developments between China and the US.

Australian Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, October 29 2024. GENERIC. Stocks. Finance. Economy. Stock price ticker of the Australian Stock Exchange, ASX, at their offices on Bridge Street. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Aussie shares in the red as miners slump

A tumble in gold stocks and unease around BHP’s negotiations with China over iron ore prices pulled the market into the red.

Daniil Medvedev has been called out over a bizarre request. Photos: Getty Images

Star called a ‘freak’ over ball girl request

Volatile Russian Daniil Medvedev has been called out over a bizarre request during his fourth-round match at the Shanghai Masters.

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Crowds have been filmed running for their lives after a malfunction left hundreds of fiery drones falling from the sky.

Drone show in China goes horribly wrong

Crowds have been filmed running for their lives after a malfunction left hundreds of fiery drones falling from the sky.

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ADF EVs revealed amid China fears

A senior defence official has revealed which carmakers are included in the ADF’s fleet of EVs, with one noticeable exception.

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Car giant’s huge move against Chinese threat

Global car maker Hyundai has been forced to make a drastic move in order to counter China’s growing dominance of the Aussie car market.

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Aussie actor faces instant execution in China

A former Blue Heelers star is facing immediate execution in China after he was convicted of smuggling 7.5kg of drugs in his luggage.

Defence Minister hoses down treaty concerns

Australia brushes off China treaty concerns

The Defence Minister has played down concerns Australia’s newest military ally would sit out a potential conflict with Beijing.

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China’s ‘army’ of fake accounts exposed

A new report has shown exactly how China attempted to secretly manipulate a nation crucial to its ambitions in the Pacific.

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‘Death spiral’: Crisis gripping China

There may be one thing worse than when house prices go up too much: when they go down too much.

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‘Conspiring against America’: Trump erupts

‘Conspiring against America’: Trump erupts

Donald Trump has lashed out over China’s massive show of strength after previously insisting he was “not concerned at all”. Follow live.

China has reportedly banned shipments from BHP. Picture: AFP / NewsWire / Supplied

‘Back BHP’: Big call amid China ‘fight’

Anthony Albanese has been urged to ditch a “hands-off attitude” and get involved as Australia’s biggest miner faces off with Beijing.

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Proof China isn’t mucking around

China is dangling a very enticing offer in front of some of the world’s best minds as the superpower aggressively ramps up its historic race against the US.

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‘Heads up’: Leaked text rocks Trump team

A leaked text message snapped on the phone of a top Trump official has revealed internal concerns about China taking advantage of major US bailout.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of siding with China. Picture: AFP / NewsWire

Albo slapped with shock China claim

On his first day back in the country, Anthony Albanese has been accused of siding with Australia’s regional rival.

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China iron ore ‘ban’ report sparks chaos

Australia’s biggest mining company has been rocked by a bombshell report claiming China has banned its iron ore shipments amid a pricing dispute.

A classified US military intelligence report has revealed China is rapidly expanding to prepare for a possible invasion of Taiwan. Picture: Maxar

Classified report reveals uneasy China truth

A classified US military intelligence report has revealed China is rapidly expanding to prepare for a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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New Chinese ‘super’ car ‘arguably dangerous’

China is hoping Aussies will be won over by its new fleet of Super Hybrids, however there are a few serious issues that could hold them back.

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Other Industries

The China Commodity Fair Australia (CCF Australia 2025) at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. Picture: news.com.au

$10,000 mattress China wants to sell in Aus

A $10,000 mattress said to be all the rage in China could soon be making its way into Aussie bedrooms.

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