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BHP cuts dividend as China slowdown hits Australian iron ore miners

The largest Australian miner has slashed its interim dividend and also posted a weaker profit.

  • Nick Toscano

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Demand for iron ore, which has been the core of BHP’s earnings, appears to have peaked, but the miner’s copper production is soaring and bodes well for the future.

BHP looks beyond the iron ore era, betting on the next big thing

Demand for iron ore, which has long been the core of BHP’s earnings, may have peaked, but the miner’s copper production bodes well for the future.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Donald Trump’s plan for reciprocal tariffs will be a nightmare to implement.

‘The big one’: Trump’s latest threat would lead to chaos

Donald Trump’s plan for the next chapter of his war on the world sounds simple but would be almost impossible to implement.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Matthew Radalj, 39, spent nearly 5 years in jail in China following what he says was an extortion attempt at an electronics store where he had taken his yellow iphone to be repaired.

Matthew went to get his iPhone fixed – and spent the next five years in a Beijing jail

An Australian man says an extortion attempt at an electronics repair store landed him in prison, where he was forced to confess to stealing his own phone.

  • Lisa Visentin
A Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet, similar to the one that shot a flare

China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea

China’s Defence Ministry accused an Australian military aircraft of ignoring the main routes in the busy waterway, saying it “broke into the homes” of others.

  • Liz Lee, Xiuhao Chen and Kirsty Needham
Australia’s GST is a red rag to Trump’s bullish tariff attack

Australia’s GST a red rag to Trump’s bullish tariff attack

Donald Trump is threatening every nation with tariffs after broadening his trade agenda to include everything from the GST to Australian TV quotas.

  • Shane Wright and Mike Foley
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Testing of a Russian ballistic missile in 2022. It was the first time Russia’s Defence Ministry announced drills involving tactical nuclear weapons.

Trump wants Russia, China to stop making nuclear weapons, so all can cut defence spending by half

“There’s no reason for us to be building brand-new nuclear weapons, we already have so many,” he said. “You could destroy the world 50, 100 times over.”

  • Zeke Miller and Michelle Price
A Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet, similar to the one that shot a flare

China accuses Australia of ‘intruding’ in its airspace after jet flare incident

Australia complained to Beijing after a dangerous encounter with a Chinese fighter jet and sent a frigate to the Torres Strait to shadow three Chinese warships.

  • Matthew Knott and Lisa Visentin
The Australian government has banned DeepSeek from being downloaded onto government devices.

Don’t fear DeepSeek – Australia can launch its own start-ups

We shouldn’t ban China’s new AI giant – we should regulate it. Then Australia should seize the opportunity to lead this sector.

  • Raffaele Ciriello
US President Donald Trump has a very selective memory.

Trump set to unleash a lot of pain as he fails to learn from history

Donald Trump and his advisers are proving to have very selective memories. His latest move will benefit few but hurt many.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/china-89a