Australian tech stocks plunge as DeepSeek rattles market
Local tech stocks with exposure to AI and data centres have fallen as much as 20 per cent as China’s answer to ChatGPT causes deep unease across the market.
China Ties
What to know about China’s DeepSeek AI
The Chinese artificial-intelligence upstart has taken the business world by storm by training high-performing AI models cheaply, without the most advanced chips.
Markets face volatile week amid rise of DeepSeek
A big week ahead for markets is overlaid with concern about the potential impact on the tech sector of China’s DeepSeek AI model and lingering uncertainty about US trade policy.
Stargate is good, but where are the engineers?
A proliferation of data centres is going to create an explosion of new jobs — we just need to find the workers, says a new data centre boss.
‘The cabin is second only to Qatar business in terms of comfort’
Given how cheap it was to fly to London and the terrible website, I expected an awful experience but I was pleasantly surprised. This flight is a winner.
WHO failed on pandemic, as new CIA finding shows
Without US funding, health body can reflect on its shortcomings.
China and new export markets key to wine industry: Brown
Brown Family Wine Group executive director Ross Brown, who has been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours list, says export markets are key for the Australian wine industry.
Wall St banks gear to sell billions of dollars of X loans
The banks have waited – and waited – for the window to sell without huge losses as platform owner Elon Musk tells staff that X is ‘barely breaking even’.
CBA’s China sale delivers $1bn windfall
After two decades, the banking major calls time on one part of its ambitious Chinese expansion.
Chinese giant abandons WA lithium refinery expansion
China’s Tianqi has axed a major expansion of its lithium hydroxide refinery in Kwinana, Western Australia, as the poor market conditions for the alkali metal hammer the industry.
Trump bumps and bluster leave markets guessing but hopeful
Markets are optimistic about the outlook for Trump’s policies, although a strong dollar and higher interest rate could eventually challenge US ‘exceptionalism’, says Westpac’s Luci Ellis.
Big advantage to Australia amid China move
Two years after the WTA boycotted playing events in China fearing for the safety of a star player, a major event has been moved there.
ASX rises; IGO lithium mine expansion shuttered
Australian shares track US gains. Wesfarmers soars on upgrade. Goodman reverses intraday gain. Monadelphous, Synlait jump on updates but Kogan dives. Trump China comments lift stocks, $A. IGO creeps up despite hammer blow dealt to lithium plant.
Aussie A-League star chased by China
One of the A-League’s most talented midfielders who captained Australia’s under-17 team is pondering an offer to play his senior international football for China.
Uncapped trio set as Hockeyroos return to Sydney
The Hockeyroos will be out for revenge with a host of fresh faces when they take on Olympic silver medallists China, and Spain, as the FIH Pro League returns to Sydney in February.
Some questions of identity are less than welcome
Debate rages over the utility and purpose of welcome to country ceremonies, and increasingly Australians are required to ask who is conducting them.
Aussie data centres ready to cash in on Trump’s open ‘gate’
Australian data centres operators are preparing to capitalise on Donald Trump’s $US500bn Project Stargate commitment to beat China by building AI infrastructure in the US.
While Trump aims for Mars, moon looms large in space race
Space is the final frontier as the arch-rivalry between the US and China heats up, with the ‘Trumponauts’ pitted against Beijing’s lunar solar power plans and ‘kinetic kill vehicles’
Panama audits HK-linked canal port operator after Trump threat
The Panama Ports Company will be audited to ensure ‘the efficient and transparent use of public resources’ after China influence claims.
China offers Trump a choice: wine, or a shotgun
Chinese officials offer a pugnacious Communist Party foreign relations formula when asked how they will approach Donald Trump’s second administration.
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