Ties between Beijing and Canberra have warmed after a chilly few years, and analysts say this is encouraging more Chinese people to head down under for studies and jobs.

The White House is hosting Pacific island leaders on Monday as Biden promises to take US engagement in region to ‘next level’ but there are notable absences from the meeting.

A crowd railed against the proposal, which would give Indigenous peoples the right to be consulted on policies that affect them, a measure dubbed ‘the Voice’

His son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become the sole chairman of News Corp and continue as the chair and CEO of Fox, the companies said.

Australia PM Anthony Albanese says an independent Covid-19 inquiry will look into the country’s response to the pandemic and that it would not be the last.

In a full-page New York Times advertisement, they say the climate can’t cope with more than 100 extra mines and that the exporting nation has a ‘special responsibility’.

The Australian government says it has failed to eradicate the destructive Varroa mite as experts warn of serious impact on agricultural industries.

The rare gems are among the world’s most expensive stones, and more than 90 per cent of them have been found at the recently closed Argyle mine in Australia.

Canberra has given the likes of Tinder, Bumble and Hinge until June 30 to develop a voluntary code of conduct or be forced to make changes through legislation.

About 20,000 people in Brisbane attended a rally in support of the ‘Voice to Parliament’ proposal, with events also scheduled across other Australian cities.

Strategic competitors, including China, could ‘bypass the need for a physical attack and strike directly at the psychological’, cautioned Defence Forces chief Angus Campbell.

Twelve dogs deployed at Australia’s Sydney Opera House precinct that have been trained for just one task – to stop seagulls from stealing tourists’ food – have become an attraction in themselves.

Australia’s competition regulator may reject a Qantas-China Eastern Airlines tie-up amid mounting pressures on the Australian carrier on multiple fronts.

Australians who train “certain foreign militaries” may be jailed up to 20 years under a new law, following a crackdown on the training of alleged Chinese military pilots.

Singapore’s Prime Minister’s Office has ordered Australia-based website East Asia Forum to issue a correction over falsehoods in an article written by an academic.

Chinese mills were ordered to stop buying Australian cotton in October 2020, but some companies are stockpiling the fabric as ties between the countries improve, and after Beijing recently lifted tariffs on some Australian imports.

3,831 visas granted to Hongkongers pursuing higher education in 2022-23, up from 3,000 the year before.

Readers discuss ticket prices on Hong Kong’s flag carrier, and the criticism of Qantas’ leadership.

‘Not comparing apples and apples’: some people are incorrectly linking Canberra’s coming indigenous ‘voice’ referendum to Kuala Lumpur’s 1970s emphasis on ethnic Malays, say experts.

A family’s 4x4 camping trip along the Gibb River Road through Australia’s northwest offers pristine wilderness, unique animals, wild swimming, and a chance to connect with Aboriginal art and culture.

The Philippines and Australia have signed a strategic partnership as President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr thanks Australian PM Anthony Albanese for his support of Manila’s maritime claims

Australia will ask Google, Bing and others to ensure AI-created child abuse content does not show up in search results.

‘We all have had the immediate experience of how unity leads to prosperity while division brings decline,’ he tells summit attendees.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tells Premier Li Qiang in Indonesia that a trip to China is still on the cards for this year, but sources say China does not want the visit to come with demands.

Three sailors who were trying to travel from Vanuatu to Australia were rescued in the Coral Sea after sharks attacked their inflatable boat