Plan to relax Australian rules for chemicals and pesticides attacked by environment groups
CANBERRA, Apr 4, 2021, The Guardian. Environment and health groups have fiercely criticised proposals to…
Australia
Australia is an economy of 24 million people and is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. When it co-founded the forum in 1989, Australia’s real GDP was USD 590 billion. Its per capita GDP was USD 35,000. In 2016, its real GDP has risen to USD 1.3 trillion, while its per capita GDP stood at USD 55,600.
Russia to provide adequate response to Australian sanctions: Ministry
MOSCOW, Apr 1, 2021, TASS. Russia will provide an adequate response to sanctions, imposed by…
Australia to build guided missiles to boost defense capacity
WELLINGTON, Mar 31, 2021, AP. Australia announced Wednesday it would begin building its own guided…
Australia will ‘vigorously defend’ its wine industry against China: Minister
CANBERRA, Mar 29, 2021, CNBC. Australia will “vigorously defend” its wine industry as it faces…
Parts of Australia declare natural disaster during ‘once in 100 years’ floods
CANBERRA, Mar 21, 2021, CNN. The Australian government has declared a natural disaster in large…
Biden virtually meets with leaders of Japan, India, Australia
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 13, 2021, Xinhua. U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday met virtually with…
Australia suspends defence agreement with Myanmar over coup violence
CANBERRA, Mar 7, 2021, SMH. Australia has suspended its bilateral Defence Cooperation Program with Myanmar’s…
Australia’s Victoria to ban single-use plastics by 2023
SYDNEY, Feb 27, 2021, DPA. The Australian state of Victoria will ban specific single-use plastics…
Australia passes new media law that will require Google, Facebook to pay for news
CANBERRA, Feb 25, 2021, CNBC. Australia has passed a new law that will require digital…
Facebook to reverse news ban on Australian news sites
CANBERRA, Feb 23, 2021, ABC News. “The government has been advised by Facebook that it…
Facebook returns to the negotiating table one day after news ban in Australia
CANBERRA, Feb 21, 2021, SMH. Facebook tried to restart talks with major news outlets Nine…
Facebook blocks Australians from viewing news, public information amid govt spat
CANBERRA, Feb 18, 2021, Reuters. Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc…
Australia’s political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation: Sources
CANBERRA, Feb 16, 2021, Reuters. Australia’s political opposition will support proposed legislation that would force…
[Analytics] No quick fix from Biden for Australia’s China trade woes
Hopes are high that, with the Biden administration in the White House, the United States…
Australian PM apologizes to former staffer allegedly raped in Parliament office
CANBERRA, Feb 16, 2021, CNN. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized Tuesday to a former…