Australia’s growth may ‘never return’ to its pre-virus path after trade trouble with China: Economist
CANBERRA, Dec 29, 2020, CNBC. Australia’s economy has been badly hit by escalating trade tensions…
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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.
US, China and Australia evacuate expeditioner from Antarctica in 5-day mission
An Australian expeditioner has been medically evacuated from Antarctica, following a multinational effort by land,…
Chinese cast net over neglected Papua New Guinea border zone
PORT MORESBY, Dec 19, 2020, RNZ. China has dismissed Australian concerns about a planned new…
S. Australia’s govt fights opposition to toxic waste dump plans
SYDNEY, Dec 1, 2020, SMH. A likely Senate roadblock to establish a radioactive waste dump…
Sydney records hottest November night on record
SYDNEY, Nov 29, 2020, BBC. Sydney has recorded its hottest November night on record, with…
British-Australian academic freed by Iran in apparent prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 26, 2020, CNN. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the British-Australian academic detained by Iran for…
Australian sharemarket ends strong week on a bum note with late sell-off
CANBERRA, Nov 20, 2020, NCA NewsWire. The Australian sharemarket was on track for its fifth…
US Navy commander in Asia welcomes Japan-Australia military pact
TOKYO, Nov 19, 2020, Reuters. A senior U.S. Navy commander in Asia on Thursday welcomed…
China says relations with Australia are in ‘a sharp downturn’ — and it’s all Canberra’s fault
HONG KONG, Nov 18, 2020, CNN. China has declared Australia must take the blame for…
Australia shares Japan’s ambition for net zero emissions: PM Scott Morrison
CANBERRA, Nov 17, 2020, AAP/SBS. Australia shares Japan’s commitment to net zero emissions but it’s…
Meteor shower will pass over Australia after midnight
CANBERRA, Nov 17, 2020, News.com.au. In the early hours of tomorrow, the Leonid meteor shower…
15 countries sign RCEP, the world’s largest trade pact
SINGAPORE, Nov 15, 2020, ST. The world’s largest trade pact was inked on Sunday (Nov…
Australia’s PM cancels Papua New Guinea trip after James Marape’s party unrest
CANBERRA, Nov 14, 2020, ABC News. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cancelled plans to visit…
[Analytics] How Australia and China can begin the great defrost
During the pandemic, the trade relationship between China and Australia has got bigger, not smaller….
Australia scraps plans to allow foreign students back
SYDNEY, Nov 13, 2020, Reuters. Australia will not allow foreign students to return yet as…