Australia’s PM promises $700M more to protect Great Barrier Reef
CANBERRA, Jan 28, 2022, Reuters. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a further one…
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.
Australia could send extra gas to Europe as Russia cuts supplies due to Ukraine tensions
CANBERRA, Jan 26, 2022, The Guardian. Australia is considering supplying extra liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga damage after tsunami
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jan 17, 2022, Reuters. Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to…
Australia shares recover from pandemic-battered 2020 to gain this year
SYDNEY, Dec 31, 2021, Reuters. Australian shares finished the year stronger, though they inched lower…
China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five Eyes response to Hong Kong election
BEIJING, Dec 21, 2021, The Guardian. China has accused the Australian government of “violently interfering”…
Light aircraft crash in Australia kills 2 children, 2 adults
SYDNEY, Dec 19, 2021, ABC News. Four people including two children died on Sunday after…
Top Japanese officials to skip Beijing Olympics: Reports
TOKYO, Dec 11, 2021, Al Jazeera. Senior Japanese government officials will likely skip the Winter…
[Analytics] Big impact on farm businesses and the rural landscape
Labor’s 2030 net zero target could drive up the carbon price and demand for carbon…
Australia job ads jump 7.4 per cent in November
SYDNEY, Dec 6, 2021, Reuters. Australian job advertisements surged in November as the lifting of…
Pentagon to build up US bases in Guam and Australia
KANBERRA, Nov 30, 2021, CNN. The Pentagon will focus on building up bases in Guam…
[Analytics] As China threat rises, can Aukus alliance recover from rancorous birth?
It was initially seen as an audacious enlistment by Joe Biden of Australia into the…
Australia to speed up rollout of electric car charging stations
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE, Nov 9, 2021, Reuters. The Australian government on Tuesday pledged A$178 million ($132 million)…