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 & Islands

Australia-Pacific Labour Mobility starts for Samoa

APIA, Mar 23, 2019, RNZ. The new Australia-Pacific Labour Mobility scheme has started for seven…

[Analytics] Highlighting Australia’s significance as Indo-Pacific middle power

Middle powers have an interest in preserving the international order. They follow the leadership of…

[Analytics] China, Indonesia and India emerge as miners of Australia’s coal

The face of Australian coal production is changing as investors focused on environmental, social and…

Malaysian charged in Australia for child porn on phone

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 17, 2019, MalayMail. A Malaysian man has been arrested and charged in…

[Analytics] South Pacific reimagines its colonial past

Island region is rewriting British explorer James Cook’s contested legacy on the 150-year anniversary of…

[Analytics] New milestone of Indonesia-Australia economics ties

The signing of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) has marked a new chapter…

Australia admits failings in Pacific, as China looms

SYDNEY, Mar 9, 2019, AFP. Australia has admitted it had not focused enough attention on…

Indonesia and Australia signed comprehensive economic partnership agreement

JAKARTA, Mar 5, 2019, ANTARA News. Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto views the signing of the…

Australia & Islands

Australia sends more help for Solomon Islands oil spill to prevent marine sanctuary damage

SYDNEY, Mar 3, 2019, Reuters. Australia is sending more help to the Pacific nation of…

Australia & Islands