Government ratifies Peru-Australia free trade agreement
LIMA, Feb 23, 2019, ANDINA. The Peruvian Executive Branch on Friday ratified the Peru-Australia Free…
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.
[Analytics] China, Australia on a cyber-collision course
Cybersecurity agencies within the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance are working together to thwart hacking attacks…
Huawei is not obliged to open ‘back doors’ for China, its chairman says
OTTAWA, Feb 22, 2019, Bloomberg. Huawei Technologies would deny any Chinese government request to open…
Australian govt closes distance on Labor in new poll
CANBERRA, Feb 18, 2019, 9News. The government has closed the distance on the opposition after…
[Analytics] Red card for Asian football’s Sheikh leader
Hakeem Al-Araibi’s recent release from a Bangkok immigration prison may have ended the refugee footballer’s…
Air New Zealand flight to Shanghai turns back mid-air
SYDNEY, Feb 11, 2019, Bangkok Post. An Air New Zealand flight to Shanghai turned back…
Australian parliament hacked, leaving authorities scrambling to discover who did it
CANBERRA, Feb 8, 2019, Reuters. Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into the…
Thailand says Australia to blame for arrest of refugee Bahraini footballer
BANGKOK, Feb 6, 2019, Reuters. Thailand defended on Wednesday (Feb 6) its arrest of a…
Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo stripped of Australian residency
SYDNEY, Feb 6, 2019, SCMP. A prominent Chinese billionaire political donor has been stripped of…
Australian business warns against govt energy laws
CANBERRA, Feb 6, 2019, AAP. The federal government’s proposed legislation to force the break up…
Far North Queensland floods: Tragic deaths discovered as waters lower and supermarkets run empty
TOWNSVILLE, Feb 5, 2019, 9News. As Far North Queensland flood waters slowly began to lower,…
Hundreds rescued in Australia’s Queensland as rain eases
TOWNSVILLE, Feb 4, 2019, SBS News. The deluge that’s caused catastrophic flooding in Townsville is…