Australia

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has responded to a surprise jump in unemployment as a credit agency gives Australia's finance a tick of approval.

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen’s, department has released confidential briefing documents warning of higher power prices over the months to come.

Anthony Albanese insists he ‘very directly’ raised concerns with his Chinese counterpart over a recent military confrontation in which flares were released ‘dangerously’ close to an Australian plane.

Ukraine officials have accused the Albanese Government of turning a blind eye to a ‘loophole’ allowing illegal Russian oil imports into Australia, pumping millions back to Vladimir Putin’s regime.

Microsoft Teams will soon introduce a divisive new feature that businesses will love, but many workers will despise, threatening to end a sneaky tactic beloved by many.

In his first interview, the US pilot of doomed Black Hawk 448 reveals that he was forced to make last-minute changes to the flight that cost the lives of three Australian commandos.

A Canberra think tank has been criticised over a paper emphasising China’s claims to the disputed South China Sea in the same week the country forced an Australian surveillance plane from the area.

LATIKA M BOURKE: It was surely a disappointing day for those who have exploited the US President’s style in a campaign to cool the alliance.

The government has refused to step in as thousands of Samsung users face paying out of pocket to replace phones unable to connect to Triple-Zero.

Resources Minister Madeleine King says with China dominating between 70 and 90 per cent of the sector, Australia needs to get in the rare earths fight.

Labor’s revamped tranche of Nature Positive 2.0 legislation is hanging in the balance with both the Coalition and Greens attacking the proposed changes.

STEPHEN JOHNSON: As China’s economic growth slows, Guinea’s Simandou iron ore could put downward pressure on prices, hurting Australian tax revenue.

The Albanese Government’s proposed overhaul of Australia’s existing environmental law could have detrimental impacts on key industries.

Australia’s defence sector is celebrating Donald Trump’s endorsement of AUKUS while the US Navy Secretary has hinted at ‘improvements’ to the partnership.