カテゴリー: Australian economy
New Zealand economic growth tipped to overtake Australia’s this year but Middle East conflict casts a shadow over outlookJust as New Zealand’s fragile economic recovery shows flickers of improvement – with economists predicting its annual growth could …
The Australian government had agreed to suspend a World Trade Organization barley challenge in exchange for China’s reviewFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcas…
Fraud allegations send Indian conglomerate’s share prices plunging, but super funds contend exposure is limited due to diversification of holdingsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free …
Clouds are gathering over the economic powerhouse as Covid lockdowns, a distressed property market and population changes take a tollGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastChina, the world’s second-biggest economy, is in a r…
I am exhausted by corporate Australia’s celebration of the rising economic tide, as the world divides into one of medical oases and deserts“Many people are dying,” Pralhad tells me. He pauses. “But it is not useful to be paralysed. We must act.”Pralhad…
Australia, whose early call for inquiry sparked furious Chinese response, says it expects ‘robust, independent and comprehensive’ reportAustralia is pushing to ensure the global inquiry it helped trigger into the early handling of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Economic decoupling from China would be ‘act of national self-sabotage’, Labor and Liberal MPs agree
Tim Watts and Dave Sharma also say Chinese Australian communities are assets and warn against ‘descent into McCarthyism’Australia would be shooting itself in the foot if it tried to untangle itself from economic reliance on China, politicians from both…
Additional sanctions are rumours, Simon Birmingham says, but the China Daily warns of further economic pain if Australia is hostile to BeijingA major Australian business group has called on the Morrison government to take China to the world trade umpir…
Australian wine exporters have reportedly suspended shipments amid fears officials in Beijing are about to bar a range of goodsThe Morrison government has accused China of heightening trade risks and breaching Xi Jinping’s own public pledges as a range…
Official development assistance declines to $4bn, boosted by $304m over two years to help region recoverAustralia will increase its aid budget to only the Pacific and Timor-Leste this year as aid and development spending to all other parts of the world…
David Littleproud said reports that coal shipments had been cancelled would not ‘disrupt our exports’ and was not retaliatoryAgriculture minister David Littleproud has warned Australia needs to “take a calm deep breath” amid an escalation of trade host…
Deputy chief medical officer Paul Kelly says there is no medical justifications for states keeping borders shut and offers to brief premiers. This blog is now closedNo medical reason to keep borders closed, deputy CMO tells statesFollow the global coro…
Premier Gladys Berejklian to announce move tomorrow as Victoria’s Villa Maria Catholic Homes says most recent case was ‘inconclusive’ result. Follow all today’s updatesMelbourne aged care home in lockdown after inconclusive Covid-19 testSign up for Gua…
A summary of the major developments in the coronavirus outbreak across AustraliaFollow the global coronavirus liveblogSign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsGoo…
PM says he does not believe draft decision on barley is retribution for Australia calling for Covid-19 inquirySign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsCoronavirus…