Australia lodges diplomatic protest after Chinese fighter jet releases flares near Australian surveillance aircraft

Australia’s got reserves and mining expertise, and the United States is eager to invest in alternatives to China. But building mines, refineries and factories could take years.

Trump's backing of Australia's critical minerals will bring much-needed financial support to the industry, but experts say the U.S. president will have to wait longer to shift the supply chain away from China and weaken its market dominance.

Australia will launch dozens of autonomous Ghost Shark submarines following increased friction and condemnation from China. Acting Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed the $1.7billion project would see the underwater drones, which ...

China’s escalating curbs on the critical minerals has given Australia, a longstanding U.S. ally, the opportunity to reposition itself to a transactional president.

Australia’s fragile bipartisan consensus on China is beginning to fray, but the differences are largely in tone and rhetoric, not substance. As Australia heads toward the 2025 federal election, cost of living pressures remain the dominant political issue ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation and deployments as Pacific nations brace for a more assertive Chinese presence. Speaking to Reuters on the ...

Printed Chinese and Australian flags are seen in this July 2022 illustration. China accused Australia today of deliberately provoking it with a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea this week, saying the latter was spreading “false narratives”, though Australia maintained its action adhered to international law.