Australia's economy grew less than expected in the first quarter this year. The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed rates to its lowest level in two years at its last meeting in May. Inflation in the ...

After a positive 2024 in which Australia successfully encouraged China to reverse remaining trade restrictions, everyone expects 2025 to be a difficult year for Australia’s economy. Leading economists ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Donald Trump, Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton [Photo by X/@AlboMP, AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Facebook/Peter Dutton/] Elections in ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board yesterday cut its official cash rate by 25 basis points for the second time in three months, reflecting growing concern in the financial elite about the ...

When President Donald Trump told reporters in December that his administration was looking “very seriously” at Australia’s retirement savings system, he gave new political energy to a debate that has ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit to Australia in late April 2026 coincides with the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation. Both countries face an ...

Australia’s trade surplus shrank to the lowest since 2018, underscoring how China’s soaring exports and weak imports are reshaping merchandise flows and potentially dragging down major trade partners.

In most of the countries we surveyed, there is widespread support for changing the economic system. In fact, in all but three nations, majorities say the economic system in their country needs major ...