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Jonathan Pearlman

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In recent years, Australia has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on new roads, highways, tunnels and public transport, but these have done little to address long commute times. A report by the Grattan Institute says a "modest" congestion charge i

Congestion charge proposed for Aussie cities

Tourists viewing Uluru in Australia's Northern Territory. Recently, visitors have been rushing to climb the rock, ahead of a ban set to take effect on Oct 26.

Australians divided over rush to climb Uluru before ban kicks in on Oct 26

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (centre) greeting members of the local community during a visit to fire-affected Rappville in New South Wales yesterday. Mr Morrison has indicated that he will side with the US in its trade war with China, but

Australian parties split over US-China issue

A boat ramp leading to the drought-affected Split Rock Dam near the city of Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, Australia. As much as 98 per cent of the state is now experiencing drought. PHOTO: REUTERS

Australian farms hard hit by severe drought

Australia: Growing worries over China's hidden hand

A sold sign displayed on a property in Sydney earlier this week. Australia's central bank on Tuesday lowered the cost of borrowing, slashing interest rates to 0.75 per cent amid fears about the flagging domestic economy.

Record-low rates doing little to boost Aussie economy

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House last month. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Australian PM Scott Morrison dragged into US political feud

CEOs in Australia back social causes, raising govt's ire

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Australia's first Chinese-born MP Gladys Liu. The controversy has proven damaging for Mr Morrison, especially since he relies on Ms Liu, who was born in Hong Kong, to maintain his razor-thin majority in t

Aussie MP goes from election milestone to scandal

United States and Australian flags hang from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, ahead of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's state visit to the US.

Australian PM to be feted by Trump on state visit

Australian PM Morrison to be feted by Trump as old allies cement ties

A poster of a view of Sydney beside a pedestrian walkway in the Australian city. Despite avoiding a recession for more than a generation, Australia posted growth for the year ended June 30 of just 1.4 per cent - its weakest showing since the aftermat

Australia hits growth milestone even as worrying signs emerge

Mining giant Rio Tinto this year launched a series of trains installed with "driverless" tech. The trains carry iron ore from remote mines to coastal ports, without having to swop drivers along the way. PHOTO: RIO TINTO

Aussie mining jobs at risk amid shift towards automation

US-China trade war leaves Australia in delicate position

US-China trade war leaves Australia in delicate position

Political fund scandal sparks calls for Aussie anti-graft body

Supporters of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests posting notes on a board at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, last month. A clash at the university between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing protesters during a demonstration over the

Aussie universities warned of risks of relying on China students

Australia's federal Parliament building in Canberra. The capital city used to be dismissed by others in the country as dull, lifeless and isolated. But with its rapid development, that perception has changed.

'Out-of-place' capital Canberra wins spot in hearts of Aussies

US sailors keeping watch on Iranian fast inland attack craft in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month. Australia has joined the US operation in the strait, the third country to do so after Britain and Bahrain.

Critics question Australia's move to join US ops in Strait of Hormuz

Australia's backing for US mission in Strait of Hormuz draws mixed reactions

Push in Australia to let parents choose child's sex

Mr Andrew Hastie has caused a rift among his fellow MPs in Australia with his newspaper column likening the country's approach to China to France's failure to respond to the rise of the Nazis.

Aussie MP's stark China warning triggers tense debate

Students gathering during a protest at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, on July 31. Protesters were calling for the university to close its Confucius Institute - a Chinese government-funded education centre - over concerns that th

Aussie varsities under scrutiny over research with China entities

A billboard for a housing project, with the Melbourne skyline in the distance. Despite stable price rises last month, property values across Australia have plunged since their peak about two years ago.

Housing slump starts to ripple through Australian economy

Recent reports said Crown had allegedly paid a money launderer to bring Asian gamblers to its casinos and had failed to adequately scrutinise its junket partners. PHOTO: CROWN RESORTS-EQUITY/ MELCO RESORTS

Calls for national anti-graft watchdog in Australia