Australia’s response to Hong Kong mixes compassion and self-interest
The government had no choice but to respond to China’s new crackdown but it has done so carefully.
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Telstra to keep call centres in Australia even after COVID-19 passes
The telco is aiming to have inbound calls to be answered locally by the end of fiscal 2022, with digital service options doing the bulk of the heavy lifting.
What are the lessons from Australia’s biggest outbreaks so far?
The coronavirus has made its ‘explosive potential’ felt in some severe outbreaks. What happened and what can we learn?
Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty, extends Hongkongers’ visas after security law imposed
China has reacted furiously to Australia’s plan to recruit entire companies from Hong Kong and offer up to 10,000 students and workers a safe-haven visa.
Top super fund dumps coal miners as emissions cuts intensify
First State Super is preparing to dump its shares in thermal coal miners as it maps out the most assertive short-term carbon cuts in Australia’s super sector.
Australia should switch course and try to eliminate COVID-19
The Melbourne lockdown is an opportunity for the Victorian government and the national cabinet to reassess their explicit strategy.
National cabinet to decide on hotel quarantine, cuts to flights
Health experts are reviewing Australia’s hotel quarantine arrangements ahead of the national cabinet meeting on Friday.
Australia welcomed my mum so I’m mystified by what’s happening during COVID
My mum was only 18 years old when she escaped the Chilean coup d’état in 1973.
Why are masks not yet mandatory in Australia?
Masks could be the difference between success and failure in controlling the pandemic and saving the economy.
Australia and Japan to sign space deal, discuss deeper security ties
Australia and Japan will form a space agreement, while the two countries also look to deepen their defence and security ties in the face of a rising China.
‘A natural leader and champion bloke’: triple Olympian remembered
Tributes are flowing for three-time Olympian and Australia’s 2014 flagbearer Alex “Chumpy” Pullin, who died in a spearfishing accident on the Gold Coast.
Australia poised to offer Tiananmen-style visas to Hongkongers
As federal cabinet also considers tearing up an extradition treaty with the Chinese territory.
Funding NEMO: Building $100m black hole detector ‘not pie in the sky’
Giant $100m device to detect supernovas, neutron stars and birth of black holes should be built in Australia, report delivered to federal government says.
Australia upgrades travel warning for China
Australians living in and travelling to China have been warned they may be arbitrarily detained.
How the US steamrolled Chinese tech giant out of Five Eyes
Huawei has lost the anglosphere. The telecommunications giant that symbolised China’s economic rise will no longer build 5G networks across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and now Britain.
Australia set to join ‘the greatest human capital harvest in recent memory’
A policy to welcome Hong Kong’s high-quality talent will be inherently a self-interested one of national gain.
AustralianSuper exec warns ‘climate laggards’ will wither on ASX vine
The chief investment officer of Australia’s largest super fund says the pandemic has accelerated a shift to digital that will overhaul the standing of the ASX’s biggest players.
‘Don’t judge them like veterans’: Junior Wallabies coach on nurturing Australia’s next generation
Jason Gilmore has seen some excellent players come through the nation’s pathway systems but had a warning for anyone making early judgments.
Chinese police arrest prominent critic of Xi Jinping with ties to Australia
Xu Zhangrun, who was once a senior visiting scholar at the Melbourne law school and wrote a book on the Australian legal system, was reportedly arrested at 10am.
Ride-share goes electric but Australia slow to get on board
Ride-share giant Lyft has made a pledge to make all trips electric by 2030, but the transition is slower for local operators who are struggling to rebound from the coronavirus […]
‘No place for a woman’: Mining supplier sued for sexual harassment
Major supplier to Australia’s mining industry has been accused of ignoring the sexual harassment one of its female apprentices was subjected to.
Australia risks squandering a lucrative export – and a diplomatic opportunity
Historically, educational exchange in Western democracies has been seen as a way of transferring democratic values.
How a German media company brought Australia’s greatest magazine empire to its knees
For decades, the ACP magazine empire soared as it helped teach Australians to cook, dress, talk royalty, flirt and supercharge our sex lives. Then came the internet, new owners – […]
Bikies setting up chapters in south-east Asia to send drugs into Australia
Outlaw motorcycle gangs are setting up chapters in south-east Asia in a bid to move hundreds of kilograms of drugs into Australia.
Unspoken danger in buying more missiles to defend Australia
Long-range strike weapons could ultimately make Australia less safe by provoking counter-reactions – and not necessarily from China.
From the Archives, 1953: King O’Malley, last link to history
In 1953, King O’Malley was the last surviving member of Australia’s first Commonwealth Parliament. The Canadian-born politician called everybody “Brother.”
‘A national security scandal’: Kevin Rudd names three gaps in defence strategy
Kevin Rudd has declared there are “major gaps” in Australia’s new defence strategy, accusing the Coalition government of a “botched” submarine program.
Reality bites and Australia has to defend itself into the future
Decisions on Australia’s defence strategy demand mastery of geopolitical forces at play, educated guesses of future threats and very deep pockets.
Chinese military has links to supplier of 5G equipment in Australia
Panda Electronics – a supplier of telecommunications equipment to Telstra and Optus – is ‘owned by, controlled by or affiliated with’ the Chinese military says the Pentagon.
Johnson opens door to three million Hong Kongers, declaring China’s actions a ‘serious breach’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will now introduce a new route for the territory’s citizens to settle in the United Kingdom, putting pressure on Australia to make a similar offer.