Australians are concerned about US international policies under the Trump administration, but remain more worried about China ...

Australia’s longstanding foreign policy challenge of managing the United States as its principal security partner while ...

New polling suggests a majority of the public supported using AUKUS to deepen relations with the US and UK. But one problem ...

Australia is simultaneously engaged in confrontation, competition and cooperation with China. This fragile disequilibrium will test the Albanese Government’s stabilisation policy. But the alternatives ...

For years Australia benefited from a booming Chinese economy. Ships full of iron ore and coal streamed out of the country. They not only earned Australia foreign exchange but also held up wages, ...

Attention on China’s 99-year lease over the Port of Darwin re-emerged in the run-up to Australia’s 3 May 2025 federal election. Given the re-elected Labor government’s pledge to reclaim the lease, ...

Australia–China bilateral relations, consolidated by Australian Prime Minister Albanese’s July 2025 visit to China, are as good as they have ever been. While that does not seem to bring much joy to ...

China's ambassador to Australia has hit out at NATO's recent defence spending boost and warned the federal government against following in the footsteps of the powerful military alliance. Xiao Qian ...

China has long used a carrot-and-stick approach toward Australia, alternatively offering incentives as a means of influencing the diplomatic and security behavior of Australia and applying coercive ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on the Trump administration's strategy for the "trade war" with China during an appearance at a CNBC event on Friday. "I think things can de-escalate; we don ...