Australia’s recently re-elected Labor government should use its second-term as an opportunity to amplify human rights in its foreign policy.

Australia will seek to disprove the "corrosive" idea that democratic institutions are failing amid significant global uncertainty, and play a stabilising role in the region, Prime Minister Anthony ...

Australia’s Qantas Airways will close its Singapore-based budget carrier at the end of next month, due to intense regional competition and a threefold increase in supplier costs.

However, insurers are cautious about high-risk developments such as renewable energy. The professional indemnity (PI) insurance market across Asia and Australia is diverging, with soft pricing for ...

The Trump administration is reviewing whether a deal to equip Australia with nuclear submarines is “aligned with the president’s America First agenda,” sowing doubt on the future of a ...

Australia’s conservatives bicker in the political wilderness The Liberal-National coalition will be resurrected, but its prospects look grim ...

Australian employment blew past expectations in April in a sign of strength that lessens the need for aggressive stimulus, but markets still expect an interest rate cut next week as slowing ...

The last time Australians went to the polls, China was top of mind. This time, the United States is the dominant foreign factor in an election mostly fought on domestic issues.

Australia’s voters reject right-wing politics The incumbent prime minister wins re-election in a landslide ...

Asia and the Pacific might take heart from this move, but the government’s proud claim that 75 percent of the aid budget will be spent in the Indo-Pacific should be read as a caution as well.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in office in a disastrous night for his conservative rivals, as voters chose stability over change against a backdrop of ...