Labor government looks to tighten consumer laws ahead of election
Opposition retracts support for new interest rate-setting board over concerns about biased appointees
Despite interventionist industrial policy rhetoric, Canberra has maintained open trade and a market economy
Billionaire X owner has previously clashed with privacy regulator over allegations of censorship
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises crackdown amid concerns about excessive screen use by young people
Opposition wants to change law and build new plants but critics say focus should remain on renewable energy
Testimony from former Australia chief at Senate hearing highlights tensions within Big Four firm
Case is first under revised anti-espionage laws that carry maximum of 15 years’ imprisonment
Premier Li Qiang visits miners and winemakers as Canberra and Beijing put trade dispute behind them
Government may look at regulation of Big Four firms, with year-long inquiry concluding they operate in ‘grey area’
Billionaire accuses Canberra of censorship over calls to remove footage of Sydney stabbing incident
Labor government commits to spending rises to pay for Aukus and long-range missile capabilities
Statement from security group members comes amid mounting focus on Chinese threat in Asia
Consistency and bipartisanship have helped Canberra resist trade coercion by Beijing
Canberra also to invest £2.4bn in Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor plant as part of Aukus submarine programme
First high-level visit to continent in seven years as Beijing and Canberra try to stabilise relations
Prime minister pledges to respond to move that News Corp says threatens viability of some media groups
Asio report prompts outrage and calls for unnamed ‘traitor’ to be unmasked
The strategic case for the Australia-UK-US pact is sound. But technical and political doubts are growing
Planned upgrade follows defence review that highlighted Beijing’s military expansion in Pacific
The controversy has increased scrutiny of the Big Four consultants’ power in the country
Democracy advocate has been detained for five years on espionage charges
Country’s largest grocer faces backlash over move to not stock merchandise linked to national holiday
We must avoid the lazy classification of attitudes to Beijing as falling either side of two extreme positions
Anthony Albanese makes state visit to China as tensions over trade ease
