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Australian bias against Chinese investment

Changes in Australia's foreign investment regime have drawn concerns in both China and Australia.

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Post-boom Australian economy "respectable": central banker

​Australia has done well to avoid the disruption on the national economy by the ending of commodity price booms, according to Australia's top central banker.

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Influx of Chinese visitors helps Australia's tourism industry post record growth

​Australia's tourism sector has recorded the largest jump in annual growth for more than a decade, fuelled by a boom in Chinese visitors.

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Australian FM defends "redirection" of 720 million USD in foreign aid

​Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Monday defended the "redirection" of at least 720 million U.S. dollars of aid to help fund climate-change schemes for Australia's less affluent Pacific neighbors.

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Australia develops new terror alert system to deal with "probable" threat of attack

Australia develops new terror alert system to deal with "probable" threat of attack

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Australians march in solidarity against domestic violence

Australians march in solidarity against domestic violence

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Japan, Australia agree to bolster military cooperation in 2+2 meeting

Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia agreed here to swiftly sign a pact to make cooperation between their armed forces easier.

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Australians believe large scale terror attack likely on home soil: poll

An overwhelming majority of Australians believe a large-scale terror attack is likely on home soil, while one in four say it is inevitable.

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West Indies "rabble" prompts fears of boring Australian summer of cricket

(Sports) News Analysis: West Indies "rabble" prompts fears of boring Australian summer of cricket

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S. Australia expects "massive demands" for consumer goods from China: state premier

​Will Chinese economy matter to South Australia? The answer from South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill is "absolutely."

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S. Australia expects "massive demands" for consumer goods from China: state premier

​Will Chinese economy matter to South Australia? The answer from South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill is "absolutely."

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Rumoured delay in Australia's Defence White Paper welcome for significant defence force restructure

​Defence analysts have heralded a rumoured further delay in the release of Australia's Defence White Paper, originally slated for the end of 2015, which sets out the guidelines for Australia's future capability.

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China to become Australia's biggest international tourism market: report

​China is expected to overtake New Zealand as Australia's largest tourism market by 2019-20, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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Sino-Australian FTA will deliver "significant" economic benefit: opposition

​The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) has the potential to deliver "significant economic benefit" to Australia, according to Shadow Trade Minister Penny Wong on Friday.

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Australia's economy progressing in its rebalancing: central bank chief

​Australia's economy is progressing in its rebalancing from mining-led growth, aided by accommodative monetary policy, a stance that will be in place for some time to come, Australia's top banker said on Thursday.

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Australian authorities may have broken international law: Amnesty International

​Australian authorities may have broken international law, Amnesty International claimed in a report that has been labelled as a slur by the nation's immigration minister.

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One in four young Australians don't finish high school: report

​A landmark Australian study has revealed that one in four of the nation's students do not earn a high school certificate or vocational equivalent.