Changes in Australia's foreign investment regime have drawn concerns in both China and Australia.
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.
Australia's tourism sector has recorded the largest jump in annual growth for more than a decade, fuelled by a boom in Chinese visitors.
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.
Australia develops new terror alert system to deal with "probable" threat of attack
Australians march in solidarity against domestic violence
Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia agreed here to swiftly sign a pact to make cooperation between their armed forces easier.
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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Will Chinese economy matter to South Australia? The answer from South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill is "absolutely."
Will Chinese economy matter to South Australia? The answer from South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill is "absolutely."
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.
China is expected to overtake New Zealand as Australia's largest tourism market by 2019-20, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.
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.