A Ministry of Commerce spokesman said on Tuesday that China is willing to complete negotiations with Australia on establishment of the China-Australia Free Trade Area soon.
Indonesia said Tuesday it is reviewing cooperation with Australia after an alleged spying case conducted by Australia against the country, marking Jakarta's latest response to the incident after recalling its ambassador in Canberra on Monday.
A Ministry of Commerce spokesman said on Tuesday that China is willing to complete negotiations with Australia on establishment of the China-Australia Free Trade Area soon.
Australia's alliance with the United States is the foundation of Australia's defence, security, and strategic arrangements, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop and Defence Minister David Johnston reaffirmed in a joint statement on Monday.
A boat carrying about 50 probable asylum seekers has sunk off the Indonesian coast, Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday in a statement while the issue of asylum seekers has once again became the center of political debates in Australia.
Australia is on track for its hottest ever calendar year, the latest Australian Climate Council' s statement said on Monday.
Australia expects to sign a free trade pact with China in the first half of 2014 after nine years of negotiations, an Australian official said.
"Australia's longest war" is ending and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) mission in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, is drawing down and will be complete by the end of the year, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced in a statement on Tuesday when he made a surprise visit to Afghanistan.
The Australian government will implement a plan to boost productivity and reduce the burden of regulation for the energy sector, Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane said on Thursday.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has invited Singapore to take part in its pilot New Colombo Plan, which aims to foster closer education links and deepen its ties with Asia, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, said the results are disappointing for his university and the Australian university sector in general.
Australia has experienced the hottest September, with the national average temperature 2.75 degree Celsius above usual, according to a new report released by the recently established Climate Council on Thursday.
Australia's trade and investment with APEC nations has grew in 2012, a new report from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) showed on Monday.
Ten people have been arrested in a multi-million dollar match-fixing scandal that has rocked Australian soccer, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported on Sunday.
Australia's second largest city Melbourne was ranked as the most liveable city in the world for the third time, local media Wednesday quoted The 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit Survey as saying.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has launched the Australia in the Asian Century Country Strategy for China, India, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea, covering Australia's five major relationships in Asia.
Pasta, noodles and rice have become Australia's favorite side dishes, according to a report released on Friday by the country's supermarket chain Woolworths.
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