Green hydrogen proponents pumped on vote of confidence
Plans for renewable hydrogen produced with Australian-made electrolysers are closer to commercial reality after the federal budget chipped in $2 billion.
international (foreign) trade
New trade office aims to open doors for SA in Germany
A new trade office for South Australia will be set up in Germany, the state's eighth largest trading partner.
Calls for Australia to help smooth tensions with China
Senior Australian and Singaporean ministers have met in Canberra for bilateral discussions on regional tensions and energy security.
Businesses fear missing out on opportunities in Asia
As Australia ramps up investment and trade opportunities with Asia, business leaders believe Australia is still missing out on opportunities in the region.
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coal
economy, business and finance
electricity production and distribution
energy
energy and resource
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international (foreign) trade
natural gas
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Gas price caps extended as energy costs stoke inflation
Gas price controls will be extended to help households and business afford access, but the industry warns the measures won't fix supply issues.
Going with the flow to charge a clean energy revolution
Non-lithium batteries may be needed for the next era of cutting-edge energy and a local firm has already done the hard yards on making them safe.
Boosting Solomons ties ‘crucial’ for Pacific prosperity
Assistant Trade Minister Tim Ayres has used a speech at a business forum to outline the strengths of Australia's economic relationship with the Solomon Islands.
Cautious optimism as Aust-China trade dispute thaws
Australia is hopeful that resolving a trade dispute with China over barley will pave the way for the removal of trade barriers for other products such as wine.
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mining
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Qld fossil fuel exports will end by 2030 in Greens plan
The emissions Queensland sends offshore have been targeted by the Greens who have a plan to phase out coal and gas exports by 2030.
Australia-India trade bonanza could soon be sealed
Anthony Albanese has finished his meetings with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, with negotiations on a huge trade deal to be concluded early.
Albanese flags deals with India on defence and trade
Anthony Albanese is set to formally meet with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, when he'll make the case for greater trade and defence co-operation.
First coal shipments to China stokes trade optimism
Trade Minister Don Farrell has welcomed improvement in relations with Beijing as Australia's first coal shipments in years await Chinese clearance.
First coal shipment to China stokes trade optimism
The trade minister says an improvement in the trade relationship with Beijing is welcome as the first coal shipment in years awaits Chinese customs clearance.
Australia confident of repairing Chinese trade woes
Trade Minister Don Farrell is hopeful trade sanctions could be removed after meeting his Chinese counterpart but Beijing says not all issues are resolvable.
Inquiry slams Barilaro hiring as ‘job for the boys’
Former NSW trade minister Stuart Ayres was not at arm's length in the appointment of John Barilaro to a plum US trade job, a parliamentary inquiry has found.
Ex-minister misled public: Barilaro trade job report
Former NSW trade minister Stuart Ayres was not at arm's length in the appointment of John Barilaro to a plum US trade job, a parliamentary inquiry has found.
Australia urges calm over Chinese ‘weather’ balloon
Foreign Minister Penny Wong insists a diplomatic clash between the US and China over a suspected spy balloon won't derail upcoming talks involving Australia.
Trade, investment key to peaceful Pacific
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has told an international forum Japan would have greater credibility as a regional leader if it reformed its own economy.
China open to co-operation with Australia
China's ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian has given a rare media conference, encouraging Australia to drop WTO complaints over Chinese-imposed trade sanctions.
Coal giants confident China back at table
Australia's coal industry is putting credibility in reports China will allow imports of the nation's resource to begin again for the first time since 2020.
Coal sector confidence up on China news
Australian coal exporters are becoming more confident the latest reports that China will allow coal trade to resume are more than just a rumour.
Crucial minerals underpin volatile exports
Riding geopolitics, rising costs and volatile prices, Australia will pick up its quest to supply more refined materials rather than being the world's quarry.
China allows Aust coal imports to resume
Chinese utilities and a top steelmaker are allowed to resume importing Australian coal, the first since an unofficial ban was imposed in 2020.
Australia and China agree to further talks
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has met with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for official talks in Beijing marking 50 years of Sino-Australian diplomatic relations.
UAE, Ukraine aim for bilateral trade talks
The United Arab Emirates and Ukraine have announced their intention to start talks on a bilateral trade deal, expected to conclude by the middle of next year.
India free trade gets new year green light
The Australia-India free trade agreement has got the thumbs up from India, clearing the way for the removal of taxes on 90 per cent of Australian goods exports.
ASEAN talks with visiting global leaders
US President Joe Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and Australia's Anthony Albanese are in Cambodia to hold talks with ASEAN at its annual summit.
Shelved NSW trade boss neutral on decision
A NSW trade boss overlooked for a prestigious role has dismissed it as "the decisions of government", during an inquiry into overseas appointments.
CBA first big bank to follow RBA rise
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has lifted its variable home loan rates in line with this week's interest rate hike by the central bank.
NSW premier wants Warragamba Dam raised
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has praised a world-leading flood mitigation system just outside of Tokyo, but says it wouldn't work in Sydney.
Wong meets with China’s foreign minister
Penny Wong has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bali, in the first talks between Australia and China in three years.