Australia

  • Jan 10, 2017
  • 2 min read

Australia expenses row will boost minor parties

Criticism of a minister’s taxpayer-funded travel has destabilised Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet

Australia
  • Jan 9, 2017
  • 2 min read

Gas treaty exit weakens East Timor’s hand in dispute

East Timor has sought to jump-start talks with Australia over a disputed hydrocarbon-rich boundary

East Timor
  • Dec 12, 2016
  • 7 min read

Politics will bedevil Australia infrastructure outlays

International observers champion growth-boosting infrastructure spending, but expenditure faces cross-cutting incentives

Australia
  • Dec 7, 2016
  • 2 min read

Higher public spending would raise Australian growth

Australian GDP contracted in the third quarter as underlying demand appears to slow

Australia
  • Nov 14, 2016
  • 2 min read

US refugee deal could backfire on Australia

Canberra's efforts to resettle detained asylum seekers in a third country could be frustrated by the US president-elect

Australia
  • Nov 8, 2016
  • 2 min read

Senate obstruction will vex Australia's Turnbull

Another item on the prime minister's legislative agenda proves unable to clear the upper house

Australia
  • Nov 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

Western Australia tax debate could hit mining sector

The government of the state that is the world's largest producer of iron ore is trying to alleviate its fiscal strain

Australia
  • Nov 3, 2016
  • 7 min read

Prospects for manufacturing in 2017

While the sector is recovering, manufacturers are confronted with political, demographic and technological disruptions

International