A smaller than expected rate hike by Australia's central bank, of just 0.25%, helped send the Australian stock exchange to its best day in over two years

Australia’s thermal coal revenue is tipped to jump 35% while its LNG revenue is seen rising 29%, Canberra revealed

A US-led group met with African nations recently to bolster supply chains needed for the clean energy transition in a bid to "challenge Chinese dominance" in critical minerals

Mining giant expects global steel consumption to increase by 42 million tonnes in 2030 and 76m tonnes in 2050, due to soaring demand for solar and wind power equipment.

Ministers condemn Optus, owned by SingTel, for breach that affected 10 million accounts, urges company to speed up notification to customers whose personal data was released

US President says world security depends on Pacific security, offers $810m in aid at Washington summit, as island leaders vow to strengthen partnership

Asian markets had a mixed day on Friday with most markets down, bar India. Overall, equity investors experienced their worst month since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic

The Australian government has consistently rejected the charges against Professor Turnell, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday

Australian minister says Optus should replace passports for victims of a massive data breach, which the government blames on the phone company's "cybersecurity failures"

The Biden administration is keen to head off China's bid for influence in the strategically important South Pacific after the Solomons agreed a security pact with China in April

US Secretary of State will host Partners in the Blue Pacific nations on Thursday, that has been set up to deal with climate change, and China's push for strategic footholds in the region

Rio said it would invest $1.3bn to develop the Pilbara mine and hold a 54% stake, while state-owned China Baowu will hold 46% and invest $700 million