Millions unable to get medical care, pay for goods or make calls, as 'technical breakdown' hit payment systems, banks, hospitals, and caused transport network chaos

China has been lowering trade barriers since Albanese took power last year and began moves to stabilize relations with his country's biggest trading partner

Police alleged on Thursday that the Chinese Long River crime syndicate laundered $143 million via Changjiang Currency Exchange, a large money transfer group with dozens of shops nationwide

Shares rose slightly on markets in mainland China but dropped in Hong Kong, while Japan, Seoul and Sydney rebounded after three days of falls; Asian currencies edged higher

The two countries have agreed to settle a WTO dispute over wine tariffs, plus a row over Australian duties on Chinese wind towers

The 433-hectare Wilton Greens project southwest of Sydney is mired in uncertainty because of the Chinese developer's debt woes and lack of critical infrastructure 82km from the city centre

Former CGTN reporter flies back to Melbourne and reunites with her children after being released by Chinese authorities. A second Australian writer remains in custody

Australia's richest person is now the largest shareholder in Liontown Resources, which has one of the world's most exciting lithium deposits, as well as contracts to supply Ford and Tesla

US State Department report says Beijing has used covert purchases of foreign news outlets, plus sponsorships and data harvesting to generate more pro-China coverage

The cable could connect American Samoa with Guam, plus Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tuvalu, Fiji, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Wallis and Futuna and Micronesia

China’s blue-chip dipped 0.8%, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the ASX in Sydney both tumbling 1.3%, while the BSE Sensex in Mumbai was also down 0.85%.

Tim Gurner apologised after proposing the country's unemployment rate should be allowed to rise by 40-50% to reduce "arrogance in the market"