Shenghe plans to buy a 19.9% stake in Australia's Peak Rare Earths, which runs a project in Tanzania, to secure more overseas resources amid surging prices.

The plot was allegedly arranged by a businessman with Chinese connections who sought to fund candidates in exchange for influence in public office, the ASIO chief said

The state has been closed off to the rest of the country for about two years, taking advantage of its natural isolation to keep cases low

The bankers' conduct was investigated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and in mid-2017 was referred to the CDPP

The state leader quit in October 2021 because of an impending investigation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption

A survey of 102 Australian healthcare, clothing, horticulture, and seafood companies found they are failing to identify or disclose obvious modern slavery risks

AMP Capital has about A$178 billion ($128 billion) in assets under management, including A$25.9 billion in infrastructure assets

Perenti’s tech products and services business Idoba will develop mining process optimisation and carbon footprint management tools

Company posted an underlying net loss after tax of $36 million and scrapped its dividend as net profit dived 96% to just A$20 million

Bank reports a half-year profit of A$4.7 billion, announces an interim dividend of A$1.75 per share

Australian insurer said natural hazard claims costs for the six months to December had hit A$695 million, A$205 million more than expected

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement ends some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions