Australian trade minister expresses conf...
CANBERRA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham has said he has confidence that the relationship between Australia and China will continue to prosp
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Australian trade minister expresses conf...
CANBERRA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham has said he has confidence that the relationship between Australia and China will continue to prosp
Aussie refugee footballer returns home f...
SYDNEY, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Australian football player and Bahraini refugee Hakeem al-Araibi returned to Melbourne on Tuesday to a frenzy of media and supporters, after being released from a prison i
Woman dies from bacterial infection foll...
SYDNEY, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- A bacterial virus stirred up by floods in north-eastern Australia has left one dead and 10 others in intensive care, local media reported Wednesday. While water has reced
Roundup: New "1-stop shop" established t...
CANBERRA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Minister for Sport Bridget McKenzie on Tuesday evening announced the government has established a new agency, Sport Integrity Australia, to fight match-fixin
UN statement says Australia increases co...
BAGHDAD, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq Monday said it has received further contribution of 1.5 million U.S. dollars from Australia in an effort to decrease explosive
Iran qualify for 2019 FIBA World Cup wit...
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran's men's basketball team booked a spot at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China with a win over Australia on Sunday. Iran defeated the Boomers 85-74 in Tehran's Azadi Hall,
Australia suffers hottest summer on reco...
SYDNEY, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Persistent heat waves made Australia's past summer the hottest on record which was plagued by extreme floods, bushfires and ongoing drought, the country's Bureau of Meteor
Out-of-control bushfires hit scorched Au...
Firefighters battled 25 blazes across the Australian state of Victoria on Sunday as a record-breaking heatwave delivered the hottest start to March on record for the southern third of the country. Th
Australia's animal havens save 13 mammal...
SYDNEY, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Australia's vast network of animal havens has prevented the extinction of 13 mammal species, new research released on Tuesday has found. But to understand more about how A
Oceania nations to compete at Hangzhou 2...
Oceania nations, including sporting powerhouse Australia, have been invited to compete in Olympic team events such as soccer and basketball for the first time at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, eas
Australia's sovereign wealth fund threat...
CANBERRA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The global rise of nationalism is threatening the plans of Future Fund, Australia's sovereign wealth fund, its chairman said on Wednesday. Peter Costello, the longest-se
Australia's interest rate "unlikely" to ...
SYDNEY, March. 6 (Xinhua) -- After Tuesday's decision to keep Australia's cash rate at the record low of 1.5 percent for the 31st consecutive month, the country's central bank governor said Wednesday
Chinese wine producer kicks off 1st harv...
A Chinese winery is in the midst of processing its first ever harvest in Australia's state of Victoria with around 25,000 tons of grapes soon to be crushed, bottled and sent back to China. According
Organisations in Australia urged to regi...
CANBERRA, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Attorney-General Christian Porter on Monday issued a warning to foreign agents trying to influence the nation's politics. Porter told the Australian Broadca
Australia grounds Boeing 737 MAX aircraf...
SYDNEY, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Australia's aviation authority has grounded all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of a deadly crash in Ethiopia on Sunday which left 157 people dead. The incident was t
Australia inks free trade deal with Chin...
SYDNEY, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Australia and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) signed a free trade agreement and an investment agreement here on Tuesday. With the ink now dry on t
Planes grounded as Sydney Airport's traf...
SYDNEY, March 29 (Xinhua) -- All aircraft in and out of Sydney Airport were grounded on Friday, according to the Airservices Australia. "The Sydney Air Traffic Control Tower has been evacuated after
Spotlight: Chinese calligraphy, ink pain...
CANBERRA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- A unique exhibition, the first in Australia, will explore the grand historical sweep of Chinese art and calligraphy traditions at the National Museum of Australia (NMA)
Chinese calligraphy, ink painting on exh...
A unique exhibition, the first in Australia, will explore the grand historical sweep of Chinese art and calligraphy traditions at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) starting on Friday. The exhib
AI brain implant developed in Australia ...
SYDNEY, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A device, developed in Australia that uses artificially intelligent (AI) software to help people suffering from severe conditions of paralysis control assistive technology