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The party claims the election win as endorsement of its energy strategy, but faces difficult decisions about reducing emissions and controlling costs.
The US president is declaring victory amid grudging capitulation from friends and foe alike, writes Jennifer Hewett.
HIF Global is just one of the big businesses betting on green tech to provide a viable alternative to electric vehicles.
Despite the Coalition’s attempts to suggest otherwise, Labor cannot offer enough – not even an audience with a king – to appeal to Trump’s...
Sussan Ley’s problems with managing the opposition’s energy policy just got much worse. Labor’s problems with managing its own energy policy...
The announcement by ASX-listed Tivan of Japanese support for its fluorite projects is a small example of the effort to build supply chains independent...
The treasurer is pushing big ideas and expectations for his economic talkfest in August. The practical results are much less certain.
The former Treasury secretary failed to have a previous Labor government implement a resources super profits tax, but he has plenty of big ideas for...
Shared optimism about the technology and a promised increase in jobs and prosperity are a useful counter to rising concerns about Australia’s growth...
Anthony Albanese’s highly choreographed visit to China showcases the lack of a similar invitation – or enthusiasm – from the Trump White House.
The administration wants to “bring copper production home”, but the most likely result is that manufacturers will have little choice but to pay...
The RBA governor and Reserve Bank board were willing to shock the market, noting “anything can happen, and we’re alert to that”.
The prime minister is sending a confused message on Australia’s relationship with the US. The contradictions will be sharper in his visit to China...
The anguish of the Victorian case has hit families around the country, striking deeply at their confidence in the whole system.
Australia’s efforts to use these resources as a bargaining chip in Washington won’t work.
The South American country’s president offers a radical experiment in economic therapy for a nation in desperate financial straits.
Donald Trump wanted – and got – acclaim and obeisance from NATO leaders. It’s lucky Anthony Albanese wasn’t in the picture.
The summit allows the US president to parade his ceasefire success and press NATO members to up their defence spending. Australia’s Richard Marles...
The US president’s high-risk bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities looked to have been a big win. Does the quick breakdown in the ceasefire mean...
The prime minister is belatedly backing America, but what comes next in the Middle East is much less clear.
The president sounds as angry with Jerome Powell as with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But what he decides to do about Iran will come much sooner than a Fed...
The intensifying conflict in the Middle East will dominate an agenda that was supposed to focus on trade and support for Ukraine.
Amid a shifting global order, expanding international ambitions and a tricky domestic balancing act, Brazil could have a greater impact on Australia...
At least 13 small Australian miners are frantically trying their luck – and trying to raise money – to develop rare earths mines. But why are they...
The two countries have many similarities as mining-based economies dependent on China as their major trading partner. But the relationship goes...
The world’s largest copper mine shows how intertwined the fortunes of Australia’s big miners are with what’s happening with critical minerals.
The president’s fury at being mockingly labelled TACO on tariffs may be enough to ensure that he proceeds on schedule.
The Labor Party is promising to deliver its election agenda. But that won’t be anywhere near enough to address Australia’s economic challenges....
A new environment minister has finally granted a decades-long extension for operation of the vital North West Shelf project. But the fights over gas...
Labor was able to bury the Coalition’s plans for a nuclear energy future. But now the high costs of Australia’s energy challenge are coming back...
The prime minister professes humility but the size of Labor’s victory makes him confident his government has got the balance right. The opposition...
The US president’s visit to the region is focused on the money that’s on offer. Israel and Gaza are not part of the equation for instant returns.
The first woman to lead the Liberals is optimistic about the way back, but the party’s woes are likely to get worse.
Not even a Paul Keating spray can deflect Labor’s euphoria over its extraordinary win. What will Anthony Albanese do with that in government is much...
Tariff negotiations between the two superpowers this weekend offer the prospect of retreat from a full-on trade war. But will the market’s sense of...
Anthony Albanese is promising a reformist, orderly government with no surprises but what will happen when the shocks keep coming.
How and why the Liberals lost the campaign so very badly and why there’s no rescue coming.
A sullen electorate appears to be reluctantly accepting more of the same from Labor. For the Coalition, it adds up to a discordant failure of tactics,...
America’s president is harming, not helping, other conservative leaders. But what is the reaction within the US?
Peter Dutton’s campaign is in deep trouble as the Coalition loses its mojo and the federal government’s confidence surges.
Trump has warned his tariffs may cause temporary pain. Albanese and Dutton are not even trying to level with Australian voters about the cost of their...
China’s dominance in processing rare earths metals and high-performance magnets means Beijing’s curbs on the crucial exports are a major threat to...
A federal budget far less healthy than previous ones hasn’t reined in Labor’s willingness to spend and spend more, and the Coalition is ready to...
Like the rest of the world, WA politics has been upended by Donald Trump’s reckless tariff war, which has a sharp edge in a resources-dependent...
China is threatening to “fight to the end” if America imposes yet more tariffs. The respite on global sharemarkets is likely to be temporary if...
Labor is as alarmed as any government as Donald Trump’s sharemarket carnage unfolds. But it also sees a political advantage.
Donald Trump is pretending the sharemarket carnage is all part of his grand plan to use tariffs to reboot the US economy. What happens when Main...
There was a chilling edge to the president’s declaration this would be “an entirely different country within a short period of time”.
Peter Dutton is the latest political leader with a new plan to lower energy prices. Will his gas policy work any better than all the others?
Central banks are as much on edge as markets, as the world waits to learn the impact and extent of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Caution reigns at the...