Arts
Australia's Indigenous artists weave traditions into contemporary music
Once-neglected tongues and instruments are being increasingly embraced
Oceania
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Business deals
Anglo American rejects BHP's 'opportunistic' takeover offer
Deal between U.K. and Australian firms would have created world's largest copper miner
Commodities
BHP makes $39bn bid for Anglo American amid copper rush
Australian miner proposes takeover to tap demand in EVs, renewables
Opinion
Papua New Guinea's planned gold monopoly will weigh economy down
Key export sector to be damaged by deal with mysterious Singapore company
Commodities
Australian battery metal company shifts to gas amid nickel slump
Queensland Pacific Metals plans to process nickel domestically on back burner
Politics
Solomon Islands election yields no majority for pro-China party
Horse-trading looms for naming the next prime minister
Opinion
Industrial policy won't bring about a 'Future Made in Australia'
Structural reform to reduce costs and improve worker skills would be better bet
Retail
Australia takes aim at the dominance of two big supermarkets
Top chains Woolworths and Coles face scrutiny as prices rise
Life
Australians cozy up to Japan-influenced 'Japandi' design
Japanese-Scandinavian interior style catches on with remote work
Comment
Australia shifts focus from ASEAN to individual Southeast Asian nations
Move reflects new international political and economic realities
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International relations
China's Wang Yi touts South Pacific ties in Papua New Guinea visit
Foreign minister warns against conducting power rivalry in region
Politics
Solomon Islands' pro-China prime minister reelected to parliament
Leader's bid to remain in control of government still undecided
Supply Chain
BHP to decide fate of Western Australia nickel business by August
Miner cuts Queensland 2024 coal output estimates due to wet weather
Defense
Australia boosts defense spending to 'transform' military
Defense minister says a more focused, integrated military force needed
Politics
Pro-China leader faces election test in Solomon Islands
PM Manasseh Sogavare has pulled the Pacific island nation closer to Beijing
Markets
Australian stock market faces tech company exodus
Delistings outstrip IPOs as overseas players grab local businesses
Crime
Man shot in Sydney's Bondi after reports of stabbings, police say
Hundreds of people were reportedly evacuated from a shopping mall
Climate Change
Australian startup's plant to turn CO2 into cement materials
Backed by Japan's Itochu and more, MCi aims to commercialize tech in 2026
Politics
'Made in Australia' act aims to beef up manufacturing, clean energy
Prime Minister Albanese pushes renewable vision but questions over feasibility persist
Defense
U.S., U.K. and Australia discuss AUKUS tech cooperation with Japan
Japan seen as potential contributor to 'advanced capability projects'
Opinion
Asia's embrace of cultivated meat will bring industry leadership
Amid regulatory uncertainty at home, Western startups focus sales on region
Defense
Philippines, Japan, Australia, U.S. to hold drills in South China Sea
Exercises demonstrate military ties ahead of US-Japan-Philippines summit
Supply Chain
Australian cobalt refiner bets on demand for 'ethical' China-free EV metals
Project pushes ahead despite price slump in key battery ingredient
Opinion
ASEAN and Australia are facing up to need for green cooperation
Current fossil fuel-focused trade ties will have to evolve
Trade
New Zealand scraps barriers on foreign building products
Move aimed cutting soaring materials prices and construction costs