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From subs to supply chains, Lee expands ties with Canada, others in summit relay

Cooperation in defense, supply chains and energy were at the forefront of President Lee Jae Myung's relay of summits with the leaders of Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand and Vietnam.

2025-10-30

Trump, Australia's Albanese sign critical minerals agreement to counter China

U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals agreement aimed at countering China on Monday at a meeting marked by Trump's jab at Australia's envoy to the United States over past criticism.

2025-10-21

Google says Australian law on teen social media use 'extremely difficult' to enforce

Alphabet-owned Google on Monday said it would be "extremely difficult" for Australia to enforce a law prohibiting people younger than 16 from using social media, warning that the government's initiative would not make children safer online.

2025-10-13

Australia, New Zealand dollars lose to greenback, but gain on yen

The Australian and New Zealand dollars looked to be heading for a weekly loss on Friday as their U.S. counterpart benefited from a broad rally, though the Aussie could still celebrate its best week against the Japanese yen in more than a year.

2025-10-10

Hanwha awards $71 million deal to EOS to supply weapons system for Australian infantry vehicle

Hanwha Aerospace, a leading Korean defense firm, has awarded a $71 million contract to Electro Optic Systems (EOS) Ltd. of Australia to supply remote weapons system (RWS) units for Canberra's next generation infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) program.

2025-10-10

Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the 440,000 Australian dollars ($290,000) paid by the Australian government for a report that was littered with apparent AI-generated errors, including a fabricated quote from a federal court judgment.

2025-10-08

North slams Japan for bolstering security cooperation with Australia

North Korea on Wednesday denounced Japan's move to strengthen security cooperation with Australia, calling it a "dangerous military move." The commentary came after Australia and Japan held talks involving their foreign and defense ministers.

2025-09-17

Australia says U.S. will have access to Western Australia nuclear submarine shipyard

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday that the United States would be able to utilize planned defense facilities in Western Australia to assist in delivering submarines under the Aukus nuclear submarine agreement.

2025-09-14

Australia to spend $1.1 billion on stealthy, long-range underwater attack drones

Australia will spend 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.1 billion) on building dozens of locally developed underwater attack drones, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday.

2025-09-10

China criticizes Canadian and Australian warships transiting Taiwan Strait

China's military on Saturday said its forces had followed and warned a Canadian and an Australian warship, which were sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, in a move it criticized as a provocation.

2025-09-07