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Topic: Australia

Now, Australia’s GDP falls by most on record, confirms first recession in 30 years

Australia's GDP plunged 7% from first three months of the year, the first back-to-back quarterly declines since 1991, statistics bureau data showed.

TV anchor’s detention shows Australia’s China problem is going from bad to worse

Australia says it hasn’t been told why Chinese-born Cheng Lei, an Australian citizen who worked as an anchor, was detained two weeks ago and hasn’t revealed details about the case.

India, Japan, Australia launch supply chain initiative to counter China’s trade dominance

In a video conference held Tuesday, Japan’s Hiroshi Kajiyama, India’s Piyush Goyal and Australia’s Simon Birmingham agreed on reaching out to ASEAN countries for the initiative.

Facebook threatens to block Australians from sharing news as it escalates antitrust battle

The move seeks to push back against a proposed law that wants Facebook & Google to compensate publishers for the value they provide to their platforms.

China detains Australian TV anchor with government-run station

Cheng Lei, who works for China's English news channel CGTN, has not been charged but is being held in detention under a 'residential surveillance'.

India, Japan and Australia are working on a supply chain pact to counter China

The intensifying US-China conflict & worsening diplomatic relations across the region are forcing companies to reconsider whether they can continue doing business in China as before.

China hits Australian wine with anti-dumping probe as their ties deteriorate

The move is likely to sting as Australia’s exports of wine to China went up in recent years, after Chinese tariffs were removed following a 2015 free-trade agreement.

How turning trash into treasure can help us dig our way out of Covid’s mess

The Australian govt hopes to create 10,000 recycling-related jobs in a “once in a generation” opportunity to remodel the way the country deals with its waste.

The 14 August connection between Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman

Sachin Tendulkar scored his first Test century against England on 14 August 1990. On the same day in 1948, Don Bradman played his last Test against the same opposition.

Australia says no India-like ban on Chinese apps at this stage despite tensions with Beijing

On India's ban on Chinese apps, Tara Cavanagh, regional director of South Asia Region, Australia's Home Affairs dept, said each country will make decisions based on its national interest.

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India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?