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China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October and opening a new front in a trade war largely driven by US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. The levies, announced by the commerce ministry and scheduled …

Alfred’s Aftermath: Cyclone Chaos on Queensland’s Coast Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, now classified as a ‘tropical low’, maintained a menacing presence off the southeastern Australian coast on Saturday, with meteorologists suggesting that Brisbane might evade the storm’s most severe impacts—a relief for the millions residing in the region.The storm has already …

Despite being forced to flee to Australia to escape Taliban, the Afghanistan women’s cricketers continue to fight to represent their nation.

An incident involving two Australian Defence Force (ADF) vehicles on Saturday caused a number of ADF personnel to be injured, Australia’s defence department said in a statement.

Millions of people have been urged to stay away from dangers posed by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, as fears grow for a man missing in floodwaters.

Dangerous conditions triggered by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred are expected to get worse, with millions of people warned to stay vigilant amid widespread power outages, water rescues and evacuations. Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low on Saturday morning but severe weather warnings remain for northern NSW and southeast Queensland. Thousands …

It is fashionable to curse Rajiv Gandhi for Bofors and more, but the truth is that 1985-89 was the only period in our history when weapons acquisitions were proactive and futuristic.

Stephen Larkham was on the verge of tears after a famous win.

UNITY Fiji party leader Savenaca Narube has hit back at Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad over his claims of economic sabotage. Responding to Prof Prasad’s fiery comeback at his statements at the Integrity Summit in Canberra, where he commented on Australia’s budgetary support for Fiji, the …

By Joe Cash, Mei Mei Chu and Yukun Zhang