australia


Thursday, April 3, 2025
Shipping

Tiny Australian Outposts, Including Some With No People, Targeted by Trump Tariffs

Australia’s remote, uninhabited islands in the Antarctic and a tiny territory with barely any exports found themselves caught up alongside global

April 3, 2025
Total Views: 1285

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Defense

Australia Air Force Pilots Also Heard Chinese Navy Live-Fire Warning on Radio

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), monitoring a Chinese navy warship as it circumnavigated Australia last month, heard it warn it would use live fire in

March 26, 2025
Total Views: 3085

Defense

Xi Tests US Allies in Indo-Pacific as Trump Focuses Elsewhere

By Bloomberg News Mar 26, 2025 (Bloomberg) –President Xi Jinping is making China’s presence more felt across the Indo-Pacific region by testing US

March 26, 2025
Total Views: 1304

Monday, March 24, 2025
Defense

Australia to Speed Up $1 billion in Defense Spending, Including AUKUS Submarine Base and Frigates

Australia will bring forward A$1 billion in defence spending in Tuesday's federal budget to boost its military capability, including guided weapons

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 2523

Monday, March 17, 2025
Shipping

Bulk Carrier Owner Fined After Ignoring AMSA Safety Order

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has secured a legal victory after the Gladstone Magistrates Court fined Universal Shipping Alliance Ltd AUD

March 17, 2025
Total Views: 8348

Shipping

Australia’s Woodside Secures 15-Year LNG Supply Agreement with China

Australian energy giant Woodside has finalized a significant long-term LNG supply agreement with China Resources Gas International Limited, marking its first

March 17, 2025
Total Views: 1163

Thursday, March 13, 2025
News

Australia Moves to Arm Troops With Anti-Ship Missiles as China Threat Looms

Australia is scrambling to deploy new long-range missiles as the recent arrival of powerful Chinese warships off the Australian coast delivers a sharp

March 13, 2025
Total Views: 1526

Friday, February 28, 2025
Defense

EXCLUSIVE-Airline Pilots Surprised by Chinese Navy Live-Fire Warning Near Australia, Messages Show

Pilots first heard about a Chinese live-fire naval exercise near Australia last week when already in the air, receiving messages that forced some to change

February 28, 2025
Total Views: 963

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Defense

Virgin Pilot Alerted Australia to China Navy Live-Fire Drill

Australia was unaware Chinese warships were set to conduct live-fire exercises off its east coast until its security authorities were alerted via a Virgin

February 26, 2025
Total Views: 4757

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Defense

US Coast Guard Ship in Tasman Sea Did Not Interact With Chinese Navy, Commander Says

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crossing the Tasman Sea as part of maritime security cooperation with Australia and New Zealand knew Chinese naval ships were in the

February 25, 2025
Total Views: 2171

Monday, February 24, 2025
Defense

New Zealand Foreign Minister to Question Chinese Naval Activity in Beijing Visit

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters will touch down in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit as relations between the two countries are

February 24, 2025
Total Views: 542

Sunday, February 23, 2025
Defense

China Chides Australia For Reaction To Live-Fire Naval Drills

By Bloomberg News Feb 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China rejected any suggestion from Australia that it failed to be transparent in conducting live-fire

February 23, 2025
Total Views: 2046

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Defense

Chinese Warships Sail Off Coast of Sydney, Testing Australia

Three Chinese warships have been spotted in international waters off the coast of Australia’s largest city, Sydney, in a rare show of military might that

February 20, 2025
Total Views: 1390

Saturday, February 15, 2025
Ports

Western Australia’s Ports Reopen After Tropical Cyclone Zelia

SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Western Australia’s ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports’ operator said, after Tropical

February 15, 2025
Total Views: 621

Friday, February 14, 2025
Marine Weather

Severe Cyclone Makes Landfall Near Australia’s Iron Ore Hub

Severe Cyclone Zelia has made landfall near Australia’s iron ore export hub, bringing heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts, with the system threatening big

February 14, 2025
Total Views: 486

Defense

China Accuses Australia of Deliberate Provocation in South China Sea

China accused Australia on Friday of deliberately provoking it with a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea this week, saying the latter was

February 14, 2025
Total Views: 2121

Friday, January 31, 2025
Accidents

Vessel Master and Company Fined After High-Speed Crash at Horizontal Falls Injures Dozens

A commercial vessel master and Journey Beyond Adventures Pty Ltd have been convicted and fined following a serious incident at Western Australia’s

January 31, 2025
Total Views: 3405

Sunday, January 19, 2025
Ports

Cyclone Warning Closes Additional Ports In Western Australia’s Pilbara

By Jason Gale Jan 18, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Pilbara Ports Authority closed the Ports of Dampier, Ashburton, Varanus Island and Cape Preston West late

January 19, 2025
Total Views: 1745

Saturday, January 18, 2025
Ports

Australia Shuts Its Biggest Iron Ore Port On Cyclone Threat

By Paul-Alain Hunt Jan 17, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Australia’s largest iron ore export hub Port Hedland has been closed as a tropical cyclone develops

January 18, 2025
Total Views: 2755

Monday, December 23, 2024
Shipping

Shipping Crisis Down Under: Australia Warns of Stevedore Squeeze on Aussie Importers

Australian importers are facing unprecedented challenges in container shipping, with some paying up to eleven times more for ocean freight compared to previous

December 23, 2024
Total Views: 1696