Tue, 21-Oct-2025

NASA blasts off from Australian Outback in ‘historic’ launch

NASA

First-ever launch of NASA from a commercial site outside of the US. Launched from Australia’s Arnhem Space Centre in the far north of the country. The suborbital sounding rocket blasted into the sky. First-ever launch of NASA from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia’s Outback late Sunday, in a … Read more

Australian government has urged China to eliminate trade restrictions

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

The new Australian government has requested China to suspend trade restrictions in order to restart a bilateral relationship that had reached new lows under the previous administration. The Chinese premier’s letter of congratulations to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his election victory was generally interpreted as a lifting of Beijing’s two-year prohibition on high-level government … Read more

Asian markets rise as Biden ‘considers’ lifting China tariffs

Asian

Asian stocks rose Monday after US President Joe Biden said he become considering lifting some Trump-technology exchange tariffs imposed on China, although concerns over inflation and increase weighed on sentiment. Tariffs on hundreds of billions of bucks of Chinese imports are due to expire in July, and Biden has confronted developing calls to get rid of the … Read more

PM-elect Albanese vows to repair Australia’s image overseas

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

As he hurried to form a government in time for a major Tokyo meeting, incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to remove Australia’s status as a climate laggard and reset relations with the rest of the world. Fresh from an electoral victory that ended a decade of conservative rule, Albanese signaled an era of fairer, … Read more