By Peter Hobson and Ella Cao CANBERRA/BEIJING (Reuters) -Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said,

The U.S. Navy’s George Washington Carrier Strike Group is joining in exercise Talisman Sabre, contributing thousands of sailors to the largest iteration of the multilateral exercise off the coast of Australia in the CSG’s first major international exercise since returning to Japan.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has kicked off a visit to China meant to shore up relations between the two countries

Major miner BHP has said it is too costly for Australia to build a "green iron" industry after the country and China agreed this week to jointly work to decarbonise the steel supply chain, responsible for nearly a tenth of global emissions.

A live-fire exercise involving the Mid-Range Capability missile system took place in Australia as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.

Australia is now less sensitive to China, but Chinese growth is likely to be enough to keep the iron ore price elevated.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia values its relationship with China and will approach it in a “calm and consistent” manner, during opening remarks at a meeting with President Xi Jinping.

Australia’s renewables crusade has cost taxpayers $29 billion in the last decade and only lowered energy emissions by a measly six per cent.

China's Ministry of Commerce and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the implementation and review of China-Australia free trade agreement (FTA),