An Adelaide-based Uyghur group is taking Australian retail giant Kmart to court for allegedly sourcing its products from factories connected to forced labour camps in China. The Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association (AUTWA) filed its application in
Just months after a major report warned of the strategic risks posed by Australia’s weakening metals refining sector, the Albanese government has announced $57.5 million to support two key zinc smelters in South Australia and Tasmania. The funding forms part
News Analysis For weeks, Chinese state outlets have touted “major breakthroughs” in extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography—the light-etching machines that make the world’s most advanced chips and the main choke point in Beijing’s semiconductor push. Yet
Australia has chosen Japan to build 11 general-purpose frigates at a cost of around $10 billion (US$6.47 billion), Defence Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy have announced. To be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the