Kmart in Legal Crosshairs Over Suspected Ties to China’s Forced Labour CampsAn 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

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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

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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

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