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,

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

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with China's Premier Li Qiang, who takes a thinly veiled swipe at Donald Trump's tariff policies while calling for greater economic ties between Australia and China.

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.

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),

Chinese leader said the two countries had overcome a series of ‘setbacks’ and stressed the importance of ‘equal treatment’.

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

Premier Li Qiang called on Tuesday for China and Australia to further strengthen higher-quality cooperation and create a stronger synergy for development to effectively address uncertainties.

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.

In the rugged hills outside this coastal city, Japanese and Australian artillery crews fired in tandem on a distant target. They were assisted by U.S. Marines, who were embedded with the Australian gun teams.