A ustralia's leader Anthony Albanese will visit China and meet with President Xi Jinping this weekend as he seeks to strengthen ties with Canberra's largest trading partner. Regional security and trade will take centre stage during the prime minister's six-day trip spanning three cities - Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu.

There is uncertainty about who is calling the shots at the heart of the Trump administration. That presents risk, and opportunity, for allies like Australia.

Greek Australian politician Nick Adams, now a US citizen, has been nominated by Trump to be the next US ambassador to Malaysia.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia is “urgently seeking more detail” on U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs up to 200% on pharmaceutical imports, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Wednesday.

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says a meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump would be "in the interest” of Australia.

Australia is distancing itself from the United States in Southeast Asia amid a flurry of tariffs and aid cuts, pledging "we are here for the long haul".

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia on Thursday during his first visit to Asia since taking office, seeking to reassure them the region is a U.S. priority despite President Donald Trump's tariff offensive.

US president Donald Trump is up to his old tricks, threatening to inflict enormous tariffs as part of an ultimatum that could end up hitting Australians with a huge price hike on essential items. There are warnings that Australians could face a huge rise in prices of medications after Trump suggested he may place a 200 per cent tariff on