Australia expects to hear news within days on China's four-month review of its punitive tariffs on Australian barley exports, Trade Minister Don Farrell said, in what would be the latest sign of improving ties between Canberra and Beijing.
AUKUS is ambitious, but America and its allies can't produce the submarines the pact demands, writes Bloomberg Opinion's Hal Brands. US Senator Roger Wicker is being constructively obstructionist by pointing out that his country can't churn out the boats promised while keeping its own fleet strong, he says. Meanwhile, New Zealand said it will invest in a "combat-capable" defense force and protect its interests in the Pacific. Forget the international shock of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's about-turn on climate policies this week, writes Bloomberg Opinion's David Fickling. The really consequential political reversal on global warming may be happening 8,000 kilometers to the east. Beijing went from an antagonist in climate negotiations to an ally and even leader in recent years, Fickling writes, and it now appears to be getting cold feet.
Women make up less than a quarter of fund managers globally, according to a new report by super fund HESTA. CIO Sonya Sawtell-Rickson has some ideas on how to accelerate progress. |
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