Australia is better prepared for a return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House than it was in 2016 following a concerted effort to build ties with his allies and supporters, according to former Ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos.

President-elect Trump’s victory has jeopardized the Biden administration’s AUKUS defense partnership with Australia.

Economist Leith van Onselen has explained why Donald Trump's punitive import tariffs on China will in fact cause inflation to fall - not surge as Treasurer Jim Chalmers fears.

For years, Western banks have been closing branches throughout the South Pacific. State-owned Bank of China has shown it’s eager to step in.

The federal government is working on a solution to ensure a major bank maintains services in the Pacific while bolstering the integrity of financial systems.