Foreign investment
ASX ends flat after tech stocks lag; uranium miners rise
The Australian sharemarket remained stagnant on Monday, barely shifting from the opening bell.
- Staff Reporters
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Foreign investment plummets, as government boasts of its success
Despite a $400 million downturn in state-generated foreign spending over two years, the government has boasted that it dramatically exceeded its targets.
- Daniella White
- Analysis
- Donald Trump
Peace, trade and self-congratulation: A brief tour of Trump’s brush with ASEAN
You knew Air Force One had disgorged the dancing US president by the clapping and excited hoots from Kuala Lumpur’s vast press centre.
- Zach Hope
How $660b of your super will accelerate London airport upgrades, build British homes
The UK is hungry for cash for much-needed housing, transport and energy projects – and it thinks Australia is the answer.
- David Crowe
The Australian couple making the most of Japan’s cheap abandoned houses
Brisbane couple John and Miranda Bertram are among a growing number of Australians investing in Japan’s cheap housing market.
- Jamie Freestone
- Exclusive
- Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Logan unveils ballpark vision as mayor makes pitch to Asian investors
Logan Mayor Jon Raven has taken his council’s vision for an Olympic ballpark to Asia in a bid to attract investors to build the stadium in time for the 2032 Games.
- Cameron Atfield
Victoria’s push for Chinese students puts state on a collision course with Canberra
Premier Jacinta Allan has declared boosting international education the top priority of her China strategy unveiled on a trip to Beijing.
- Chip Le Grand
- Opinion
- Opinion
We’re going up in the financial world, but no one’s noticed
Australia may be on its way to becoming a “switcher nation” – moving from a global debtor to a global creditor.
- Ross Gittins
‘Downsizer territory’: Who’s moving into Hyde Park’s apartment boom?
Luxury CBD living is popular in other world cities but Sydneysiders have largely shied away from living in the city’s centre.
- Mary Ward
How the humble motorbike became the latest tool of diplomacy in Asia
As China seeks to expand its influence, the Albanese government has found a new way to help a critical neighbour.
- Mike Foley