The Latest Breaking News from Tim Ayres

Assistant Trade Minister Tim Ayres has used a speech at a business forum to outline the strengths of Australia's economic relationship with the Solomon Islands.

A round of trade talks is being held between Australian and Chinese officials as Canberra works to ease diplomatic tensions with Beijing.

Don Farrell will fly to Beijing in the ‘near future’ amid a thawing of diplomatic relations with Australia’s largest trading partner

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has told an international forum Japan would have greater credibility as a regional leader if it reformed its own economy.

Labor warns gas companies on local crisis, but no big stick. Yet.

Defence department won’t promise to brief Labor on moves made but not announced prior to election being called

The federal government has been accused by Labor of milking taxpayer funds to pay for advertising ahead of a looming election campaign.

The Prime Minister's department insists it carried out "due diligence" before awarding, without a tender process, millions of dollars to a foundation that appears to have no office, website or staff and was established last year.