North America news for Canada and USA
The Socceroos will play two of their three 2026 FIFA World Cup games in the US with one opponent yet to be confirmed. Australia was grouped in Group D alongside USA, Paraguay and either Turkiye, Romania, Slovakia or Kosovo when
Politics is set to dictate agricultural trade, prices, and production, according to agribusiness bankers Rabobank. The banker made the prediction in its recently released outlook for next year which says China-US tensions will treat agricultural exports as “pawns on a
The US government says it will phase in a 10% reduction in domestic flights at 40 of its busiest airports over the next week. The move follows increasing absenteeism among air traffic controllers and customs security (TSA) officers who are
Long-range missile production capability could see Australia become a part of the US military’s global supply chain. The federal government is already spending $21 billion over 10 years to establish a missile and munitions production industry and to strengthen its
Australian pension funds are growing so much they are now investing in the US, UK and Europe energy, transport and infrastructure projects. Pension funds are keen to double their investment in Europe (with the UK) in 10 years as the
Australian graphite company Graphinex will receive $1.3 billion in US funding to develop two graphite projects in North Queensland. The Queensland Government says the company secured a letter of intent (funding pledge) from the Export-Import Bank of the US for
The US and Australia have signed a $13 (US$8.5) billion deal for rare earth and critical minerals in a market nearly completely dominated by China. The deal signed overnight by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump in
The US passport has fallen out of the top 10 most powerful list for the first time in 20 years as China continues to make new friends. And a second citizenship has become the new American dream for many. The Henley
South Australian wine exports to Canada are up almost 16% since US bottles were pulled from Canadian shelves early this year. The SA Government says new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures revealed their producers made an extra $6.4 million (up
A US trade team is in Taipei to boost US farm exports even as American farmers reel from China’s decision not to buy their soybeans. The Under-Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Luke Lindberg is leading a delegation of
