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(2 Jun) - China is pressing for concessions to allow its workers easier-­access to Australia as part of a sweeping trade deal that could be struck within months. The request puts labour mobility on the agenda in talks in Canberra tomorrow that could add $5 billion a year to bilateral trade in food, manufactured goods, resources... 

Private yachts berthed outside luxury bungalows and condominium apartments at Sentosa Cove in Singapore, on Wednesday, 3 February 2010. (Photo: Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg) (May 30, 2014 )        Singapore’s home prices will probably fall further before the housing curbs introduced in the past five years are scaled back,... 

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage (above) and Ukip candidate Diane Jones celebrate. (27 May)   Tony Blair calls party 'nasty and unpleasant' while Ed Miliband says concerns about immigration are not prejudiced. Labour divisions over the threat posed by Ukip have been thrown into the open after Tony Blair defended his...