Ben Packham

Canberra

Foreign Affairs and Defence Correspondent at The Australian

Foreign affairs and defence correspondent @australian.

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Long Shortz: GTI Energy

3 weeks ago | theaustralian.com.au | Elizabeth Meryment |Sarah Ison |Greg Brown |Ben Packham

StockheadTylah Tully chats with GTI Energy (ASX:GTR) executive chairman and CEO Bruce Lane about the company’s progress on its Lo Herma scoping study. Lane also dives into US developments related to the uranium sector and potential policy changes that would incentivise domestic production, all paving the way for the company's Wyoming-based project's success. Watch the video to hear all about it.
Explorers Podcast: Akora Resources

1 month ago | theaustralian.com.au | Barry FitzGerald |Barry Fitzgerald |Robert Gottliebsen |Amanda Hodge |Ben Packham

StockheadStockhead’s ‘Garimpeiro’ columnist Barry FitzGerald is back in the studio for another instalment of The Explorers Podcast. In this episode, Barry FitzGerald looks to Madagascar to talk to AKORA Resources (ASX:AKO) managing director Paul Bibby about its iron clad ambitions to get to production after a pre-feasibility study pointed towards a robust direct shipping ore operation.
FTA now a ‘no-brainer’ to counter US tariff turmoil: EU envoy

1 month ago | bilaterals.org | Ben Packham

Negotiations EU-ANZ The Australian | 20 March 2025 FTA now a ‘no-brainer’ to counter US tariff turmoil: EU envoy by Ben Packham The EU’s top diplomat in Australia has called for the urgent resumption of stalled free-trade talks between Canberra and the 27-nation bloc, saying that an Australia-EU FTA is a “no-brainer” as Donald Trump’s tariffs wreak economic chaos across the world. Drawing a contrast with the US under President Trump, the EU ambassador to Australia, Gabriele Visentin, said...
Security ban slapped on DeepSeek AI app for government devices

Feb 5, 2025 | stockhead.com.au | Ben Packham

Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek has been banned from Australian government systems and devices, following an assessment by intelligence agencies that the software poses an “unacceptable risk” to national security. The move, set in motion by a Home Affairs’ protective security order, is similar to the government’s ban on TikTok on official devices.
Ben Packham at The Australian

Feb 5, 2025 | stockhead.com.au | Ben Packham

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How RBA viewed implications of a Trump victory

Nov 24, 2024 | futures.tradingcharts.com | Jack Quail |Ben Packham

Nov 25, 2024 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) --It has been revealed that the Reserve Bank had felt in October that a 'clean sweep' by Donald Trump in the US presidential election would have significant implications for the Australian economy.
In Colombia, hungry beetle larvae combat trash buildup

Aug 12, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Paul Garvey |Jack Quail |Rosie Lewis |Ben Packham

In the far-flung Colombian highlands, beetles are the secret weapon in an innovative project to combat the ever-growing problem of trash buildup. Here, larvae of the enormous rhinoceros beetle eat through piles of organic garbage that would otherwise end up in polluting landfills. But that's not all. The larvae poop is gathered and sold as fertilizer, and when the beetles reach adulthood, they are sold as pets to clients as far afield as Japan.
On The Punt: Tips for Pakenham Synthetic Monday

Jun 29, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Gilbert Gardiner |Ben Packham |Greg Brown |Stephen Rice

Herald Sun and Racenet racing writer Gilbert Gardiner’s selections for Pakenham Synthetic. BEST BETGIN O’CLOCKGin O'clock (Race 9, No 3) C: 9:3-1-1 L10: 1x80138x51 T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes J: Luke Nolen (59kg) Flucs: $8.33, $9, $7.75 Flucs: $8.33, $9, $7.75 R9 No. 3 $8.50Arrived in time to win last start at Geelong. Good gutsy win between horses, can repeat the dose up in class and down in distance.
‘Gone’: Mum warns of deadly Chinese lab drug

Jun 23, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Ben Packham |Stephen Wilmot |Walter Mead |Blake Antrobus

A deadly type of painkiller which can be a thousand times stronger than morphine is being shipped en masse to Western countries from Chinese labs, landing right in the hands of vulnerable Aussies. Nitazenes, a highly potent synthetic opioid developed in the 1950s, never made it onto pharmacy shelves due to its strength.
Ben Packham | The Australian

Jun 17, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Rhiannon Down |Ben Packham |Greg Brown |Rosie Lewis

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