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War in Ukraine will not distract European allies from Indo-Pacific, German air force chief says
Lt Gen Ingo Gerhartz suggests that Europe’s commitment to Australia and other partners in the region needs to …
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Australian justice appointed to Hong Kong court argues foreign judges shouldn’t ‘vacate the field’
Exclusive: Some legal figures have raised concerns about message his appointment sends in light of Beijing’s c…
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Anthony Albanese to push ‘family-first’ security treaty in address to Papua New Guinea parliament
Australian PM to call for ‘a swift conclusion to negotiations’ to treaty and say both countries should ‘work a…
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‘Starting to warm up’: Chinese state media welcomes Wong visit after Coalition’s ‘stupid’ policies
Foreign minister says in Beijing she will press for detained Australians Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun ‘to be reu…
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Dfat bungle delayed visas for former Afghan embassy employees at risk from Taliban
Exclusive: Freedom-of-information investigation reveals error in urgent submission to then minister Marise Pay…
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Thaw or cold war: will Labor succeed in unfreezing Australia-China relations?
The new government has struck a different tone with Beijing but the same difficult problems – from trade to th…
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Penny Wong ramps up Pacific lobbying effort as she flies out to Samoa and Tonga
Foreign affairs minister tells regional leaders ‘we understand we need to work together like never before’ as …
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Kevin Rudd attacks ‘idiot’ Peter Dutton over ‘hairy-chested’ comments on China
Former Labor PM says if China wanted a reset with Australia he ‘could not think of a dumber thing to do’ than …
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Solomon Islands PM suggests Australia’s reaction to China security deal is hysterical and hypocritical
Manasseh Sogavare says he wasn’t told about Aukus pact until it was public while Scott Morrison accuses counte…
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Australia’s foreign minister denounces China’s ‘secret’ security deal with Solomon Islands
Marise Payne says other members of the ‘Pacific family’ share concerns but she rejects claims her government ‘…
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US military leader warns Chinese security deal with Solomon Islands sounds ‘too good to be true’
General David Berger raises concerns about Chinese influence while Australia’s Pacific minister asks Solomon I…
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Caroline Kennedy praises Australia’s bipartisan foreign policy despite PM’s claims on Labor and China
Nominee as US ambassador says there’s a lot more to the Aukus deal than just submarines as she faces US Senate…
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Australia anxious to show it didn’t ‘drop the ball’ on Pacific after China and Solomon Islands deal
Canberra must walk a delicate line when responding to challenges presented by Beijing and Solomons’ security a…
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Security agreement with China ‘initialled’ by both countries, Solomon Islands says
Pacific nation has batted away concerns from Australia, New Zealand and the US, saying its policy is ‘friends …
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‘Tragic’ delays: documents reveal Australia knew time was running out to extract Afghan staff
Exclusive: Previously secret papers show charter flight considered ‘high risk’ a month before Kabul fell to Ta…