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New Zealanders to gain faster pathway to Australian citizenship under major changes to immigration rules
In a move that restores reciprocity to rights of expats, about 380,000 New Zealanders living in Australia will…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian politics, China, Coronavirus, Health, Infectious diseases
Labor flags wastewater tests on inbound planes as mandatory Covid checks for China arrivals resumes
Health minister defends country-specific testing as necessary due to ‘absence of comprehensive information’ on…
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Chinese ambassador would ‘love’ to see Anthony Albanese meet Xi Jinping without preconditions
Xiao Qian says Canberra and Beijing have ‘good momentum but we need to keep the momentum’Get our free news app…
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Chinese ambassador to Australia says Beijing will use ‘all necessary means’ for Taiwan ‘unification’
Xiao Qian says reset of China-Australia relationship is possible and suggests Washington had turned Canberra a…
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Secrecy challenge by Witness K lawyer Bernard Collaery will itself be held in secret
ACT court closes hearing of appeal by lawyer representing whistleblower due to requirements of National Securi…
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Australia’s federal court rejects urgent bid to overturn India travel ban
Judge sides with health minister, meaning almost 10,000 Australians in India cannot return until ban ends on F…
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US presses Australia to step up naval exercises in South China Sea
Push comes as foreign and defence ministers to meet US counterparts for talks on expanding military cooperatio…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian politics, China, Coronavirus outbreak, Greg Hunt, Scott Morrison
National cabinet meets as coronavirus restrictions ease across Australia
Scott Morrison announces mental health boost as he welcomes easing of Covid-19 lockdown in Australian statesSi…
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Timeline: how Australia responded to the coronavirus outbreak
As knowledge of the coronavirus evolved, Australia’s response escalated with stricter exclusion measuresThe un…
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China’s ambassador to Australia says reports of detention of 1m Uighurs ‘fake news’
Cheng Jingye also says detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun’s rights are being protectedChina’s ambassador …
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Australia’s foreign minister labels China’s treatment of Uighurs ‘disturbing’
Marise Payne repeats calls for China to end arbitrary detention after internal documents reveal Xi Jinping’s c…
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Fijian prime minister calls on Australia to be ‘far more ambitious’ on climate
Frank Bainimarama wants the two countries to ‘unite behind the science’ of limiting global heating to 1.5CThe …
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How will Australia spend the $500m it has committed to the Pacific?
The government says money will fund new infrastructure but do climate investments like this work?The Morrison …
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China denounces Liberal MP Andrew Hastie’s Nazi Germany analogy
Embassy accuses MP of having a ‘Cold-War mentality’ after he said rise of China was putting Australia’s sovere…
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Australia ‘deeply concerned’ about China’s treatment of Uighur people
Foreign affairs minister says use of detention camps a concern, and China had blocked attempts to offer consul…