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Narendra Modi in Australia: a polarising leader meets a divided Indian diaspora
More than 20,000 supporters are expected at a public rally for the Indian PM in Sydney this week. But critics …
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‘Wolf warrior’ or entertainer? Outspoken Japanese envoy Shingo Yamagami has no regrets as he departs Australia
The ambassador has been seen variously as giving Australia a ‘shake-up’ and ‘kicking own-goals’ during his Can…
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Australia and China’s barley deal over tariffs is an 11th-hour off-ramp after years of trade tensions
Latest move fits with Albanese government’s attempts to pursue ‘constructive’ dialogue with China without maki…
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Chinese state company wins contract to redevelop Solomon Islands port, prompting cautious response
Samoa’s prime minister says port ‘might morph into something else’ and suggests Pacific countries may have to …
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After John Howard took Australia to war in Iraq, he was scarcely held to account. Instead, he was re-elected | Paul Daley
On the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Paul Daley maps out the events leading up to Australia’s invo…
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Penny Wong hits back at China’s claim Aukus nuclear submarines will fuel an arms race
Foreign minister set to visit south-east Asia and the Pacific to reassure countries Australia does not seek to…
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What is the Aukus submarine deal and what does it mean? – the key facts
The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s whyAukus: nuclear submarines deal w…
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‘Red flags’ raised over scheme to allow families of Pacific Island workers to join them in Australia
Families who relocate under federal scheme would not have access to Medicare, or relocation or housing costs, …
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Australia and Papua New Guinea pledge new security pact saying interests are ‘intertwined’
In contrast with security deal between China and Solomon Islands, the Australia-PNG agreement will be ‘public …
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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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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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‘A remarkable man’: Anthony Albanese confirms release of Sean Turnell from Mynamar jail
PM pays tribute to foreign minister Penny Wong for diplomacy that led to freeing of Australian economist after…
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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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Letters from those left behind: Afghans who worked for Australia describe desperation as they hide from Taliban
These are the stories of interpreters, embassy staff, guards and aid workers still trying to get to Australia …
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‘Every day I am fearful’: Afghans with Australian visas wait in limbo a year after the fall of Kabul
One man who served with Australian troops tells the Guardian he is stranded in a Dutch refugee camp while his …