Australian politics
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Ambassador’s fiery speech was the sound of China laying out terms that Australia has already declined | Katharine Murphy
China’s rules of rapprochement unveiled in Canberra were: don’t squabble outdoors, don’t pick sides and don’t …
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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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China ready to use ‘all means necessary’ to ensure ‘reunification’ with Taiwan: Xiao Qian – video
Xiao Qian, the Chinese ambassador to Australia, said China would 'not renounce' the use of force in Taiwan and…
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‘Abusing China’s restraint’: Beijing accuses Australia of provocation at sea
Global Times quotes comments by foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on military encounters in the South Chi…
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‘We are family’: Anthony Albanese meets Solomon Islands PM amid tension over China deal
Manasseh Sogavare says relationship with Australia is ‘strong’ despite his recent security pact with BeijingFo…
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Shinzo Abe’s speech to the Australian parliament in 2014 – video
The former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe spoke to Australian parliament in 2014, eight years to the day b…
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Malaysian foreign minister says concerns remain about Aukus pact after meeting with Penny Wong
Saifuddin Abdullah points to risk of regional arms race but pledges increased trade and cooperation on cyberse…
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Exploited in a crisis: why are Sri Lankans getting on boats bound for Australia?
Poor and vulnerable people fleeing Sri Lanka are being met by Australian boat turnbacks and ‘enhanced assessme…
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Vanuatu calls on Australia to back its UN bid to recognise climate change harm
Pacific islands urge new Labor government to support push for international court of justice to issue climate …
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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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The change in tone at Ardern and Albanese’s meeting could not have been more stark
A lot has changed since the fraught trans-Tasman exchanges of the Morrison government with the two countries n…
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José Ramos-Horta accuses Alexander Downer of ‘distorting’ issues around 2004 Timor-Leste bugging
Exclusive: President of south-east Asian nation says Australia used cover of ‘supposedly altruistic foreign ai…
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Penny Wong tells Pacific nations ‘we have heard you’ as Australia and China battle for influence
Foreign minister uses speech in Fiji to declare ‘this is a different Australian government’ that will act resp…
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China is pursuing a Pacific-wide pact with 10 island nations on security, policing and data – report
Federated States of Micronesia wants deal rejected because it could spark new cold war between China and west …
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Anthony Albanese in Tokyo for tense Quad talks after Joe Biden says US would defend Taiwan
Labor leader in tight position after China said dialogue with US, India and Japan would be test of new Austral…