Australian politics
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian politics, China, Kevin Rudd, Peter Dutton
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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Why is the Australian prime minister cooking apparently raw chicken curry?
Scott Morrison has made curry night part of his carefully manufactured image, but this one didn’t go down so w…
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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 warns Solomon Islands against China military base as Australian MPs trade blame
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg refuses to say when Australia first knew of pact between Solomon Islands and ChinaGu…
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Solomon Islands’ security pact with China raises the question – is Australia the partner for the Pacific it thinks it is? | Kate Lyons
There may not be a direct link between climate policy and the agreement, but it has contributed to the dimming…
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‘Foreign policy blunder’: PM defends Solomons Island stance as Labor goes on the attack – video
Labor's Penny Wong has called a newly signed security agreement between China and Solomon Islands, 'the worst&…
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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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Australia stays silent on outcome of meeting with Myanmar coup leader
Meeting with alleged war criminal a betrayal of Myanmar people that will be used as propaganda to legitimise u…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian politics, China, Foreign policy, Marise Payne, Pacific islands, Peter Dutton, Solomon Islands
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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A security agreement between China and Solomon Islands could impact stability in the whole Pacific | Mihai Sora
Australia must figure out how to respond to an increasingly crowded Pacific, without increasing tensions in th…
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Chinese draft security deal with Solomon Islands didn’t blindside Australia, Morrison says
Analysts say unratified document which would allow China to base ships in the Pacific is a ‘wish list’ which r…
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‘Really concerning’: China finalising security deal with Solomon Islands to base warships in the Pacific
Draft agreement circulating on social media suggests China could establish military base less than 2,000km fro…
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Penny Wong says better relationship with China possible if Coalition stops ‘playing politics’
Labor would not take ‘a backward step’ on China disagreements, Wong says, after foreign minister meets new Chi…