Australian politics
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Future Fund forced to divest $5m from sanctioned Chinese weapons company
The investment was first revealed using freedom of information laws which the Coalition is trying to prevent h…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian politics, China, India, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, US news, World news
Russian aggression towards Ukraine could jeopardise Indo-Pacific stability, says US after Quad meeting
US secretary of state Antony Blinken says Russia’s actions could embolden other countries to pursue military a…
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Australia denied access to dual citizen detained for alleged ‘subversion’ in Hong Kong
China does not recognise dual citizenship of Australian-Chinese man held for 11 months under national security…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian military, Australian politics, South and Central Asia, World news
‘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…
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Taiwan thanks Australian PM and defence minister for grim warning over China
Taiwan says Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton’s comments reiterated the ‘need to guard against the use of Chines…
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‘Naughty guy’: top Chinese diplomat accuses Australia of ‘sabre wielding’ with nuclear submarine deal
Exclusive: Acting ambassador to Australia, Wang Xining, says politicians including Peter Dutton and Tony Abbot…
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Bernard Collaery case: lawyers for attorney general call for redactions of judgment that lifted secrecy orders
Request prompts renewed criticism from human rights advocates, who say loss of open justices erodes public con…
- Aukus, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian politics, Emmanuel Macron, France, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Marise Payne, Scott Morrison
Australia’s foreign minister to meet French ambassador in bid to heal submarine rift
Marise Payne says she regrets France’s ‘deep disappointment’, as tension with Indonesia over Aukus deal reveal…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian politics, Migration, South and Central Asia
More than 100,000 Afghan nationals vying for initial 3,000 humanitarian visas from Australia
Advocates call for special intake for at-risk groups given surging demand after fall of KabulGet our free news…
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Tony Abbott arrives in Taiwan to address regional forum amid rising tensions with China
Former Australian prime minister, who has said China is ‘asserting itself aggressively’, will meet Taiwanese p…
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Pacific nations face ‘lost decade’ due to economic cost of Covid
Pacific Islands face greatest economic contraction in four decades, according to a new report from the Lowy In…
- Asia Pacific, Aukus, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian politics, Emmanuel Macron, France, Scott Morrison
‘We thought we were mates’: French ambassador laments subterfuge en route to Sydney airport
Jean-Pierre Thebault was angry about Aukus as he left Australia on Saturday night, saying: ‘It’s like in a cou…
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Australia dismisses China ‘outbursts’ and flags plans for more US military on home soil
Australia’s defence minister says Aukus pact makes region safer and ‘no amount of propaganda can dismiss the f…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian military, Australian politics, Marise Payne, South and Central Asia, Taliban
Australian foreign minister was told to close embassy before May visit to Kabul, documents reveal
Dfat timeline shows Marise Payne received formal advice to shutter embassy five days before meeting with then-…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian politics, Scott Morrison, South and Central Asia, World news
As the Taliban overran Afghanistan, Australia told asylum seekers they should expect to return
For some Afghans, the trauma of watching their homeland descend into civil war has been compounded by the fact…