Australian politics
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Australian family pleads to be reunited with child stranded in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
Hazara family says 17-year-old, who has been living by himself in Kabul, will be a target for TalibanAn Austra…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian politics, Scott Morrison, South and Central Asia, Taliban
Australian forces won’t leave Kabul airport to help citizens blocked at Taliban checkpoints
Scott Morrison says Australian troops would be put at ‘great risk’ if they were to engage in operations beyond…
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Taliban violently block Australian citizens from Kabul airport evacuation flights
Australians report being hit with weapons and whipped by Taliban militants when they presented their documents…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian Greens, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian politics, Labor party, Penny Wong, Refugees, South and Central Asia
Afghans in Australia won’t be sent back while security situation remains dire, minister says
Coalition urged to do more to give people on temporary visas pathways to remain permanentlyAfghanistan – lates…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian military, Australian politics, South and Central Asia, Taliban
Afghans who worked with Australian forces wait for death at the hands of the Taliban
Many former interpreters whose visa applications have been held up by Australian bureaucracy are now trapped b…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian politics, Foreign policy, Higher education
Australian-educated Afghans plea with ministers for visas to Australia
A group of 40 graduates of Australian universities, who consider Australia ‘their second home’, fear being mur…
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Australia urged to help Afghan allies under threat from Taliban – video
After 20 years on the ground, Australian and allied forces have rapidly exited Afghanistan – ending Australia’…
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‘Rhetorical overdrive’: Turnbull and Rudd warn Coalition not to play politics with China relationship
Former prime ministers argue unnecessary attacks on Beijing could harm Chinese Australians and undermine multi…
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Australia trained Indonesian police officer accused of West Papua violence
‘We will chop them up’: an Indonesian police chief implicated in alleged human rights abuses against a group o…
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China ‘propped the doors open’ for criminals in Microsoft hack, Australian spy agency boss says
Rachel Noble said the Chinese government’s actions ‘crossed a line’ as she spoke at an inquiry on proposed cyb…
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Australia joins allies in accusing China of ‘malicious cyber activities’
The Australian government says China’s ministry of state security exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excha…
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Australians fear attack from China almost as much as Taiwanese do, survey finds
More than four in 10 Australians think Chinese are coming and analysts say that’s partly due to government’s ‘…
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About 80 Afghan interpreters given visas and flown to safety in Australia
Federal LNP MP says government is considering moving other locally engaged employees to safe areas while visa …
- Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian Greens, Australian politics, Coalition, Human rights, Labor party, Liberal party, Myanmar, Myanmar coup, South and Central Asia, World news
MPs call for Myanmar citizens to get permanent residency in Australia amid crisis
Committee of Liberal, Nationals, Labor and Greens MPs urge government to consider sanctions after hundreds of …
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Jacinda Ardern hosts Scott Morrison in New Zealand for talks with post-Covid ‘rulebook’ on agenda
Prime ministers meet in Queenstown after Ardern’s government confirms it will join Australian trade dispute wi…