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Australia suspends military cooperation with Myanmar following last month’s coup
Foreign affairs minister says the government has grave concerns about repression of protest since ousting of A…
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Australian senator calls to recognise China’s treatment of Uighurs as genocide
Independent Rex Patrick moves after similar parliamentary motions passed in Canada and the NetherlandsAn Austr…
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PNG says it has not seen proposal for Chinese-built city on island 50km from Australian territory
Government has not been presented with widely reported $39bn plan for Daru Island in Torres StraitA Chinese-bu…
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Australia faces calls to cut military ties with Myanmar after coup
Canberra is understood to fear that isolating country risks driving junta into China’s embrace Exercise instru…
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Australia to help south-east Asia combat crime as China deepens influence in region
A new program will help countries in the Mekong region tackle drug and human trafficking, child sexual exploit…
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モリソン豪首相「中共の要求に屈しない」（吹替版 ） AUSTRALIAN PM NOT BOWING TO DEMANDS FROM BEIJING
モリソン豪首相「中共の要求に屈しない」（吹替版 ） AUSTRALIAN PM NOT BOWING TO DEMANDS FROM BEIJING
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Coronavirus live: every UK adult ‘to be offered first vaccine by September’; Sydney struggles to quash cluster
Dominic Raab says government aiming for early autumn target for first dose rollout; New South Wales records si…
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Economic decoupling from China would be ‘act of national self-sabotage’, Labor and Liberal MPs agree
Tim Watts and Dave Sharma also say Chinese Australian communities are assets and warn against ‘descent into Mc…
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Australian army to investigate soldiers’ use of dead Taliban fighter’s prosthetic leg
Investigation follows revelation of pictures which show soldiers drinking from leg and carrying it on the batt…
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Photo reveals Australian soldier drinking beer out of dead Taliban fighter’s prosthetic leg
Exclusive: Image obtained by Guardian Australia shows limb being used to down drinks in a special forces bar i…
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Pacific leaders condemn Australia’s ‘weak’ climate target in open letter to Scott Morrison
Fourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050Pacific leaders have condemn…
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Australia refuses to confirm prisoner swap to get Kylie Moore-Gilbert out of Iran
Scott Morrison won’t confirm Iran’s claims three bombers who tried to kill Israeli diplomats have been freed i…
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Australia’s economic dependency on China ‘will not change’, says former ambassador to Beijing
Geoff Raby argues the suggestion Australia can turn to other markets is ‘nothing other than wishful thinking’A…
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China’s surprise climate pledge leaves Australia ‘naked in the wind’, analysts say
Beijing now has a more ambitious long-term climate goal than Australia – and there are fears that could have a…
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Cheng Lei: China says Australian news anchor was arrested on national security grounds
Foreign ministry spokesman defends questioning of Australian journalists Bill Birtles and Mike SmithAustralian…