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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 ‘dropped the ball’ in the regionGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingGuardian Australia’s full federal election coverageFollow …

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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 agreementGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesAs China makes progress…

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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 Chinese ambassadorFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingLabor’s foreign …

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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 revealedGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralia’s foreign minister will meet with the French ambassador next week in an attem…

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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-president Ashraf GhaniGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingDefence and intelligence chiefs warned the Australian government mu…

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Afghan security guards plead for help after Australia suddenly closes Kabul embassy

Afghans say they have been abandoned and face retribution from the Taliban once Australian forces leaveAfghan security guards who have been working at Australia’s embassy in Kabul say they feel abandoned after the sudden announcement of the embassy’s c…

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Thousands of Myanmar citizens in Australia at risk of being deported to violence back home

Labor urges Morrison government to extend the stay of temporary visa holders and expand sanctions against military figuresThe Morrison government faces fresh calls to allow more than 3,000 Myanmarese citizens to stay in Australia once their visas expir…

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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 Aung San Suu Kyi Australia has suspended military cooperation with Myanmar and redirected aid to non-government organisations in response to es…

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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 Australian senator will seek support from fellow upper house members to recognise China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority as genocide, afte…

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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 instructor appears to unwittingly capture Myanmar coup in dance videoAustralia is facing growing calls to suspend military cooperation with Myanmar …

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Australia says China should allow in WHO Covid investigators ‘without delay’

Foreign minister Marise Payne issues mild statement, but opposition parties attack China’s ‘unacceptable’ actions and ‘paranoia’NSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsFollow the Australia live blogAllowing fans at Sydney Test for mental health ‘laughable’Greg …

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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 in return for academic Australia has refused to be drawn on whether it was involved in a prisoner swap deal to release academic Kylie Moore-Gil…

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Marise Payne hails global support for independent coronavirus investigation

Draft resolution to the World Health Assembly calling for impartial evaluation of responses to the pandemic does not mention China, but is backed by 122 countriesAustralia’s foreign minister insists a motion that has won support from more than 120 coun…

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