Marise Payne
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Australians trapped in India’s coronavirus lockdown fear running out of food and water
Thousands of Australians caught up in India’s sweeping lockdown are pleading for government help to get homeFo…
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China set to indict Australian academic Yang Hengjun on espionage charges
Concerns grow over 54-year-old’s interrogation and treatment while held in isolation with no consular or legal…
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‘Throwaway citizens’: Australian retiree rejected for Wuhan evacuation flights feels left behind
Garry Ridder, a 78-year-old from Cooma, says he missed out despite the government prioritising the elderly, yo…
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Australians stuck in Wuhan say they’ve been ‘kept in dark’ on coronavirus evacuation flights
Some people trying to get out of the coronavirus epicentre are concerned at government’s ‘poor communication’A…
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Marise Payne travels to New Zealand in wake of volcano disaster after death toll rises to 16
Foreign affairs minister’s visit comes after Australian victim dies in Sydney hospital on SundayAustralia’s fo…
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Australia’s foreign minister labels China’s treatment of Uighurs ‘disturbing’
Marise Payne repeats calls for China to end arbitrary detention after internal documents reveal Xi Jinping’s c…
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Yang Hengjun: Scott Morrison says China’s spy claims ‘absolutely untrue’
Australian citizen, potentially facing the death penalty on an espionage charge, begs PM to ‘please help me’Sc…
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Yang Hengjun: Australia presses for writer’s release as China warns against interference
Marise Payne says arrest on spying charges does not appear to be retribution for any Australian policies to Be…
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China espionage charges: Australian Yang Hengjun ‘not a spy’ says foreign minister
Lawyers and campaigners express anxiety for writer and former diplomat, who has been detained for seven months…
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Australia giving ‘serious consideration’ to US request to help it confront Iran
Mike Pompeo hails ‘unbreakable’ relationship between Washington and Canberra as he urges Australia to join coa…
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China’s top diplomat says ties with Australia ‘unsatisfactory’ after meeting with Payne
Wang Yi criticises ‘relaunch’ of China-Australian relations as Marise Payne defends Huawei banThe progress of …
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Yang Hengjun: China tells Australia to stop interfering in writer’s detention
Beijing attacks ‘irresponsible remarks’ of Marise Payne and says it is conducting a lawful inquiry into case o…
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Yang Hengjun: Australia ‘deeply disappointed’ at criminal detention of writer in China
Foreign minister Marise Payne says the government has expressed concern for Yang’s welfareForeign minister Mar…
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Australia ‘deeply concerned’ about China’s treatment of Uighur people
Foreign affairs minister says use of detention camps a concern, and China had blocked attempts to offer consul…