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Thousands of Australians caught up in India’s sweeping lockdown are pleading for government help to get homeFollow our Australia coronavirus blog for live newsCoronavirus – global updatesThousands of Australians caught by India’s dramatic nationwide sh…
Read MoreConcerns grow over 54-year-old’s interrogation and treatment while held in isolation with no consular or legal accessChina is preparing to formally indict Australian academic Dr Yang Hengjun with espionage, a charge that potentially carries the death p…
Read MoreGarry Ridder, a 78-year-old from Cooma, says he missed out despite the government prioritising the elderly, young and vulnerableA 78-year-old Australian man trapped in Wuhan says he feels like a “throwaway citizen” after being rejected for the governme…
Read MoreSome people trying to get out of the coronavirus epicentre are concerned at government’s ‘poor communication’Australians stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan say they have been frustrated and “kept in the dark” by the government’s poor communication a…
Read MoreForeign affairs minister’s visit comes after Australian victim dies in Sydney hospital on SundayAustralia’s foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne, is set to arrive in New Zealand to meet with its prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, in the wake of the coun…
Read MoreMarise Payne repeats calls for China to end arbitrary detention after internal documents reveal Xi Jinping’s call to ‘show no mercy’ in XinjiangAustralia’s foreign affairs minister has labelled new details of China’s mass internment of Uighurs “disturb…
Read MoreAustralian citizen, potentially facing the death penalty on an espionage charge, begs PM to ‘please help me’Scott Morrison has called China’s allegation that an Australian writer detained in Beijing is a spy “absolutely untrue” after Yang Hengjun issue…
Read MoreMarise Payne says arrest on spying charges does not appear to be retribution for any Australian policies to BeijingAustralia will continue to press for Yang Hengjun’s release, despite the Chinese government demanding Canberra stop interfering in the hi…
Read MoreLawyers and campaigners express anxiety for writer and former diplomat, who has been detained for seven monthsYang Hengjun was not a spy for Australia, foreign minister Marise Payne has insisted, after the Australian writer was formally charged with es…
Read MoreMike Pompeo hails ‘unbreakable’ relationship between Washington and Canberra as he urges Australia to join coalition to protect shipping in the Gulf Australia’s defence minister Linda Reynolds says the Morrison government is giving “very serious consid…
Read MoreWang Yi criticises ‘relaunch’ of China-Australian relations as Marise Payne defends Huawei banThe progress of repairing China-Australia ties, strained over Canberra’s concerns about Chinese influence in its domestic affairs, has been “unsatisfactory”, …
Read MoreBeijing attacks ‘irresponsible remarks’ of Marise Payne and says it is conducting a lawful inquiry into case of Australian academicChina has told Australia to stop interfering in the investigation of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun and to stop i…
Read MoreForeign minister Marise Payne says the government has expressed concern for Yang’s welfareForeign minister Marise Payne says the federal government is “deeply disappointed” that Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been transferred to criminal detention …
Read MoreForeign affairs minister says use of detention camps a concern, and China had blocked attempts to offer consular assistance to dual citizens Australia remains “deeply concerned” about China’s treatment of the Uighur people, including use of forced labo…
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