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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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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 condemned Australia’s Paris climate target as “one of the weakest”, urging Canberra to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and abandon its Ky…

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Australian MPs unite to condemn ‘grossly insulting’ Chinese government tweet

Inflammatory image posted by foreign ministry spokesman draws revulsion across political spectrum but disagreement on Australia’s responseAn inflammatory tweet by China’s foreign ministry spokesman about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has emboldened…

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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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Scott Morrison says New Zealand travellers will be able to visit ‘very soon’

The PM reveals Kiwis won’t need to complete a two-week quarantine as Victoria records two more deaths and 15 new Covid casesFollow our coronavirus live blogFull Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by stateNSW cases map; Vic cases mapSign u…

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UK marks 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day

VJ Day was declared when emperor Hirohito ordered his people to stop fighting in second world warThe 75th anniversary of VJ Day – the victory over Japan which signalled the very end of the second world war – has been commemorated with a series of event…

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Mike Pompeo blasts China’s ‘coercion’ of Australia as cyber-attack likened to Parliament House hack

Australian Strategic Policy Institute stands by claim the attacks were ‘95% or more’ likely to have been launched from ChinaThe US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has said he raised China’s “coercion” of Australia during a frank, six-hour meeting with…

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Labor MP calls for united response to racism following attacks on Chinese-Australians

Call comes after China warned students to reconsider going to Australia because of ‘incidents of discrimination’ targeting people of Asian descentAustralian politicians must unite against racism after Chinese-Australians were subjected to “awful and sh…

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