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Forty-year-old, who was raising money for Spinal Cord Injuries Australia, spent years recovering from a spinal injury after being told he might never walk againFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news…
More than 20,000 supporters are expected at a public rally for the Indian PM in Sydney this week. But critics will be just as stridentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcasThe public events speak to Narendra Modi’s pop…
Beijing clearly target of joint statement by Quad group calling for ‘stability in Indo-Pacific maritime domain’The leaders of the Quad group – Australia, India, Japan and the United States – delivered a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing’s behaviour on Sat…
Xiao Qian suggests improvement in Australian relationship with Beijing possible but would take ‘mutual respect’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChina’s am…
Leaders of Japan, India, US and Australia will instead meet on sidelines of the G7 in Hiroshima this weekendGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has confirmed the Sydney Quad meeting will not go ahea…
Beijing says US, Australia and New Zealand have ‘a cold war mentality’ and are driving up geopolitical tensionsAustralia budget 2023 live updates: federal treasurer Jim Chalmers to deliver budget speech tonight – latest newsGet our morning and afternoo…
Liaison office plans likely to attract criticism from China which has warned against the western alliance extending into AsiaNato is reportedly planning to open a liaison office in Japan to coordinate with close partners across the Indo-Pacific region …
Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones faces up to five years in jail after he allegedly assaulted a fisherman who required 50 stitches for his injuriesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBodhi Mani Risby-Jones says he was not hims…
The ambassador has been seen variously as giving Australia a ‘shake-up’ and ‘kicking own-goals’ during his Canberra postingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIf an ambassador’s job is to win friends and influence p…
Company says its own code of conduct goes further than the global accord prompted by the Rana Plaza disaster 10 years agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMajor clothing retailer Best&Less has been accused of …
In a move that restores reciprocity to rights of expats, about 380,000 New Zealanders living in Australia will no longer have to become permanent residents firstAbout 380,000 New Zealanders will gain the right to apply for Australian citizenship withou…
Australia would be ‘naive’ to think China’s new Antarctic station not for surveillance, analyst says
National security experts express concern over resumed construction of observatory which could be used for intelligence gatheringFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news…
Latest move fits with Albanese government’s attempts to pursue ‘constructive’ dialogue with China without making any policy concessionsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or dail…
Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific islandsGlobal militarisation has increased rapidly over the course of the 21st century, with a clear recalibration towards the Asia Pacific. Betw…
Samoa’s prime minister says port ‘might morph into something else’ and suggests Pacific countries may have to monitor situationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Chinese state company has won a major contract to …