カテゴリー: Australian foreign policy
China-Australia relations have achieved ‘a turnaround and are maintaining a positive momentum of development’, Chinese president Xi Jinping says. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says he is pleased to meet with Xi again, while highlighting th…
The Tongan prime minister, Hu’akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, and the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, spoke at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, after Pacific island leaders agreed to back a regional policing plan that will see…
Anthony Albanese says it is ‘a Pacific-led initiative’ that reflects the desire of neighbours to ‘stand with each other’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPacific island lead…
Only eight Australians were on the Japan Airlines flight that crashed in Tokyo rather than the 12 initially suspectedThere were four fewer Australians on the Japan Airlines flight that burst into flames after landing than originally feared but all are …
Richard Marles says two countries committed to a peaceful region where ‘sovereignty and agreed rules and norms are respected’Australia and the Philippines have begun joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea as Pacific nations warily eye an incr…
Australia’s visa offer to residents of the Pacific island nation in the face of the climate crisis stokes mixed emotionsFor many years, residents of Tuvalu have been aware of a threat hanging over their country: if nothing is done to combat the climate…
Getting approval for nuclear submarine plan through legislature a question of ‘not if, but when’Joe Biden has played down congressional jitters over the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine deal and has revealed he assured Xi Jinping that the countries invo…
New report airs arguments for and against nuclear-powered submarine sale to Australia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDoubts about Australia’s willingness to…
Sato Kilman also hits back at reports on his political alignments as western nations grapple with China for influence in PacificVanuatu’s new prime minister says the Pacific island nation will likely need to rethink a security agreement signed with Aus…
Exclusive: Lawyers for Getax Australia say ‘unjustified and inexplicable delays’ from the prosecution mean evidence has been lost and essential witnesses have diedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland exp…
Yang Hengjun has told supporters he is in pain from a cyst on his kidney that remains untreatedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDetained Australian writer Yang Hengjun fears he could die in a Chinese prison from …
Australian lawyer and China bounty target Kevin Yam still believes it is important to pursue diplomacy with BeijingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian citizen who the Hong Kong authorities have vowed t…
The Australian government had agreed to suspend a World Trade Organization barley challenge in exchange for China’s reviewFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcas…
Rise of China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompt more coordination between Europe, North America and the Indo-Pacific, expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or dail…
Exclusive: Former PM directly warned cabinet ministers over China, the Pacific and US hegemony prior to his pointed speech at the National Press ClubGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAt 10.45am on Wednesday 15 Mar…