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Australia overcomes last-minute concerns to secure sweeping Pacific police training plan
Anthony Albanese says it is ‘a Pacific-led initiative’ that reflects the desire of neighbours to ‘stand with e…
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All Australians on Japan Airlines plane that burst into flames confirmed safe
Only eight Australians were on the Japan Airlines flight that crashed in Tokyo rather than the 12 initially su…
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Australia and Philippines begin joint patrols in South China Sea as regional tensions rise
Richard Marles says two countries committed to a peaceful region where ‘sovereignty and agreed rules and norms…
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Stay or go? Offered a future away from home, Tuvalu’s people face a painful choice
Australia’s visa offer to residents of the Pacific island nation in the face of the climate crisis stokes mixe…
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Aukus will ‘get done’ despite jitters in Congress, Biden tells Albanese at White House meeting
Getting approval for nuclear submarine plan through legislature a question of ‘not if, but when’Joe Biden has …
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Aukus could weaken China deterrence,
New report airs arguments for and against nuclear-powered submarine sale to Australia Follow our Australia new…
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New Vanuatu prime minister wants to ‘revisit’ security pact with Australia
Sato Kilman also hits back at reports on his political alignments as western nations grapple with China for in…
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Queensland company accused of bribery in Nauru says charge should be dropped as fair trial ‘impossible’
Exclusive: Lawyers for Getax Australia say ‘unjustified and inexplicable delays’ from the prosecution mean evi…
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Detained Australian writer fears he may die of kidney condition in China jail
Yang Hengjun has told supporters he is in pain from a cyst on his kidney that remains untreatedGet our morning…
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Pro-democracy advocate says Australia should prepare to lay future sanctions against Hong Kong officials
Australian lawyer and China bounty target Kevin Yam still believes it is important to pursue diplomacy with Be…
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Australia eyes backdown on wine after China agrees to scrap barley tariffs
The Australian government had agreed to suspend a World Trade Organization barley challenge in exchange for Ch…
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‘Much more ambitious’: Australia to deepen partnership with Nato as it opens Japan office
Rise of China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompt more coordination between Europe, North America and the …
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Paul Keating sent explosive email to Labor cabinet two hours before attack on Aukus, FOI documents reveal
Exclusive: Former PM directly warned cabinet ministers over China, the Pacific and US hegemony prior to his po…
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Narendra Modi in Australia: a polarising leader meets a divided Indian diaspora
More than 20,000 supporters are expected at a public rally for the Indian PM in Sydney this week. But critics …
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China’s ambassador to Australia says Aukus an ‘unnecessary’ use of taxpayer money and ‘not a good idea’
Xiao Qian suggests improvement in Australian relationship with Beijing possible but would take ‘mutual respect…