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Anthony Albanese to push ‘family-first’ security treaty in address to Papua New Guinea parliament
Australian PM to call for ‘a swift conclusion to negotiations’ to treaty and say both countries should ‘work a…
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Labor flags wastewater tests on inbound planes as mandatory Covid checks for China arrivals resumes
Health minister defends country-specific testing as necessary due to ‘absence of comprehensive information’ on…
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‘A remarkable man’: Anthony Albanese confirms release of Sean Turnell from Mynamar jail
PM pays tribute to foreign minister Penny Wong for diplomacy that led to freeing of Australian economist after…
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Australia delivers police vehicles and rifles to Solomon Islands in ‘game-changer’ donation
Handover ceremony comes after turbulent year when Pacific country signed controversial security agreement with…
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Australian academic Sean Turnell sentenced to three years’ jail after secret trial in Myanmar
Economic adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was accused by military leaders of having confidential pape…
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Solomon Islands refuses Australia’s offer to help fund election as ‘foreign interference’
Manasseh Sogavare calls Australia’s offer ‘an assault on our parliamentary democracy’ after saying his country…
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Timor-Leste warns it will work with China if Australia insists on pumping Timor Sea gas to Darwin
Exclusive: President José Ramos-Horta says his country’s leadership ‘has to make decisions … if necessary a tr…
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Freeing of terrorist who killed Australian soldiers shows how the US gave Taliban leverage despite allies’ objections | Ahmad Shuja Jamal
Many prisoners released under the US-Taliban deal took up arms again and then overran KabulGet our free news a…
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Myanmar shadow embassy opens in Canberra to champion Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousted government
Not far from the imposing, official embassy is a welcoming space in a rented house where Australian and Myanma…
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‘Abusing China’s restraint’: Beijing accuses Australia of provocation at sea
Global Times quotes comments by foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on military encounters in the South Chi…
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‘We are family’: Anthony Albanese meets Solomon Islands PM amid tension over China deal
Manasseh Sogavare says relationship with Australia is ‘strong’ despite his recent security pact with BeijingFo…
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Power struggle with China and regional rift in focus as Anthony Albanese heads to Pacific Islands forum
Absence of Kiribati from the meeting is ‘really devastating’ to the body’s long-term strategy, security expert…
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Anthony Albanese remembers Shinzo Abe as ‘a true friend’ of Australia
Prime minister says the assassinated former leader of Japan ‘understood instinctively’ the values the two coun…
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Malaysian foreign minister says concerns remain about Aukus pact after meeting with Penny Wong
Saifuddin Abdullah points to risk of regional arms race but pledges increased trade and cooperation on cyberse…
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We needed China deal to protect ‘domestic security’, says key Solomon Islands official
Exclusive: Collin Beck, who is believed to have been involved in negotiating the pact, offers most comprehensi…