Australian foreign policy
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China’s Wang Yi visits Papua New Guinea amid tensions over election
Ex-PM Peter O’Neill criticises timing of foreign minister’s visit, saying no agreements should be signed with …
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Penny Wong tells Pacific nations ‘we have heard you’ as Australia and China battle for influence
Foreign minister uses speech in Fiji to declare ‘this is a different Australian government’ that will act resp…
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Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand ‘ready to respond’ to Pacific’s security needs as China seeks deal in region
Prime minister says ‘the Pacific is our home’ as Beijing plans a regional security pact with almost a dozen is…
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Kevin Rudd attacks ‘idiot’ Peter Dutton over ‘hairy-chested’ comments on China
Former Labor PM says if China wanted a reset with Australia he ‘could not think of a dumber thing to do’ than …
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New Zealand foreign minister blames ‘relationship failure’ for China-Solomons security deal
Nanaia Mahuta confirms ‘unwelcome and unnecessary’ deal came as a surprise to New Zealand and Australia, sayin…
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Australia’s foreign minister denounces China’s ‘secret’ security deal with Solomon Islands
Marise Payne says other members of the ‘Pacific family’ share concerns but she rejects claims her government ‘…
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US won’t rule out military action if China establishes base in Solomon Islands
Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink warns security pact presents ‘potential regional security implications’One of th…
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Jacinda Ardern questions motive for China-Solomons security pact
New Zealand PM flags Beijing’s ‘growing assertiveness’ in region, while ‘Pacific stuff-up’ haunts Australia’s …
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The deal that shocked the world: inside the China-Solomons security pact
A secret agreement that expands Chinese influence over Solomon Islands has now been signed. How did it come ab…
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Caroline Kennedy praises Australia’s bipartisan foreign policy despite PM’s claims on Labor and China
Nominee as US ambassador says there’s a lot more to the Aukus deal than just submarines as she faces US Senate…
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A security agreement between China and Solomon Islands could impact stability in the whole Pacific | Mihai Sora
Australia must figure out how to respond to an increasingly crowded Pacific, without increasing tensions in th…
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Chinese draft security deal with Solomon Islands didn’t blindside Australia, Morrison says
Analysts say unratified document which would allow China to base ships in the Pacific is a ‘wish list’ which r…
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Penny Wong says better relationship with China possible if Coalition stops ‘playing politics’
Labor would not take ‘a backward step’ on China disagreements, Wong says, after foreign minister meets new Chi…
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‘Stroke of a pen’: Coalition urged to accept Afghan refugees in addition to existing intake
Immigration minister previously announced places for Afghan nationals within existing visa program in move cri…
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Covid outbreak strikes Australian aid ship bound for virus-free Tonga
Twenty-three sailors on HMAS Adelaide test positive as Peter Dutton says boat will be kept at sea to ensure no…