カテゴリー: Australian foreign policy
Australia and New Zealand welcome sanctions on China over Uighur abuses but impose none of their own
Chinese embassy accuses Canberra of ‘despicable smearing’ of China after Australian foreign minister raises ‘grave concerns’ about human rightsAustralia and New Zealand have raised “grave concerns” about human rights abuses against Muslim minorities in…
Business consultants Matthew O’Kane and Christa Avery are believed to be under house arrest after trying to flee on relief flightTwo Australian business consultants have been detained in Myanmar while trying to leave the country which is gripped by a m…
Foreign affairs minister says the government has grave concerns about repression of protest since ousting of Aung San Suu Kyi Australia has suspended military cooperation with Myanmar and redirected aid to non-government organisations in response to es…
Independent Rex Patrick moves after similar parliamentary motions passed in Canada and the NetherlandsAn Australian senator will seek support from fellow upper house members to recognise China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority as genocide, afte…
Chinese-backed plans for fishing plant and city on Papua New Guinea island in Torres Strait designed to ‘ruffle feathers’ in Australia, expert saysAustralia has dramatically overreacted to speculative announcements of possible Chinese-funded developmen…
With Australia’s borders all but closed, many young people who long dreamed of an antipodean education are going elsewhereSabid Hossain and his three friends knew what university they were going to. They had been planning it, he says, since he was in e…
Canberra is understood to fear that isolating country risks driving junta into China’s embrace Exercise instructor appears to unwittingly capture Myanmar coup in dance videoAustralia is facing growing calls to suspend military cooperation with Myanmar …
A new program will help countries in the Mekong region tackle drug and human trafficking, child sexual exploitation and financial crimesAustralia will ramp up its efforts to help south-east Asian countries fight serious crime, as it seeks to build infl…
Australia ‘monitoring developments’ as Taiwan reports an increase in Chinese aircraft in its defence zone Australian military ships and aircraft will continue to patrol the South China Sea amid warnings from China that a declaration of independence by …
Foreign minister Marise Payne issues mild statement, but opposition parties attack China’s ‘unacceptable’ actions and ‘paranoia’NSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsFollow the Australia live blogAllowing fans at Sydney Test for mental health ‘laughable’Greg …
Australia, whose early call for inquiry sparked furious Chinese response, says it expects ‘robust, independent and comprehensive’ reportAustralia is pushing to ensure the global inquiry it helped trigger into the early handling of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Fourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050Pacific leaders have condemned Australia’s Paris climate target as “one of the weakest”, urging Canberra to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and abandon its Ky…
Inflammatory image posted by foreign ministry spokesman draws revulsion across political spectrum but disagreement on Australia’s responseAn inflammatory tweet by China’s foreign ministry spokesman about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has emboldened…
Defence has begun a process that could lead to the termination of serving ADF personnel who were the subject of adverse findings in the Brereton report The Department of Defence has initiated a process that could kick out serving Australian defence for…
Scott Morrison won’t confirm Iran’s claims three bombers who tried to kill Israeli diplomats have been freed in return for academic Australia has refused to be drawn on whether it was involved in a prisoner swap deal to release academic Kylie Moore-Gil…