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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…
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian politics, China, Labor party, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, World news
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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Letters from those left behind: Afghans who worked for Australia describe desperation as they hide from Taliban
These are the stories of interpreters, embassy staff, guards and aid workers still trying to get to Australia …
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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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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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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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Afghans in Australia won’t be sent back while security situation remains dire, minister says
Coalition urged to do more to give people on temporary visas pathways to remain permanentlyAfghanistan – lates…
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MPs call for Myanmar citizens to get permanent residency in Australia amid crisis
Committee of Liberal, Nationals, Labor and Greens MPs urge government to consider sanctions after hundreds of …
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Thousands of Myanmar citizens in Australia at risk of being deported to violence back home
Labor urges Morrison government to extend the stay of temporary visa holders and expand sanctions against mili…
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Economic decoupling from China would be ‘act of national self-sabotage’, Labor and Liberal MPs agree
Tim Watts and Dave Sharma also say Chinese Australian communities are assets and warn against ‘descent into Mc…
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Labor MP calls for united response to racism following attacks on Chinese-Australians
Call comes after China warned students to reconsider going to Australia because of ‘incidents of discriminatio…
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Australia coronavirus news: deputy CMO says no medical reason for state border closures – as it happened
Deputy chief medical officer Paul Kelly says there is no medical justifications for states keeping borders shu…
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Crossbench senator pushes to fix ‘shameful’ historic wrong against Timor-Leste
Centre Alliance’s Rex Patrick wants to overturn the decisions that limit Australia’s exposure to international…