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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…
Read MoreChinese-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…
Read MoreWith 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…
Read MoreCanberra 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 …
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreAustralia ‘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 …
Read MoreForeign 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 …
Read MoreAustralia, 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…
Read MoreFourteen 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…
Read MoreInflammatory 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…
Read MoreDefence 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…
Read MoreScott 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…
Read MoreAdditional sanctions are rumours, Simon Birmingham says, but the China Daily warns of further economic pain if Australia is hostile to BeijingA major Australian business group has called on the Morrison government to take China to the world trade umpir…
Read MoreAustralian wine exporters have reportedly suspended shipments amid fears officials in Beijing are about to bar a range of goodsThe Morrison government has accused China of heightening trade risks and breaching Xi Jinping’s own public pledges as a range…
Read MoreDisplacement is growing in the Asia-Pacific region, and a new policy paper argues migration policies must be established nowAustralia should establish a new “Pacific Access” visa category that could be used by Pacific islanders forced from their homes …
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