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Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty

Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty

The execution of two Australians for drug smuggling in Indonesia has refocused a spotlight on how the nation co-operates with countries using the death penalty.

Live lobsters back on Chinese menus as relations thaw

Live lobsters back on Chinese menus as relations thaw

Live lobsters back on Chinese menus as relations thaw

Live lobsters back on Chinese menus as relations thaw

China has notified Australia the live rock lobster trade can resume, following an earlier agreement and the lifting of final trade barriers on some abattoirs.

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

A security pact between Australia and Solomon Islands will strengthen the Pacific nation's domestic police force and reduce the need for any Chinese assistance.

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Australia denounces Russia ahead of Kyiv embassy return

Australia denounces Russia ahead of Kyiv embassy return

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has updated his Australian counterpart on Russia's invasion and asked for more aid to ensure a decisive victory.

Australian destroyers to join UK show of force

Australian destroyers to join UK show of force

Two Australian navy destroyers will take part in exercises with a British carrier strike group that will be deployed to the Indo-Pacific in 2025.

Indonesian president courts West with Bali Nine release

Indonesian president courts West with Bali Nine release

The release of five Australians serving life sentences in Indonesia for drug smuggling is viewed as an act of political goodwill by President Prabowo Subianto.

Bali Nine face reintegration challenge in Australia

Bali Nine face reintegration challenge in Australia

Five Australians convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia have landed home, with the members of the infamous Bali Nine expressing gratitude for their return.

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Syrian schools reopen after upheaval that ousted Assad

Syrian schools reopen after upheaval that ousted Assad

Syrian schools reopen after upheaval that ousted Assad

Syrian schools reopen after upheaval that ousted Assad

Foreign powers and neighbours are weighing their stance on Syria's new rulers as schools reopen for the first time since President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.

Remaining Bali Nine members back on Australian soil

Remaining Bali Nine members back on Australian soil

Remaining Bali Nine members back on Australian soil

Remaining Bali Nine members back on Australian soil

Five members of the Bali Nine have returned to Australia after the federal government reached a deal with Indonesian authorities.

How green energy could fuel Australia-Taiwan friendship

How green energy could fuel Australia-Taiwan friendship

How green energy could fuel Australia-Taiwan friendship

How green energy could fuel Australia-Taiwan friendship

Increasingly finding itself at the centre of tensions in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan is looking to Australia to help meet its energy security needs.

China benched, PNG takes field in sport-security pact

China benched, PNG takes field in sport-security pact

China benched, PNG takes field in sport-security pact

China benched, PNG takes field in sport-security pact

Australia is putting $600 million towards a team from Papua New Guinea joining the NRL but will pull its support if Port Moresby breaks "strategic trust".

Australia's Gaza ceasefire support splits community

Australia's Gaza ceasefire support splits community

Australia's Gaza ceasefire support splits community

Australia's Gaza ceasefire support splits community

Humanitarian organisations and Palestinian Australians have welcomed Australia's support for a ceasefire in Gaza but the Jewish community has raised concerns.

Trump invites China's Xi to attend inauguration: report

Trump invites China's Xi to attend inauguration: report

Trump invites China's Xi to attend inauguration: report

Trump invites China's Xi to attend inauguration: report

Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration in January, multiple sources told CBS News.

Anti-Semitism denied following travel warning for Jews

Anti-Semitism denied following travel warning for Jews

Anti-Semitism denied following travel warning for Jews

Anti-Semitism denied following travel warning for Jews

A rise in anti-Semitism in Australia has sparked a travel warning from a Jewish human rights group as the prime minister vows any such acts won't be tolerated.

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Talks target worker safety in Pacific labour scheme

A labour scheme criticised as being ripe for exploitation and having safety issues has been the focus of talks between Australian and Pacific island leaders.

China locked out of Nauru security in Australian pact

Australia needs to agree to Nauru entering a security or banking agreement with a third country after signing a treaty to prop up the Pacific nation's budget.

Donald Trump returns to world stage for Paris ceremony

US President-elect Donald Trump's trip to France for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral is being viewed as a symbolic return to the global stage.

Division and blame alleged after synagogue arson

Israel's prime minister blames support for an end to the Gaza occupation for a condemned attack on a synagogue as Palestine advocates allege scapegoating.

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Israel raps Australia on knuckles for flip on UN vote

Israel's top diplomat in Australia has downplayed criticism by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office over Australia's support for a UN vote.

Australia, Singapore work to boost defence base access

Closer defence ties and further investment in the transition to net zero have been discussed by senior Australian and Singaporean ministers.

'Significant step' in push to repatriate Bali Nine

Five Australians serving life sentences in Indonesia for their role in attempting to smuggle heroin as part of the Bali Nine are a step closer to coming home.

China drops final trade blocks as beef back on the menu

Two abattoirs have had Chinese import bans lifted, the final trade restriction to fall after Beijing imposed $20 billion of tariffs against Australia.

Germany's Scholz pledges Ukraine aid in surprise visit

A day after EU officials arrived in Kyiv to show support for Ukraine in its fight with Russia, German leader Olaf Sholz has visited promising more military aid.

Australia to present argument in landmark climate case

Pacific island nations are pushing for more action on climate change as they face the existential threat of rising tides and a lack of access to finance.

Ex-Israeli minister denied a visa 'to stop hatred'

Immigration minister Tony Burke has defended knocking back a visa to enter Australia for an ex-Israeli justice minister, saying his reasoning was simple.

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