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Australia brings vineyard diplomacy to India trade meet

Australia brings vineyard diplomacy to India trade meet

Agriculture and dairy remain contentious issues as Australia and India negotiate a trade agreement, with both government's looking to milk more investment.

Australia-China ministers meet amid rocky trade impasse

Australia-China ministers meet amid rocky trade impasse

Australia-China ministers meet amid rocky trade impasse

Australia-China ministers meet amid rocky trade impasse

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi have met to discuss remaining trade impediments and security concerns straining the relationship.

Zelenskiy tells UN Russia must be forced into peace

Zelenskiy tells UN Russia must be forced into peace

Zelenskiy tells UN Russia must be forced into peace

Zelenskiy tells UN Russia must be forced into peace

Valdimir Putin has "broken so many international norms and rules that he won't stop on his own," Ukraine's president has told the UN Security Council.

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We can't evacuate everyone, Australians in Lebanon told

We can't evacuate everyone, Australians in Lebanon told

Australians in Lebanon have been warned of dire consequences if they don't leave as the foreign minister says it's impossible to evacuate everyone.

Palestine welcomes New Zealand support at UN

Palestine welcomes New Zealand support at UN

New Zealand's support for Palestine within a United Nations vote has exposed a rift within the right wing coalition government.

Australia defends Afghan women after brutal crackdown

Australia defends Afghan women after brutal crackdown

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed Australia's solidarity with Afghan women after the brutal Taliban regime banned them from speaking in public.

Quad to endure despite new leaders coming: PM

Quad to endure despite new leaders coming: PM

Quad leaders have agreed to a multi-million dollar push to prevent cervical cancer in the Pacific and increase coast guard co-operation.

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PM meets Biden at home for 'discussion between friends'

PM meets Biden at home for 'discussion between friends'

PM meets Biden at home for 'discussion between friends'

PM meets Biden at home for 'discussion between friends'

Anthony Albanese visited Joe Biden's home, exchanging gifts ahead of talks with leaders of Japan and India on security in the Indo-Pacific region.

Albanese to meet with Biden ahead of Quad summit

Albanese to meet with Biden ahead of Quad summit

Albanese to meet with Biden ahead of Quad summit

Albanese to meet with Biden ahead of Quad summit

The prime minister will hold talks with the outgoing US president before the Quad leaders meeting, where security in the Pacific will be on the agenda.

Australia backs Gaza occupation end despite abstention

Australia backs Gaza occupation end despite abstention

Australia backs Gaza occupation end despite abstention

Australia backs Gaza occupation end despite abstention

Australia has reiterated support for Palestinian determination in the face of an international court ruling about Israel's illegal occupation after a UN vote.

China pulls handbrake on Australian lobster imports

China pulls handbrake on Australian lobster imports

China pulls handbrake on Australian lobster imports

China pulls handbrake on Australian lobster imports

Australia is working to clear final trade restrictions on rock lobster as agriculture department officials prepare to fly to China to resolve an impasse.

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Red flag over Russian operation targeting Aust media

Evidence has been uncovered to show a disinformation campaign targeting the Australian media is being operated from inside Russia.

Pacific charm offensive as China muscles on policing

Pacific charm offensive as China muscles on policing

Pacific charm offensive as China muscles on policing

Pacific charm offensive as China muscles on policing

Senior Australian ministers are visiting three Pacific island nations as Canberra works to boost defence partnerships and shut China out of regional policing.

Trade deal ushers savings as unions decry worker rights

Trade deal ushers savings as unions decry worker rights

Trade deal ushers savings as unions decry worker rights

Trade deal ushers savings as unions decry worker rights

Unions are protesting a free-trade pact with the United Arab Emirates over worker exploitation but the trade minister insists it's a good deal for Australia.

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Report urges Australia to increase Ukraine aid efforts

Ukraine needs significant further military and financial support from Australia to help repel the Russian invasion, a committee has told government.

Australia inks $660 million hydrogen pact with Germany

A hydrogen investment pact with Germany will support new commercial supply and access to the European market for the emerging industry.

China pledges more trade access but lobster ban remains

Australia will be the beneficiary of greater market access to China, a senior diplomat says, despite frustration over a sustained lobster ban festering.

Call for net zero by 2035 to be a global climate leader

Australia has been urged to harden its emissions reduction targets at a "critical juncture" in the fight against climate change as leaders gather for a forum.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy pleads for more weapons support

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Western military leaders to allow Ukraine to strike deeper inside Russia, while the US has pledged more aid to Kyiv.

Australia, Japan wargame as Chinese incursion condemned

Australia will join the largest on-land military exercise between Japan and the United States for the first time and look to boost maritime co-operation.

Timor-Leste to take stake in gas field, carbon capture

Santos and its joint venture partners have agreed to give Timor Leste a stake in a long-running gas venture to keep plans for a carbon capture hub alive.

Pledge to bring Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine

The coalition is vowing to move Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine after the embassy was moved when Russia invaded the eastern European nation.

Former junta prisoner calls for more Myanmar sanctions

Australia needs to do more to put pressure on Myanmar's junta and kneecap the military's ability to source arms, Sean Turnell says.

Brother of aid worker killed in Gaza calls for action

Israeli Defence Force officers were reprimanded and dismissed over the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom but her brother wants to see more action.

Australia, Taiwan unite to target China's 'deceit'

Labor and Liberal senators have criticised China's attempt to claim sovereignty over Taiwan and accused Beijing of misrepresenting Australia's stance.

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