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Australian, Chinese ministers join virtual global talks

Australian, Chinese ministers join virtual global talks

The Australian and Chinese foreign ministers will join world leaders at a virtual town hall meeting ahead of the G20 summit to discuss global challenges.

Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action

Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action

Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action

Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action

Climate activists are calling on Pacific island leaders to use their leverage over Australia to force the government to take more ambitious climate action.

Minister concerned for detained Australian writer

Minister concerned for detained Australian writer

Minister concerned for detained Australian writer

Minister concerned for detained Australian writer

Penny Wong says she will continue to press the case with China to release detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun, as concerns grow about his health in prison.

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Australia welcomes China shipments after barley barney

Australia welcomes China shipments after barley barney

Trade Minister Don Farrell has welcomed the first Australian barley exports making their way to China after punitive trade tariffs were dropped.

Australia aims to bolster Philippines military ties

Australia aims to bolster Philippines military ties

Australia is looking to ramp up military co-operation with the Philippines as tensions grow in the Indo-Pacific region.

Germany eyes Australia's strategy to counter China

Germany eyes Australia's strategy to counter China

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says Europe is keeping a close eye on Australia's foreign policy as it seeks to counter China's growing aggression.

White House security tsar spruiks Aussie resolve

White House security tsar spruiks Aussie resolve

US national security adviser Kurt Campbell has spruiked Australia's deep commitment to partners in the Pacific region as he warned of Chinese provocation.

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Calls for more UK investment as trade tariffs stripped

Calls for more UK investment as trade tariffs stripped

Calls for more UK investment as trade tariffs stripped

Calls for more UK investment as trade tariffs stripped

A free trade agreement has led to a threefold increase in Australian goods flowing into Britain after the pact came into force.

Australia, Philippines to conduct first military drills

Australia, Philippines to conduct first military drills

Australia, Philippines to conduct first military drills

Australia, Philippines to conduct first military drills

About 2400 Australian and Philippine military personnel will conduct training drills in what will be the first bilateral exercise between the two nations.

Labor gets conference backing for workplace overhaul

Labor gets conference backing for workplace overhaul

Labor gets conference backing for workplace overhaul

Labor gets conference backing for workplace overhaul

Labor faithful have aired concerns on foreign policy issues and urged the government to press ahead with new workplace laws.

Expert questions practicality of China education pact

Expert questions practicality of China education pact

Expert questions practicality of China education pact

Expert questions practicality of China education pact

An Australia-China relations expert says a memorandum of understanding flagged for the education sector is unlikely to substantively change anything.

Assange pursuit an obstacle for US-Australia alliance

Assange pursuit an obstacle for US-Australia alliance

Assange pursuit an obstacle for US-Australia alliance

Assange pursuit an obstacle for US-Australia alliance

Supporters of Julian Assange are hopeful comments by the US ambassador to Australia could signal the end of the extradition pursuit against him.

North Korea's Kim orders more missiles before US drills

North Korea's Kim orders more missiles before US drills

North Korea's Kim orders more missiles before US drills

North Korea's Kim orders more missiles before US drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a drastic increase in production of weapons, with the US saying he intends to supply them to Russia.

Whirlwind trip for PM to strengthen Southeast Asia ties

Whirlwind trip for PM to strengthen Southeast Asia ties

Whirlwind trip for PM to strengthen Southeast Asia ties

Whirlwind trip for PM to strengthen Southeast Asia ties

The prime minister will embark on a five-day visit of Indonesia, the Philippines and India to strengthen ties with Australia's Southeast Asian neighbours.

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Freedom push to follow jailed journalist's letter

Detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei's letter from jail has inspired political leaders to step up a push for her release.

'G'day Aussies': Cheng reaches out from Beijing jail

Australian citizen Lei Cheng was working as a journalist in China when she was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas.

Tourism bonanza as China resumes tours of Australia

China has re-added Australia to its approved destination status scheme, setting the scene for hundreds of thousands of extra holiday makers to visit Down Under.

President Biden to host Albanese at the White House

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to travel to Washington in October to meet US President Joe Biden and discuss the bilateral relationship.

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Australian lawyer lashes Beijing's bounty on his head

Kevin Yam has slammed the Chinese Communist Party as having an "ugly ethno-nationalist side" for thinking they have control over anyone of Chinese heritage.

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

The agriculture minister has confirmed the Chinese customs agency will reinstate barley producers CBH and Emerald Grain to the approved list of exporters.

Rudd backs Congress to snag Australia a deal over AUKUS

As the US Congress deals with its end of the AUKUS agreement, Australia's representative in Washington trusts the nuclear submarine deal won't be sunk.

Pacific aid to enforce climate, gender equality targets

Australia's new international development policy will make sure new projects in the Pacific target climate change and gender equality.

Australia to strengthen objection to Israel settlements

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pledged to harden Australia's stance in relation to the Israeli government's planned West Bank settlements.

Trade minister writes to China to end barley snub

The Australian government is continuing to lobby China to add its largest barley producers to a customs list after tariffs were dropped.

Barney over barley continues despite China tariffs axe

The trade minister is calling for all barley producers to have Chinese market access with the largest exporters remaining blocked despite tariff removal.

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