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Tourism bonanza as China resumes tours of Australia

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

President Biden to host Albanese at the White House

President Biden to host Albanese at the White House

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.

Australian lawyer lashes Beijing's bounty on his head

Australian lawyer lashes Beijing's bounty on his head

Australian lawyer lashes Beijing's bounty on his head

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.

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China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

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

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

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

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.

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Trade minister writes to China to end barley snub

Trade minister writes to China to end barley snub

Trade minister writes to China to end barley snub

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

Barney over barley continues despite China tariffs axe

Barney over barley continues despite China tariffs axe

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.

US nuclear submarine surfaces in Australian port

US nuclear submarine surfaces in Australian port

US nuclear submarine surfaces in Australian port

US nuclear submarine surfaces in Australian port

An American Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine has docked in Australia for the first time since the AUKUS deal was signed.

Closer defence, easier travel on trans-Tasman agenda

Closer defence, easier travel on trans-Tasman agenda

Closer defence, easier travel on trans-Tasman agenda

Closer defence, easier travel on trans-Tasman agenda

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has been playing host to Anthony Albanese for two days in Wellington.

Trans-Tasman leaders eye easier movement after NZ talks

Trans-Tasman leaders eye easier movement after NZ talks

Trans-Tasman leaders eye easier movement after NZ talks

Trans-Tasman leaders eye easier movement after NZ talks

Anthony Albanese has landed in New Zealand for a two-day visit to discuss regional security, trade and football with counterpart Chris Hipkins.

Julie Bishop weighs in on China ties and Taiwan peace

Julie Bishop weighs in on China ties and Taiwan peace

Julie Bishop weighs in on China ties and Taiwan peace

Julie Bishop weighs in on China ties and Taiwan peace

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has called on Australia to step up in preventing a conflict over Taiwan, while offering advice on disputes with China.

Carbon, clean energy needs underpin Aust-Singapore ties

Carbon, clean energy needs underpin Aust-Singapore ties

Carbon, clean energy needs underpin Aust-Singapore ties

Carbon, clean energy needs underpin Aust-Singapore ties

An investor forum in Singapore is examining ways to support global climate ambitions, sustainable development and a pipeline of Australian renewable energy.

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Anniversaries, talks on agenda for PM's first NZ visit

Anthony Albanese will make his first official visit to New Zealand to mark several anniversaries important to the bilateral relationship between the nations.

High-level talks amid tensions over security pact

Two of Australia's most senior ministers will meet with their US counterparts as the Albanese government faces calls to withdraw from a major security pact.

Albanese flags 'likely' meeting with Chinese president

A meeting between Anthony Albanese and the Chinese president is likely this year with officials discussing arrangements, the prime minister says.

Australia told to call out China corruption in Pacific

Western nations need to boost intelligence gathering in the Pacific and expose Chinese corruption to protect democracy in the region, a leading academic says.

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Australia to donate dozens more bushmasters to Ukraine

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy at the NATO summit, announcing more military aid.

Lack of NATO timetable for Ukraine 'absurd': Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has criticised the absence of a timetable for his country's bid to join NATO as "unprecedented and absurd".

'Climate club' entry to lift emissions ambition

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia's entry into a German-led "climate club", which some groups say will push the nation to do more on emissions cuts.

Ukraine on NATO membership offensive ahead of summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged NATO leaders to take concrete steps toward Ukrainian membership.

Albanese bound for Europe and talks on Ukraine, economy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has left for talks in Germany and Lithuania as European leaders seek Indo-Pacific views on global security and war in Ukraine.

PM flags Zelenskiy meet amid calls to lift Ukraine help

The prime minister has flagged plans to meet with Ukraine's leader as pressure builds on Australia to provide more support against Russia's invasion.

China warns Australia to hand over activist 'fugitives'

China has told countries harbouring Hong Kong activists to stop providing a safe haven after arrest warrants were issued for two Australian residents.

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