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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.

Pacific aid to enforce climate, gender equality targets

Pacific aid to enforce climate, gender equality targets

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.

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.

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Social media giants on notice over foreign cyber threat

Social media giants on notice over foreign cyber threat

An inquiry into foreign interference being conducted through social media said big stick regulation is needed to protect Australians against online threats.

US to help Australia build guided missiles by 2025

US to help Australia build guided missiles by 2025

The United States is "racing" to accelerate Australia's access to priority military weapons and will help the local production of guided missiles.

US bond watertight as PM hoses down cracks in subs deal

US bond watertight as PM hoses down cracks in subs deal

Anthony Albanese has watered down concerns cracks may emerge in the AUKUS partnership as a group of US Republicans criticise the deal in Congress.

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.

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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.

Not impossible: UK looks to British troops in Darwin

Not impossible: UK looks to British troops in Darwin

Not impossible: UK looks to British troops in Darwin

Not impossible: UK looks to British troops in Darwin

A British minister says the potential stationing of troops in Australia is a regular topic of conversation despite no official proposal being made.

Imprisoned former US navy pilot's fate remains in limbo

Imprisoned former US navy pilot's fate remains in limbo

Imprisoned former US navy pilot's fate remains in limbo

Imprisoned former US navy pilot's fate remains in limbo

Former US Marines pilot Daniel Duggan will remain in an Australian prison for at least a few more months ahead of findings that could prevent his extradition.

US army mulls stationing watercraft Down Under

US army mulls stationing watercraft Down Under

US army mulls stationing watercraft Down Under

US army mulls stationing watercraft Down Under

A top US army brigadier general in the Pacific says America could step in and help plug gaps in Australia's ability to transport land vehicles in a conflict.

Chinese spy ships eye naval drills off Australian coast

Chinese spy ships eye naval drills off Australian coast

Chinese spy ships eye naval drills off Australian coast

Chinese spy ships eye naval drills off Australian coast

As Talisman Sabre exercises are held off Australia's coastline, Chinese ships will monitor the multinational military drill.

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

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

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

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.

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Chalmers meets with Chinese counterpart at G20 summit

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has met with his Chinese counterpart Liu Kun, further thawing the diplomatic freeze and stabilising the two nations' relationship.

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.

Freed democracy activist knew family would not give up

As retired Sydney baker Chau Van Kham passed time watching lizards in a Vietnamese prison, he knew people back home were fighting tirelessly for his release.

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".

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Albanese lays down the bottom line for EU trade deal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese insists he won't sign a European Union trade agreement without improved access to the common market for Australian farmers.

Aussie democracy activist Kham freed from Vietnam jail

Chau Van Kham, a retired baker and pro-democracy activist from Sydney, has been released after spending four years in jail in Vietnam.

China, Solomon Islands announce strategic partnership

A plan for police co-operation between the Solomon Islands and China were among the agreements signed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in Beijing.

Australia sends RAAF aircraft to assist Ukraine efforts

Australia will assist Ukraine by sending a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to help protect logistics hubs within European airspace.

New Zealand pushes back on Pacific-wide free movement

Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni says New Zealand is currently unable to consider pleas from the Pacific for free movement in the region.

Australia to ease visa rules to boost Indonesian ties

Visa rules have been loosened for Indonesian business travellers, following talks between Anthony Albanese and Joko Widodo in Sydney.

Foreign interference laws could head off HK crackdown

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has flagged the use of foreign interference laws following a Hong Kong decision to target democracy campaigners.

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