Chinese tourism to Australia still in the doldrums after pandemic travel bans
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Category : Australian foreign policy
Prominent Australians urge Albanese government to adopt activist middle power role to head off war between US and China
Statement signed by former foreign ministers, a Nobel laureate and academics outlines anxieties about possibility of conflict in Indo-Pacific region Bob Carr and Gareth Evans:...
Police on alert for potential violence at Eritrean festival in Melbourne
Supporters of the African nation’s dictatorial regime have clashed with opponents in the diaspora at similar events in other countries Australian federal police and government...
Albanese to echo Whitlam as he prays for a good harvest in Xi talks
The prime minister will visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Monday morning before a significant meeting with China’s president, Xi Jinping Follow our...
A new chapter: how China sees Albanese’s ‘ice-breaking’ state visit
Chinese state media have previously viewed Australia’s actions as blindly following the US. Does a resumption of dialogue signal a change? Get our morning and...
Australia and China suspend WTO wine tariff dispute before Anthony Albanese’s trip to Beijing
Countries agree to halt World Trade Organization dispute pending outcome of China’s ‘expedited review’ of duties imposed on Australian wine in 2020 Follow our Australia...
Nationals accuse Labor of ‘hypocrisy’ over response to scathing APVMA report – as it happened
This blog is now closed ‘Serious and systemic issues’: CEO and board chair resign amid scathing review of pesticides regulator Get our morning and afternoon...
Albanese urged to cancel China trip as Hong Kong vows to pursue exiled democracy activists ‘for life’
Labor warns it will not tolerate foreign interference on Australian soil as it vows to protect free speech Follow our Australia news live blog for...
Australia news live updates: RBA hits pause on interest rates but homeowners warned to ‘buckle up’ for further hikes
Central bank leaves official cash rate unchanged at 4.1%. Follow live RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank of Australia leaves official cash rate steady at 4.1%...
Kidnapped Australian Dr Ken Elliott released by al-Qaida in Africa after seven-year fight for freedom
Penny Wong says the 88-year-old Perth man, who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2016, has been reunited with his family Follow our Australia news...
