Australia will continue its strong stance towards China under a revamped ministry unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Outgoing WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has used his last parliamentary speech to lash"commentators and some elected representatives"for attacking China.
Australia's peak Muslim group has joined with Liberal MP Andrew Hastie to condemn the Chinese government for its persecution of Uighurs in the remote Xinjiang province.
China's acting consul-general in Perth has praised Western Australia as playing a leading role in China-Australia relations.
China is pushing hundreds of thousands of Tibetans into forced labour camps as a campaign to strip Beijing of the Winter Olympics gains momentum.
Parliament's intelligence and security committee has handed down a long-awaited report on risks to press freedom.
Labor's defence spokesman has accused the Morrison government of letting"fringe dwellers"damage Australia's relationship with its biggest trading partner.
A group of federal MPs and the presidents of the two major political parties were due to travel to China on a trip partly paid for by the Chinese government.
Authorities are engaging in the mass sterilisation of Uighur women with three or more children to curb Muslim population,says report.
The senior army officer in charge of Australia’s special forces admitted during an extraordinary confidential briefing to dozens of troops at SAS headquarters that some elite soldiers had committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Liberal MPs across the country are backing changes to allow workers to tap into their superannuation balances to buy a first home.