Dan Tehan to take over as Trade Minister amid escalating dispute with China

Dan Tehan to take over as Trade Minister amid escalating dispute with China

Australia will continue its strong stance towards China under a revamped ministry unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

  • byAnthony Galloway

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'China's not perfect,but who is?':Outgoing WA Treasurer lashes attacks on'our major trading partner'

'China's not perfect,but who is?':Outgoing WA Treasurer lashes attacks on'our major trading partner'

Outgoing WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has used his last parliamentary speech to lash"commentators and some elected representatives"for attacking China.

  • byNathan Hondros andPeter de Kruijff
'Proud Australian tradition of calling out the bully':Islamic leaders praise Andrew Hastie over plight of Uighurs

'Proud Australian tradition of calling out the bully':Islamic leaders praise Andrew Hastie over plight of Uighurs

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.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Beijing praises WA for leading in Australia-China relations

Beijing praises WA for leading in Australia-China relations

China's acting consul-general in Perth has praised Western Australia as playing a leading role in China-Australia relations.

  • byAnthony Galloway
China forces 500,000 Tibetans into labour camps

China forces 500,000 Tibetans into labour camps

China is pushing hundreds of thousands of Tibetans into forced labour camps as a campaign to strip Beijing of the Winter Olympics gains momentum.

  • byAnthony Galloway andEryk Bagshaw
Press freedom inquiry recommends higher standard for warrants but rejects media demands

Press freedom inquiry recommends higher standard for warrants but rejects media demands

Parliament's intelligence and security committee has handed down a long-awaited report on risks to press freedom.

  • byFergus Hunter
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'Fringe dwellers':Marles says Labor won't let backbench MPs dictate China policy

'Fringe dwellers':Marles says Labor won't let backbench MPs dictate China policy

Labor's defence spokesman has accused the Morrison government of letting"fringe dwellers"damage Australia's relationship with its biggest trading partner.

  • byAnthony Galloway
MPs were due to visit China on trip partly funded by Beijing

MPs were due to visit China on trip partly funded by Beijing

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.

  • byAnthony Galloway
UK companies urged to review China supply chains amid'demographic genocide'claims

UK companies urged to review China supply chains amid'demographic genocide'claims

Authorities are engaging in the mass sterilisation of Uighur women with three or more children to curb Muslim population,says report.

  • byLatika Bourke
Special forces chief acknowledges war crimes,blames'poor moral leadership'

Special forces chief acknowledges war crimes,blames'poor moral leadership'

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.

  • byNick McKenzie andChris Masters
Liberal MPs back proposal for first-home buyers to access superannuation

Liberal MPs back proposal for first-home buyers to access superannuation

Liberal MPs across the country are backing changes to allow workers to tap into their superannuation balances to buy a first home.

  • byJennifer Duke