A letter written by Mr Yang is a clarion call for Chinese civil society to hold fast under excruciating pressure,but it is not only addressed to China.
A secret letter written by the detained Australian writer includes an impassioned plea to his supporters to keep fighting for democracy in China.
The Defence Minister said China's actions in the South China Sea had hurt the country's image.
One development within China is likely to provide a clue to Yang Hengjun being swooped up by secret police as he arrived in Guangzhou.
Human rights groups have attacked Australia for continuing to directly fund the military in Myanmar,despite other nations withdrawing funding because of its links to widespread human rights abuses.
Defence Minister Christopher Pyne says the government has ironed out its major disagreements with French submarine builder Naval Group and will finally sign an overarching contract early next year to build the new fleet.
Scott Morrison needed something to spin as a win on the last day of Parliament in 2018,and he would do whatever it took,even if it showed he wasn't governing.
Veteran Liberal Christopher Pyne designed bloody-minded tactics to disrupt a Labor government. Now he's dodging a return serve,all but cancelling Parliament.
"I always wanted to be a fashion model. But I don't think an Akubra would fit,"the Liberal Party MP told Fairfax Media.
Leader of the house Christopher Pyne sent out an email notifying journalists of the parliamentary sitting calendar for 2019. There were lots of blank spaces in it.
Australia will buy at least a dozen armed drones in a major step towards a future in which air strikes are increasingly carried out remotely.