Chinese Australians must not be blamed for China’s policies

Chinese Australians must not be blamed for China’s policies

We must defend our open and tolerant society,which is our trump card in relations with China.

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Writer of Bryant film:'Evil repeats itself if we don’t shine a light on it'

Writer of Bryant film:'Evil repeats itself if we don’t shine a light on it'

Shaun Grant said he knew the film would be controversial but his motivation was to consider why mass shootings happen and how gun control can prevent them.

  • byKarl Quinn andRachel Clun
'If you make China the enemy,China will be the enemy':Beijing's fresh threat to Australia

'If you make China the enemy,China will be the enemy':Beijing's fresh threat to Australia

A deliberately leaked Chinese government document has laid out 14 disputes aimed at pressuring the Morrison government to reverse Australia’s position on key policies.

  • byJonathan Kearsley,Eryk Bagshaw andAnthony Galloway
'We'll be in the dog house for years':Former spy boss says MPs inflaming China relations

'We'll be in the dog house for years':Former spy boss says MPs inflaming China relations

Former spy chief Dennis Richardson has warned bitter domestic politics is inflaming the nation's deteriorating relationship with Beijing.

  • byRob Harris andAnthony Galloway
Chinese Ambassador's Nazi jibe about Liberal MP'unhelpful':Marise Payne

Chinese Ambassador's Nazi jibe about Liberal MP'unhelpful':Marise Payne

Marise Payne says the Chinese ambassador likening Liberal senator Eric Abetz's tactics to Nazi propaganda does not help debate of the Foreign Relations Bill.

  • byAnthony Galloway
I was born in Australia. Why do I need to renounce the Chinese Communist Party?

I was born in Australia. Why do I need to renounce the Chinese Communist Party?

An Australian-born academic says he was insulted to be confronted at a Senate hearing on Wednesday and asked to condemn China's ruling party.

  • byOsmond Chiu
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Liberal senators put Port of Darwin sale on agenda of veto power inquiry

Liberal senators put Port of Darwin sale on agenda of veto power inquiry

The 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese-owned company will be scrutinised by a parliamentary inquiry into the Morrison government’s foreign veto power legislation.

  • byAnthony Galloway
China dismisses concerns over human rights abuses tarnishing Winter Olympics

China dismisses concerns over human rights abuses tarnishing Winter Olympics

China's Foreign Ministry says many countries approve of its actions,rejecting calls that it should be stripped of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Immodest marketing for promised stimulus spend
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Immodest marketing for promised stimulus spend

The government has been dragged kicking and screaming into a fiscal response by coronavirus but the PM is still spinning about the vanishing budget surplus.

Public servant destroyed notes about meeting over'sports rorts'spreadsheet

Public servant destroyed notes about meeting over'sports rorts'spreadsheet

A top government official has revealed she destroyed her records of a late-night meeting about a $100 million sport funding program.

  • byDavid Crowe andNick Bonyhady
Angus Taylor staffer turns up in key ACT Libs position

Angus Taylor staffer turns up in key ACT Libs position

It's the latest wheeze in the long-running saga involving Energy Minister Angus Taylor,Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore and the whodunit of a forged council document.

  • byKylar Loussikian andSamantha Hutchinson