‘Godsend’:Australia wins support for policing pact to counter China

‘Godsend’:Australia wins support for policing pact to counter China

Anthony Albanese has locked in support for a far-ranging Pacific policing pact designed to counter China’s growing security presence in the region.

  • byMatthew Knott

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Chinese spy plane breaches Japan’s airspace

Chinese spy plane breaches Japan’s airspace

Japan lodged a formal protest with the Chinese government,summoning the Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese embassy in Tokyo.

  • byLisa Visentin
After being grounded ‘Airbus Albo’ readies for take-off
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After being grounded ‘Airbus Albo’ readies for take-off

The idea that international travel is a prime ministerial luxury,akin to a relaxing holiday,is a tabloid trope of the most juvenile kind.

  • byMatthew Knott
Australia looks to sideline China in ‘far-reaching’ Pacific policing deal

Australia looks to sideline China in ‘far-reaching’ Pacific policing deal

Australian officials hope the ambitious Pacific-wide policing pact will help stymie Beijing’s energetic efforts to gain a security foothold in the region.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘Networking in the nude is better’:The benefits of sauna diplomacy

‘Networking in the nude is better’:The benefits of sauna diplomacy

The Diplomatic Sauna Society,as the gatherings are now called,is now a coveted invitation in Washington.

  • byAlyson Krueger
‘Stupid,reckless’:Keating,Pelosi trade barbs over Taiwan

‘Stupid,reckless’:Keating,Pelosi trade barbs over Taiwan

Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi says Paul Keating’s description of the self-governing island as “Chinese real estate” was a “stupid statement”.

  • byMatthew Knott
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This former Pentagon official could serve in a Trump administration. He has thoughts on Australia
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This former Pentagon official could serve in a Trump administration. He has thoughts on Australia

Elbridge Colby is a self-proclaimed “big fan” of Australia. When it comes to nuclear-powered submarines,he has changed his mind.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Australian travellers to finally get expedited entry into US

Australian travellers to finally get expedited entry into US

Penny Wong said today’s milestone would deepen the links between the two countries “and make it easier to foster greater commercial ties” between Australia and the US.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Israel accuses Wong of ‘misrepresenting’ aid worker deaths report

Israel accuses Wong of ‘misrepresenting’ aid worker deaths report

Israeli officials were especially incensed that the foreign affairs minister described the April killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers as an “intentional strike”.

  • byMatthew Knott
Trump v Rudd:who’d win,the master of the barb or the prince of persuasion?
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Trump v Rudd:who’d win,the master of the barb or the prince of persuasion?

Kevin Rudd may have called him “nuts”,but a re-elected Donald Trump would learn the former PM is a crafty diplomat,not easily intimidated.

  • byDavid Livingstone
Vietnam’s most powerful leader dies leaving no obvious successor

Vietnam’s most powerful leader dies leaving no obvious successor

Vietnam’s Communist Party’s Nguyen Phu Trong presided over his country’s transformation and reshaped its leadership with his “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign.

  • bySui-Lee Wee