Australians feel less safe,increasingly distrustful of China,disappointed in the US and fear the economy is about to tank - but there is some good news.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has hit out at China and Russia for deliberately spreading disinformation during the coronavirus pandemic.
The liberal democratic values that many Hong Kongers uphold – and are theoretically guaranteed in the city’s mini-constitution – are an inexorable threat to China’s repressive Marxist-Leninist political system.
Experts says Australia's climate roadmap has no clear targets or policy and is not a strategy.
The shadow of the coronavirus pandemic hangs over the launch of the National People's Congress - a showcase for President Xi Jinping's plans for prosperity.
The former foreign minister said Australia's push for a global review also needed to include other countries'handling of the global pandemic.
A threat from China's ambassador of an Australian boycott could cost billions in lost trade in agriculture,tourism and higher education.
Papua New Guinea has recorded its eighth COVID-19 case,sparking concerns about a potential hidden outbreak just as the country looks to ease restrictions.
A second Chinese property company based in Sydney flew more than 80 tonnes of medical supplies on a corporate jet to Wuhan in late February,at the time coronavirus was devastating the regional city.
Australia has been urged to take a lead role in calming hostilities between China and Taiwan,with a think tank warning a major conflict in the region could trigger an Australian recession.
There were 8248 think tanks in the world last year,including 42 in Australia. What do they do? How? And for whom?