Australia says Chinese naval vessel sailing off its western coast an ‘act of aggression’
Incident is the latest sign of tension between Canberra and Beijing, who have been embroiled in a diplomatic and trade spat
Aid reaches Tonga as telephone lines restored after devastating volcano
Restoration of drinking water ‘extremely high priority’ amid clean-up operation
China invading Taiwan would be ‘emergency’ for Tokyo, says Abe
Former PM says ‘a military adventure is the road to economic suicide’ for Beijing
Words fly between Canberra and Paris over ruptured submarine contract
Australian PM says French ‘should have known’ country’s misgivings about submarine capabilities
Australia defends scrapping French submarine deal
Macron due to speak with Biden ‘in the next few days’ over contract row, says Paris
Covid-19: Soldiers patrol Sydney to enforce stay-at-home rules
Lockdown extended in Brisbane as Australia struggles to contain Delta variant
China hits back at chorus of criticism over handling of coronavirus
Beijing mounting ‘no-holds-barred’ diplomatic effort to stem growing calls for compensation
‘The scale and fury of these fires in Australia is almost unimaginable’
Three people have died and more than 150 houses destroyed as bushfires spread through the country
Outcry as Australian police raid national broadcaster ABC
ABC alleged to have published classified material, while News Corp offices also raided
Australia strips suspected Islamic State militant of citizenship
Neil Prakash (27) is a threat to Asia-Pacific region, says government
As much of the world turns right, Australia turns left
The public mood has shifted over refugee children on Nauru island. Politics will follow
Australian government senators back ‘okay to be white’ motion
Labor Party, the Greens and crossbenchers combine to vote down the statement
Australian PM threatens strawberry saboteurs with 15 years in jail
Scott Morrison announces new penalties amid fruit scare blamed mostly on copycat hoaxers
The minister, the au pairs and McLachlan, MacLachlan and Maclachlan
The future of Australia’s home affairs minister is in doubt as it emerges that he intervened in the cases of three women held in detention
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