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The world's sixth largest country, Australia is a regional power in Asia that has a sometimes troubled relationship with its largest trading partner, China. Canberra began to pull away from Beijing in 2018 due to concerns over Chinese influence on Australian society and politics, as well as disputes over the South China Sea. The global Covid-19 pandemic that began in China in 2019 caused further tensions after Australia called for an independent investigation into the disease's origins.
As some choose to emigrate to Australia, Britain and Canada, Hong Kong must be reminded of its resilience and make its case as a destination to attract and retain talent.
Emmanuel, who was slashed in the head and chest during the attack at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church, said he was recovering quickly.
Washington should offer ‘alternatives to what our competitors are offering’, says Foreign Relations committee chair, referring to Beijing’s advances.
No stranger to controversy on social media, Australia-born Adams is known as ‘Alpha Male’ and regularly speaks about politics and his support for Trump, what it means to be American and his love of meat
The 80-page document unveiled on Wednesday explicitly calls out ‘China’s coercive tactics in pursuit of its strategic objectives’. Australia’s optimistic assumptions for the post-Cold War era ‘are long gone’, the defence minister said.
Geopolitics looms large over the polls in Solomon Islands, where Beijing and Washington have been vying for influence for years. But for voters just struggling to make ends meet, Wednesday’s election may be decided by issues much closer to home.
Australian police said Monday’s attack at an Assyrian Christian church in Sydney was motivated by suspected religious extremism.
Daniel Kritenbrink and Sarah Beran are meeting Chinese officials to maintain ‘open lines of communication’, State Department says.
Social media footage show the man approaching a cleric at the altar identified as the bishop and appearing to stab him repeatedly in the head and upper body.
Bruce Lehrmann, a staff member in a previous government, brought a defamation suit against Australian media company Network Ten after it aired an interview with his accuser in 2021.
The last of Joel Cauchi’s six victims was identified on Monday as Yixuan Cheng, a young Chinese woman who was a student. Police say the killer appeared to target women.
A torrent of Chinese aid and investment has flowed into the Pacific nation during Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s five years at the helm. He seeks re-election this week.
The government’s ongoing public-sector job cuts have resulted in the worst-ever employment market, recruiters say.
The archipelago, one of the world’s least-developed countries, is the unlikely focal point of a diplomatic scramble pitting a rising China against Western rivals.
Zero Co’s Mike Smith and his team of volunteers went viral after they scooped up 147,000kg of garbage from the Taguig-Pateros River.
Inspector Amy Scott was in the shopping centre while the attack unfolded and confronted the man after being directed towards him by onlookers.
Some 14,000 Japanese were granted working holiday visas in Australia in fiscal 2022-23, the highest number in Australian government data going back to 2001.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese called the officer who shot the culprit a hero. A nine-month-old baby was reported to be among those targeted, with the infant’s mother said to be among the dead.
The relationship between the two Asian giants is already ‘complex and delicate’, despite their intertwined economies.
The WikiLeaks founder is battling extradition from Britain to the US, where he is wanted on criminal charges over the release of confidential US military records and diplomatic cables in 2010.
Canberra insists the Aukus submarines are being acquired to strengthen Australia’s defence, and maintain that the nation will have sovereignty over the vessels.
Fumio Kishida says that in areas like semiconductors, AI, quantum computing and biotech, it is ‘increasingly important for the two countries to build resilience’ as the two allies work to counterbalance China.
Tokyo’s involvement would be limited to cooperation on developing advanced technologies, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday.
The military alliance should also consider recruiting South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, according to former Nato supreme allied commander James Stavridis.