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Chinese woman becomes third person charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws
A Chinese citizen has been charged under Australia's foreign interference laws for allegedly collecting information about an ...
Australian Foreign Minister Wong says foreign interference not tolerated after Chinese woman arrested
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday that Australia would not tolerate surveillance of its community by foreign ...
PM accused of ‘weakness’ as China, Russia team up in the Indo-Pacific
The opposition says China and Russia are “testing” Australia with joint naval drills in the Western Pacific due to Anthony ...
China’s increased military might gives it new weapon in challenging global order
In the 1990s and 2000s, Chinese weapons systems and military equipment were seen as being little more than imitations of old ...
Australia funds Trafigura’s Nyrstar to counter China’s mineral dominance
Australia announced on Tuesday a financial aid package of A$135 million ($87.4 million) for two Nyrstar-owned smelters, a ...
The remote Australian port caught in a US-China security tussle
It also comes amid pressure from Washington, Canberra’s most important ally, to secure control of the port in northern ...
Inside the Australian port at the heart of China-US power struggle
Down a sandy, dirt road on the outskirts of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory lies one of the US and Australia’s most ...
Australia weighs price floor for critical minerals, boosting rare earths miners
Australia is considering setting a price floor to support critical minerals projects, including rare earths, Resources ...
Australia’s richest miner Gina Rinehart set for windfall as Canberra takes on China in critical minerals
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is one of the big winners from the Albanese government’s move to set a floor price for rare ...
China Fires Back at US Allies: 'Political Manipulation'-
British and Australian officials blasted China over a range of grievances, from Hong Kong to the South China Sea.
What is Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, the Australian religious organisation allegedly being spied on by China?
Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, which reportedly has millions of followers internationally, has been banned by the Chinese ...