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Rudd works room at Republican convention to shore up ‘Trumpified’ AUKUS deal

Anton Nilsson — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:22:38 +0000

Speaking to former US ambassador Joe Hockey at the Republican convention, Rudd told allies to 'chill' and not worry about Trump.

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Labor’s foot-dragging on Gaza atrocities leaves way open to Payman fiasco

Bernard Keane — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:34:08 +0000

Why should Labor Senator Fatima Payman not cross the floor when the government won't even stop funding the company that helped murder Zomi Frankcom?

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The Chinese premier wants Australia to look at the sun. We fear being blinded

Wanning Sun — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 23:54:55 +0000

Premier Li Qiang's visit to Australia has advocated 'shelving differences'. But the tensions between the two nations appear insurmountable within government and media alike.

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China’s premier is about to visit Australia for the first time in 7 years — what can we expect?

Melissa Conley Tyler — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:42:47 +0000

After the 'deep freeze' years, the visit will illustrate the value of diplomacy.

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Labor would prefer silence on Gaza amid confected outrage at the Greens

Bernard Keane — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 02:11:57 +0000

If Labor doesn't like the Greens' attacks on the government's stance on Gaza, perhaps it shouldn't hand nearly a billion dollars to an Israeli arms company.

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Protester to prime minister: A timeline of Albanese’s public stance on Palestine

Anton Nilsson — Wed, 29 May 2024 00:54:49 +0000

Anthony Albanese has criticised student protesters and reprimanded a junior senator for speaking out. But he was once an outspoken advocate too, attending a protest in 2000 where Israeli flags were burned and the US consulate stormed.

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Finally, the government has helped Julian Assange. Well, the Abbott government

Bernard Keane — Tue, 21 May 2024 01:36:50 +0000

Tony Abbott's campaign against asylum seekers has ended up playing an important role in Julian Assange's appeal against his extradition to the United States.

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Has the budget got a Donald Trump contingency plan?

Bernard Keane — Mon, 13 May 2024 01:07:07 +0000

The international economy faces the threat of major trade war if Donald Trump is elected. And things aren't much better under Joe Biden.

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Spies from the fascist Modi government upset a trite national security narrative

Bernard Keane — Wed, 01 May 2024 00:57:23 +0000

India's 'nest of spies' were in Australia doing exactly what Chinese spies are regularly accused of. When it's China, the media goes nuts — quite the contrast to yesterday's revelations.

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Meloni snubs Albanese as Italy prepares to host G7

Anton Nilsson — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:21:50 +0000

Australia is so far not one of the countries invited to be a guest at Italy's G7 summit, hosted by populist prime minister Giorgia Meloni.

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