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Australia's PM says journalist detained in China should have access to family

FILE PHOTO: Australian Ambassador to China Graham Fletcher speaks to a staff member at an entrance to the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, where Australian journalist Cheng Lei is expected to face trial on state secrets charges, in Beijing, China March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged the Chinese government on Wednesday to improve the treatment of an Australian journalist detained in China for two years and give her access to her children.

Accused of providing state secrets to a foreign government, Cheng Lei, 46, is still awaiting a Beijing court's verdict following a closed-door trial in March. Australian consular officials were blocked from attending the trial.

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