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A record spill from the Wyangala Dam in NSW is about to smash its way through the Central West, and WA Premier Mark McGowan will hold crisis talks about the reported abhorrent treatment of child detainees in his state.

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Face time with Xi Jinping 'a successful outcome', says Anthony Albanese ahead of talks with China's president

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese believes securing face time with the Chinese President Xi Jinping is a sign of success, after six years in the diplomatic freezer.

ABC News

Cheng Lei: Australian PM asks China to give journalist detained in Beijing access to her children

Chen Lei’s access to her family is ‘virtually nonexistent,’ her partner says

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Australia urges China to allow detained mom to speak to kids

Australia’s prime minister has urged China to allow detained Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei to make her first contact with her children in more than two years

The Independent UK

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

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.

Reuters

Taiwanese independence advocates will be 'punished', says Chinese ambassador

China's ambassador to Australia warns that Taiwanese people advocating full independence from the mainland will be "punished" according to Chinese law, speaking in an interview with the ABC's 7.30 program.

ABC News

Chinese ambassador would ‘love’ to see Anthony Albanese meet Xi Jinping without preconditions

Xiao Qian says Canberra and Beijing have ‘good momentum but we need to keep the momentum’

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Arbitrary detention risks 'here to stay'

A former senior Australian diplomat has warned of the growing need for more resources to meet the challenge of international arbitrary detention.

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Arbitrary detention risks ‘here to stay’

A former senior Australian diplomat has warned of the growing need for more resources to meet the challenge of international arbitrary detention.

Crikey

‘Basic’ justice needed for Cheng Lei: Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reiterated the government’s support for Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China for two years.

Crikey

Chinese ambassador to Australia says Beijing will use ‘all necessary means’ for Taiwan ‘unification’

Xiao Qian says reset of China-Australia relationship is possible and suggests Washington had turned Canberra against Beijing

The Guardian - AU

China ambassador tells Australian protesters ‘no such thing as absolute freedom’

Xiao Qian says there is no reason for China and Australia to be enemies as his address is interrupted by protests

The Guardian - AU

Bloomberg staffer detained in China was released earlier this year

A Bloomberg News staff member in China who was detained in late 2020 was released on bail early this year, according to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Washington that was dated last month and reported by the news organisation on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bloomberg News says 'encouraged' by reported bail for detained China staffer

Beijing (AFP) - Bloomberg News said Tuesday it was "encouraged" to learn that Chinese authorities had apparently released its employee Haze Fan on bail, more than a year after she was detained on suspected national security violations.

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China offers cash for reporting 'national security' threats

Beijing (AFP) - China will offer citizens as much as $15,000 in cash for reporting threats to "national security", state media reported, in Beijing's latest move to whip up fears of external foes.

The Independent UK

Detained Australian journalist ‘banned from speaking to family’ as health deteriorates in Chinese prison

Mother of two Cheng Lei was detained in 2020 and has now been refused even consular visits, her partner says

ABC News

The Loop: Cheng Lei's partner speaks out, four killed in Tulsa shooting, an emotional State of Origin call-up

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Journalist detained in China denied calls, partner says

The Australian partner of a journalist who has been detained in China for nearly two years says she is being denied the chance to speak with her family and consular staff, and her health is declining due to a poor prison diet

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Cheng Lei's partner Nick Coyle breaks his silence about her detention in China

The partner of detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei has broken his silence for the first time, revealing her consular access in China has been cut off.

AFP

Partner concerned for health of journalist detained in China

Sydney (AFP) - The partner of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei -- detained by Beijing authorities since August 2020 -- said he has serious concerns about her declining health behind bars in an interview aired Thursday.

The New Daily

Verdict delayed in secretive Beijing trial of Australian

A Chinese court has deferred its verdict in the closed-door trial of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who has been held in China since August 2020.

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Budget retort

Good morning, early birds. Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has promised a $2.5 billion aged care package in his budget reply, and Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was charged with spy offences in China, has had her verdict deferred after a secret one-day trial. It’s the news you need to know,…

AFP

Australian TV anchor has closed China trial on state secrets charges

Beijing (AFP) - The sentencing of Australian journalist Cheng Lei by a Chinese court over accusations of supplying state secrets overseas was deferred on Thursday, with Canberra decrying the trial of a woman detained for 18 months so far as "closed and opaque".

Reuters

Beijing court defers verdict at close of Cheng trial- Australia minister

The Beijing court where Australian journalist Cheng Lei went on trial on Thursday on charges of illegally providing state secrets overseas deferred its verdict at the end of proceedings, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement.

Evening Standard

Cheng Lei: Australian journalist on trial in Beijing for spy charge

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