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'Where have all you Australians gone?' Australia's shrinking role in cultural diplomacy

Almost all governments today support some funding towards promoting their international political and economic agendas through cultural activities overseas: commonly referred to as part of “cultural diplomacy” or “soft power”.

The Conversation

Australians leave expat life in Shanghai due to harsh COVID lockdown measures

Vivian and her family have left their expatriate life in Shanghai, where millions of people have been in strict lockdowns due to COVID-19. She says she is lucky to be able to escape, but many are still struggling to leave.

ABC News

Travel warning and DFAT discussions as Australia's cricket team prepares for tour to strife-torn Sri Lanka

Australia's cricketers have been briefed about the escalating political tension in Sri Lanka, as the team prepares for the men's team tour of the country next month.

ABC News

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Penny Wong says annual aid to Solomon Islands is 28 per cent lower on average under the Coalition than it was under Labor. Is she correct?

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong says the Coalition has spent 28 per cent less on development assistance to the Solomon Islands than Labor did when last in government. Is that correct?

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Passport delays and lack of flights for Aussies planning a European summer

Australians planning a summer in Europe are being warned of price hikes for limited flights and longer wait times for passport processing.

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Children undergo surgery after car crash in India that claimed the lives of parents

Two Adelaide children who survived a deadly car crash in India are said to be recovering well from surgery — but a family friend says they have not yet been told of the loss of their parents.

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Australians stuck in Shanghai's COVID lockdown beg consular officials to help them flee

Some Australians caught up in Shanghai's extreme five-week lockdown say the Australian government has done little to help its citizens in distress, and they're pleading with Canberra to arrange charter flights to get them home.

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Wife of Australian man jailed and believed tortured in Iraq criticises federal government's response

The wife of an Australian man suspected of being tortured in an Iraqi jail dismisses assurances from the Foreign Minister that her husband has not been forgotten by the federal government.

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Australia yet to eye Sino-Solomon pact

Australia doesn't have any more information about the Sino-Solomons pact after its "initialling" last week, the government's top foreign affairs official says.

AAP

Shanghai residents face food shortages as lockdown extended due to rising COVID-19 cases

The Chinese megacity where 26 million people are in an extended lockdown is facing a food supply shortage and residents' frustration is growing.

ABC News

Do you toss biodegradable plastic in the compost bin? Here’s why it might not break down

Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment. In Australia, 1.1 million tonnes of plastic is placed in the market, yet just 16% (179,000 tonnes) is recovered.

The Conversation

Diplomacy is essential to a peaceful world, so why did DFAT's funding go backwards in the budget?

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia faces “its most difficult and dangerous security environment” since the second world war. Labor leader Anthony Albanese has made similar comments.

The Conversation

Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy asks Australia to send armoured vehicles to help fight Russia

Ukrainian president’s address to federal parliament came after Scott Morrison called Vladimir Putin a ‘war criminal’ in strongest condemnation yet

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Budget 2022: the government spends big on its 'khaki election' strategy, but neglects diplomacy and other 'soft' power

The Morrison government has been signalling for some time that it wants the 2022 federal election to be a so-called “khaki election”: one big on defence and national security.

ABC News

Shane Warne: Thai police say woman allowed into ambulance with Australian cricketer's body did nothing against the law

Footage captured by the ABC on the ferry from Koh Samui exposes a startling lack of security surrounding the transportation of Shane Warne's body, but police say the woman who took flowers to the ambulance did not do anything against the law.

ABC News

Agriculture visa for foreign workers could be capped at 1,000 per country, DFAT says

Australia's new agriculture visa could initially be capped at 1,000 foreign workers despite expectations that it would recruit at least 10 times that number.

The Guardian - AU

Parliament debates character test bill – as it happened

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Ex-Australian embassy staff member charged by Thai police after cameras found in women's bathrooms in Bangkok mission

A former locally engaged staff member at Australia's embassy in Bangkok is charged by Thai police after spy cameras were discovered directed at women's showers and toilets inside the secure government building.

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Australians in Ukraine describe 'two different realities' as life continues amid threat of Russian invasion

For many people in Ukraine, life is continuing as normal, with some believing the West is "overreacting" to Russia's mobilisation of troops on its border. But analysts warn the threat of an invasion is real.

Newcastle Herald

DFAT urges Aussies to leave Ukraine amid invasion fears

The Australian government has urged citizens to get out of Ukraine immediately amid fear Russian invasion in imminent.

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