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Solomon Islands leader rejects poll offer

Australia has been accused of trying to wage "foreign interference" in the Solomon Islands after offering to fund an upcoming election.

AAP

McKim calls for Lowe to stand down – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Women have returned to PNG's parliament for the first time since 2017. These two MPs are reigniting calls for better representation

Papua New Guinea's recent election has delivered women to parliament for the first time in years, prompting calls for further action to improve gender representation.

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Penny Wong calls for quiet negotiations over gas project after Jose Ramos-Horta warns Timor Leste may turn to China

Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta has used a series of media interviews to warn that his country may turn to a Chinese company to fund a contentious gas project if the Australian government doesn't "intervene" and lean on Woodside.

ABC News

The Uighur Australian who got his family home after 1,338 days

Sadam Abdusalam never gave up the struggle to get his wife and son out of China and is telling their story in a book.

Al Jazeera

Australian FM warns East Timorese against Chinese debt

Australia’s foreign minister on a visit to East Timor is warning the nation against going into “unsustainable debt” to the Chinese on a major gas project

The Independent UK

United Nations report finds discriminatory detention in Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity

The long-awaited report from the UN's human rights office calls for an urgent international response over allegations of torture and other rights violations in Beijing's campaign to root out terrorism.

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Papua New Guinea hopes to have Australia security deal signed by end of year

Country’s foreign minister says China’s interest in the Pacific required a ‘strengthened’ PNG-Australia treaty

The Guardian - AU

Papua New Guinea wants security treaty with Australia - defence minister Marles

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday Papua New Guinea had proposed a security treaty between both countries amid increasing tensions in the Pacific islands after China struck a security pact with neighbouring Solomon Islands.

Reuters

Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko reveals plans for security agreement with Australia and potentially New Zealand

Australia and Papua New Guinea have strong security links, and while the two countries have never signed a formal treaty, the fact one is being considered may signal a desire to build a deeper defence relationship as China entrenches its power in the Pacific.

ABC News

Penny Wong visits PNG and Timor-Leste as expert warns neighbours are ‘playing the China card’

Foreign affairs minister met PNG leaders on Monday in Port Moresby and will continue to Timor-Leste on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Australia seeks 'closest possible relationship' with Papua New Guinea - FM

Australia wants the closest possible relationship with Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Monday, marking the new Labor government's first visit to its northern neighbour amid competition with China for influence.

Reuters

Foreign policy and the Albanese government’s first 100 days

The government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has just reached 100 days, a time to assess its performance.

The Conversation

Russia blocking nuclear progress: Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has chastised Russia for blocking progress at a United Nations nuclear non-proliferation conference.

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Myanmar nationals in Australia face passport limbo as calls for sanctions against military junta grow

Myanmar people opposed to the coup tell the ABC they fear renewing their passports at the embassy, which is loyal to the military, could expose and endanger their loved ones back home.

Newsroom.co.nz

Bridges on dear old Emfat

Simon Bridges on a history of the foreign office

The Guardian - AU

Ambassador’s fiery speech was the sound of China laying out terms that Australia has already declined

China’s rules of rapprochement unveiled in Canberra were: don’t squabble outdoors, don’t pick sides and don’t humiliate Beijing by failing to respect red lines

The Guardian - AU

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

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China’s response to Taiwan criticism points to rocky diplomatic road ahead

China has accused Australia of interference in its internal affairs by criticising its military drills in the straits of Taiwan.

AAP

China action of 'enormous concern': Marles

Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says Beijing's military build up is of enormous concern and is shaping the security of the region.

Reuters

Sherman, Australia's Wong reaffirm commitment to maintaining peace across Taiwan Strait

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong discussed China's recent actions and reaffirmed their countries' commitment to maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in a meeting on Monday, the U.S. State Department said.

ABC News

United States, Australia will 'watch very carefully' as China-Solomons pact takes shape, says US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman

United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reassured the Pacific region the Biden administration is watching closely as the security pact between China and the Solomon Islands takes shape, warning a military base on the islands would "create security concerns for all".

The Independent UK

China extends threatening military exercises against Taiwan

China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict

The Guardian - AU

Latvia urges Australia to support designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism

After meeting with Penny Wong, foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs says he will call on European Union to also support sanction

The Independent UK

Australia calls for cooling of Taiwan Strait tensions

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for a cooling of tensions after Beijing accused her of “finger-pointing” in her criticism of China’s military exercises in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

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