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Penny Wong to visit New Zealand, Solomon Islands amid concern over climate change, China security pact

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to New Zealand and Solomon Islands this week to discuss climate change and regional security, in her third visit to the Pacific since being sworn in last month.

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Australia's foreign minister Wong to travel to Solomon Islands amid concern over China security pact

Australia's foreign minister will travel to the Solomon Islands on Friday to meet with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare amid concern over the regional impact of a security deal between the Pacific islands nation and China.

Reuters

Foreign minister to visit Solomons, NZ

Penny Wong will make her first visits to New Zealand and the Solomon Islands as foreign minister as Australia continues to increase its focus on the Pacific.

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Australia raises concerns about ‘human rights abuses’ after failing to back US-led statement on Israel

Former foreign minister Gareth Evans says Albanese government’s decision to outline its own position sends ‘very clear message’

The Guardian - AU

Australia demands end to ‘unjustified trade strikes’ after China ends diplomatic freeze

Penny Wong says dialogue is in the interests of both countries but government will ‘always stand up for Australia’s values’

The Guardian - AU

China’s military buildup needs to be transparent: Australia

Richard Marles tells Al Jazeera China’s military build-up is the most ambitious since the end of World War II.

Al Jazeera

Australia, New Zealand unite on China's Pacific threat

Australia’s prime minister says after a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart that the two nations are in lockstep in their policies toward the Pacific islands, where China's influence is growing

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Morning mail: Nadesalingams release gives hope, Britons sentenced to death, the ‘triple La Niña’

Friday: Biloela to welcome family of Tamil asylum seekers as others look for an end to indefinite detention. Plus: tips to revive your social life

The Guardian - AU

Debate over 'brain drain' as Malaysia cheers election of Penny Wong, Sam Lim in Australia

Malaysians express pride as Penny Wong and Sam Lim are successful in the federal election, but some say it highlights a lack of opportunity for ethnic minorities in Malaysia.

ABC News

Pacific minnow wants to head Commonwealth

Commonwealth countries will vote on a new Secretary-General at CHOGM later this month, and Tuvalu is counting on Australia to support its candidate.

The New Daily

It is clear Australia’s voice is being heard in the region – and that’s in no small part due to Penny Wong

The foreign minister has exploded out of the blocks since Labor won the election. Her aspiration is to be a serious person in serious times

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand PM to visit Australian counterpart in Sydney

Australia’s new prime minister has held face-to-face meetings with the leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Indonesia during his hectic first two weeks in office

The Independent UK

Australian PM goes on bamboo bicycle ride with Indonesian president on his first visit to country

Mr Albanese took a bicycle ride with Indonesian president Joko Widodo prior to their formal talks

The Independent UK

It's great Albanese is in Indonesia, but Australia needs to do a lot more to reset relations. Here are 5 ways to start

A new Australian prime minister flying to Indonesia to “reset” relations is now so routine it would probably raise hackles in Jakarta if it didn’t happen.

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The Guardian - AU

Bicycle diplomacy: Anthony Albanese and Joko Widodo gear up for challenging times

The new Australian PM let the Indonesian leader set the pace on Monday as a palpable threat hangs over their shared region

Reuters

Australian PM signals stronger ties with Indonesia on security, climate

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heralded a deepened relationship with close neighbour Indonesia, pledging stronger cooperation on trade, security and climate change during his first bilateral visit on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

PM calls Putin’s actions ‘abhorrent’ after confirming he’ll attend G20 – as it happened

All the day’s developments as they unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese vows to strengthen Australia’s ties on official Indonesia visit

PM accompanied by senior ministers and business leaders as Labor’s regional diplomatic offensive continues amid growing China assertiveness

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seeks to reboot Australia's ties as he heads to Indonesia on first bilateral visit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's subtle arts of statesmanship and regional diplomacy will be on test as he seeks to solidify Australia's relations with Indonesia to counter China's influence in the region.

The New Daily

Renewing Indonesia relationship the truer test of Albanese’s diplomatic touch

Mr Albanese sets off with the stated aim of renewing relations with Indonesia, which has been at the centre of so many diplomatic ups-and-downs.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese talks with Timor-Leste leadership as he flies to Indonesia for official visit

Ahead of Jakarta trip, PM flagged push for deeper ties with neighbours while ‘recognising the challenges’ of China’s involvement in region

Reuters

Australia says Indonesia trip shows importance of bilateral relationship

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday his trip to Indonesia just over two weeks after he was elected showed the importance his new government places on ties between the two countries as it works to focus more on Southeast Asia.

Al Jazeera

What’s at stake as Australia’s Albanese visits Indonesia?

Indonesia-Australia relationship in spotlight as newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Jakarta.

The Guardian - AU

Richard Marles eyes meeting with US defence secretary at Singapore forum

Defence minister’s attendance at high-level security conference the latest in flurry of diplomatic activity by new Labor government

The Guardian - AU

‘We don’t need to be reactive’: New Zealand keeps faith in its foreign policy amid China Pacific push

Foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta accepts China has become more assertive in the region but says approach will remain essentially unchanged

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