More Australian fruit is expected to enter the Chinese market after Beijing updated the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) lists for the first time since 2020, allowing more stone fruit, mangoes, cherries and citrus to reach Chinese consumers. This comes after representatives from Australia’s Department of Agriculture and China’s…

Foreign spies are posing as diplomats or reporters to engage and influence journalists, says Australia’s domestic spy chief Mike Burgess. In his wide-ranging Annual Threat Assessment speech, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) also revealed his agency recently disrupted a “hive of spies” implanted in society for many years. “I am telling…

Australia will host a key upcoming international naval exercise for the first time as the government hails the strength of its relationship with India. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed the defence operation as Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen stressed the need for greater regional security in clean energy supply chains. For the past…

Australian Minister for Trade Don Farrell recently stated that Australia is committed to lifting its ban on AUD$20 billion (approx. $ 13.9 billion) worth of trade with China after the Chinese ambassador stated that China would lift the ban on coal imports from Australia. This comes as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) attempts to improve…

Australia’s opposition leader Peter Dutton says that while he supports Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the centre-right coalition is staying “realistic” about what China is doing. It comes after Albanese met with Xi earlier in the week and raising a host of issues with Beijing, from Xinjiang’s human rights issues…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned the country’s exporters that it may take a long time before China removes its $20 billion (US$13.5 billion) trade sanctions on Australia. The warning comes after the Albanese met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali. Speaking at…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned the country’s exporters that it may take a long time before China removes its $20 billion (US$13.5 billion) trade sanctions on Australia. The warning comes after the Albanese met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali. Speaking at…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there will be no preconditions for a meeting with Chinese officials while noting ongoing problems with Beijing’s trade sanctions against Australian goods. Speaking at a press conference in Sydney on Oct. 11, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia welcomed any exchange with China. “What I’ve said about China is that…

Australia’s new Air Force Chief has announced that Australia will continue surveillance missions in the South China Sea despite Beijing’s recent dangerous interception of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft. This is the first time Air Marshal Robert Chipman, the head of the RAAF, spoke to the media since taking up his post last…

Nearly 90 percent of Australians do not trust China, a leading Australian think tank expert revealed in a foreign policy speech. Michael Fullilove AM, the executive director of the Lowy Institute, spoke at the National Press Club on June 22 about the foreign policy and security challenges facing Australia’s new government. Fullilove shared in his…