Asia

South China SeaAus-Japan join forces against Chinese coercion

Scott Morrison and the Japanese Prime Minister have spoken about their concerns over China’s ‘education camps’ in Xinjang and its behaviour in the South China Sea.

Sarah Ison

FireballUnited Airlines, Japan ground P&W-powered Boeing 777s

United Airlines has grounded 24 Pratt and Whitney powered Boeing 777s pending an investigation into a dramatic incident which saw an engine catch fire and debris strewn across a Denver neighbourhood.

Geoffrey Thomas

Facebook uproar‘Mark Zuckerberg acting like North Korean dictator’

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is behaving like North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un by blocking news in Australia, Mark McGowan has said, as he called on the United States to intervene.

Peter Law & Josh Zimmerman

How it startedWHO delivers COVID-19 origin investigation report

A World Health Organization investigation in China found that the coronavirus most likely jumped to humans through an animal host or frozen wildlife products that carried the pathogen.

‘Supplying state secrets’China formally charges Australian TV host with spying

Australian citizen and TV host Cheng Lei has been officially arrested in China on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas.

Sarah Ison

Tragedy in HimalayasFlood deaths in India after glacier breaks

A Himalayan glacier has broken and crashed into an Indian dam, with up to 150 people feared dead as floods forces villagers downstream to evacuate.

Devjyot Ghoshal and Saurabh Sharma

Trade war game planDan Tehan prepares to play the long game with China

Trade Minister Dan Tehan has revealed he has written to China’s new commerce minister in a bid to restart dialogue and stress Australia’s commitment to a constructive trade and economic relationship.

Annabel Hennessy

‘Inflammatory behaviour’Labor: ‘Anti-China’ Christensen must be sacked

Labor are calling on Scott Morrison to sack Nationals MP George Christensen from chair of the trade and investment committee after he made a series of anti-China statements on social media.

Annabel Hennessy

‘Legends never die’Tributes flow for ‘surfing legend’ found dead in Bali

Friends of Perth surfer Taras Mulik, found dead on a Kuta beach in Bali yesterday, have paid tribute to a ‘legend’ who was ‘gone too soon’.

David Johns & Ondy Harvard

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‘No place for this rubbish’
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Cricket fans’ racism shows how far we still have to go

The alleged racism incident at the SCG yesterday has highlighted that while as a country we have come a long way in addressing the issue, this ugly behaviour still unfortunately exists in our society.

Aviation disasterIndonesian plane missing with 57 passengers on board

An Indonesian airliner is missing and is believed to have crashed shortly after take-off from Jakarta’s international airport.

Cindy Wockner and Komang Erviani

‘Wartime mode’China locks down 11 million in COVID fight

The city of Shijiazhuang in northern China has barred its 11 million residents from leaving in a bid to curb its biggest rise in infections since July.

‘Evil conspiracy’Alleged Bali bombing mastermind Abu Bakar Bashir free

Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings, has been freed from prison in Indonesia and is on his way home.

Cindy Wockner and Komang Erviani

North KoreaKim Jong Un thanks people in rare New Year’s cards

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked the public for their trust and support ‘in the difficult times’ and wished them happiness and good health in his first New Year’s Day cards sent to his people.

Pandemic reportingChina jails journo for Wuhan virus reports

A Chinese court has handed a four-year jail term to a citizen-journalist who reported from the city of Wuhan.

Trade tensionsChina accuses Australia of ‘playing the victim’

A Chinese Foreign Ministry says the superpower is is “not aware” of the bans on Australian coal reported by its own media yesterday.

Sarah Ison

Sky-high pricesChina could scrutinise WA iron ore as prices soar

With iron ore prices at $US160 a tonne, threatening the profitability of steel mills, the China Iron & Steel Association wants regulators to start cracking down on imports to find any ‘wrongdoing’.

Sean Smith

Seafood bonanzaChina move sees WA get cheap lobster for Christmas

China’s loss will be WA’s gain this Christmas, with fresh, cheap crays set to hit the market after commercial fishers were given the green light to sell more produce from the back of their boats.

Joe Spagnolo

‘Simplistic and near-sighted’US Ambassador slams Australia's relationship with China

The outgoing US Ambassador to Australia has used one of his last public appearances to take aim at Australia’s relationship with China.

Jenna Clarke

China trade disputeBirmo lashes China as lamb suppliers banned

The Federal Government is becoming ‘increasingly concerned’ about the escalating trade war with Beijing, as China moves to block imports from two Australian lamb suppliers.

Sarah Ison

‘Veto powers’Controversial foreign relations bill passes final test

Australia’s Foreign Minister has been granted the power to block or cancel deals between State Governments or universities and foreign agencies posing a threat to national security.

Sarah Ison

Sensational claimsAustralia ‘could have brought COVID into Wuhan’: China

China has claimed COVID-19 didn’t start in Wuhan, but was carried into the notorious wet market from Australia and other countries via frozen food.

Sarah Ison

Tariff turnaroundEnd in sight for China’s Aussie wine penalties?

A spokesman for China’s Commerce Ministry has given the first indications of how long hefty wine tariffs on Aussie wines will last as trade tensions show no sign of easing.

Out of recessionChina ‘will not derail’ Australia’s economic recovery

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has labelled the deteriorating trade relationship with China as ‘serious’ but says it will not derail Australia’s economic recovery.

Lanai Scarr