New Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Beijing to drop its coercive trade restrictions before considering a reset of bilateral ties. “It is China that has imposed sanctions on Australia,” Albanese told reporters on June 13. “They need to remove those sanctions in order to improve relations between Australia and China.” The prime…
Beijing Told to Stop Economic Coercion Before Bilateral Ties With Australia Can Resume
June 14, 2022
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Australian Deputy Prime Minister Open to More Talks With China
June 13, 2022
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Australia is open to further diplomatic meetings with Beijing, with Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles indicating the door was still open to more discussions. Marles said there was a long way to go before regular communication with China restarted, but noted that resumption of ministerial talks was an important first step. The defence minister spoke…
Beijing Only Needs to “Win Once” in South Pacific Contest: Former Intelligence Agency Boss
June 12, 2022
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Australia needs to push China back “every time” in the South Pacific contest while Beijing only needs to win once to achieve its goal, warns the former head of Australia’s spy agency. The comment comes as Australia and China continue jostling for influence in the South Pacific, with Anthony Albanese recently making his first trip…
Australia’s New Government to Be ‘Respectful’ to Beijing: Defence Minister
June 12, 2022
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The new Australian centre-left Labor government will soften its language with China’s ruling communist party (CCP) to adopt a “respectful” tone, says new defence minister Richard Marles—implying a lack of respect from the former centre-right government, which was unabashed to call out the CCP’s bullying of Australia. Speaking in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue defence summit on…
Australia Was Close to Buying 2 Nuclear Subs From the US: Former Defence Minister
June 9, 2022
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The former defence minister and now-opposition leader Peter Dutton has revealed that the previous Australian government was close to approaching the United States to purchase two Virginia-class nuclear submarines as a stopgap measure before it could build its own vessels. Dutton urged the current Defence Minister Richard Marles to stay the course on AUKUS and…
Australian Ministers to Meet to Tackle Energy Crisis
Australian ministers at both state and federal levels will meet to address the energy crisis sweeping through the country. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the federal government would consider employing all possible measures to improve gas supplies across the east coast. “We’ll be meeting with the regulator (and) with our state counterparts in a…
‘Apocalyptic’ Energy Prices Create Perfect Storm for Australian Government
June 3, 2022
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“Apocalyptic” energy prices are testing the new Australian government with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese conceding there is little the federal government can do to alleviate the burgeoning crisis which has hit amid a winter polar vortex. Speaking to ABC Radio in Perth on June 3, Albanese blamed the current challenges of the local gas sector—which…
China Is Australia’s ‘Biggest Security Anxiety’: Australian Deputy Prime Minister
June 1, 2022
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Richard Marles, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister has said China is Australia’s “biggest security anxiety” as Beijing expands its influence among the Pacific island nations. Marles warned that China would “maintain an interest” in the Pacific, even though Beijing was forced to shelve a sweeping security and economic deal with 10 nations in the…
Australian Government to Push for An Increase in Minimum Wage
Newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will sign a letter to the Fair Work Commission on Friday pushing for an increase in the minimum wage. Speaking to the Australian BC Radio on Friday, Albanese said the letter would notify the Fair Work Commission of the government’s intent to lodge a formal submission on the…
Labor Deputy Leader Claims ‘Transparency’ Over Chinese Embassy Visits
May 13, 2022
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The Australian opposition’s deputy leader Richard Marles has been forced to explain his high number of visits to the Chinese Embassy over the past five years—more than the foreign minister—despite not holding the shadow foreign policy portfolio. Marles is alleged to have engaged with Chinese diplomats at least 10 times from 2017 despite deteriorating bilateral…
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