June
Australia criticises China for sea skirmish in sign tensions remain
Improved communications between the Australian and Chinese militaries will not reduce the likelihood of potentially dangerous confrontations, experts warn.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Australia's China challenge
Cheng Lei one day, PNG the next, zigzag diplomacy continues unabated
The circus of embassy staff trying to block vision of journalist Cheng Lei at a ceremony involving the visiting Chinese premier reinforces the difficulty of rebuilding relations with Beijing.
- Phillip Coorey
‘Doing justice to freedom’: ex-detainee Cheng Lei to make comedy debut
Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was freed eight months ago after being detained by China for three years, is making her stand-up debut in Melbourne.
- Gus McCubbing
February
- Opinion
- China relations
China plays hardball with Canberra on Yang sentence
Beijing is sending a message to the Albanese government that it is not going to get everything it wants by handing an Australian citizen a suspended death sentence.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
October 2023
- Opinion
- China relations
Labor’s return to diplomacy freed Cheng Lei
If Scott Morrison was still prime minister, the detained Chinese-Australia journalist would not be back home in Melbourne.
- Geoff Raby
China-Australia relationship improving, ambassador tells Vic Premier
China’s ambassador to Australia has told Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan the bilateral relationship is on the mend.
- Gus McCubbing