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Chinese dissident Feng Chongyi.

‘Ridiculous’: Hong Kong places bounty on Australian professor

An arrest warrant has been issued for the academic as authorities in Hong Kong pursue 19 overseas-based members of an unofficial pro-democracy group.

  • Jessica McSweeney

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Departing Labor staffers. Clockwise from top left: Lachlan McKenzie, Brigid Delaney, Katharine Murphy, Katie Connolly, Stela Todorovic, Lanai Scarr

Labor staffers could help change the nation. But there’s a reason they’re leaving

In the weeks since securing an election triumph, dozens of senior political staff with decades of experience have quit the Albanese government.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Nick Newling
Palestinians, including children, line up this week in Gaza City to receive food.

Overkill in Gaza: Penny Wong was right to call out Israel

In an issue as complex as the Israel-Palestine question, it should come as no surprise that Australia and like-minded nations should hold both sides to account.

  • Rodger Shanahan
A pro Palestine protest takes place on the lawns in front of Parliament House ahead of the opening of the 48th Parliament.

‘Immense frustration’: Labor base demands sanctions against Israel

Almost 80 Labor branches have passed motions calling for Australia to impose sanctions on the Netanyahu government and sever military ties with Israel.

  • Matthew Knott
Palestinians gather to collect humanitarian aid from a distribution point in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Sunday.

Penny Wong: Israel condemnation channels Australians’ ‘distress’ over Gaza

Penny Wong has sought to downplay a rift with the Trump administration after Australia joined a coalition of 28 nations calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.

  • Matthew Knott, Nick Newling and Angus Thompson
The council building of the Museum of Chinese in Australia, which has never opened its doors.

Inside the Chinatown museum that after four years and millions of dollars never opened

Scuffed walls, exposed ceilings and plastic chairs attest to little progress at the Museum of Chinese in Australia.

  • Jessica Yun
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Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

When it comes to foreign affairs, the Albanese government is still too inert. But there are positive signs of emerging maturity in how this country deals with fickle friends and friendly foes.

  • Peter Hartcher
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese taking questions on Friday.

Trade, pandas … and soccer: Albanese walks diplomatic tightrope with Xi and Trump

As Anthony Albanese travels to China, the delegation will engage in panda diplomacy, but the trip is far more focused on tourism and trade.

  • Paul Sakkal
Chris Bowen attended last year’s climate talks in Baku, but has yet to secure Australia’s hosting rights.

Albanese government faces backlash for failing to lock in climate talks

Despite years of effort and the support of its UN peers, Australia has been unable to convince Turkey to pull out of the race to host global climate talks.

  • Nick O'Malley
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shake hands before a meeting at the State Department in Washington.

Wong’s trip to Washington may suggest that everything is business as usual. It isn’t

This is an administration that has made its intentions plain. America First is about prioritising US interests and discarding the interests of others, even those of its allies.

  • Michael Koziol

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