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Nauru President David Adeang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Australia was alerted to millions in suspicious payments to Nauru politicians. Then it signed a $2.5b deal

Nauru’s current president along with a former president and his wife were suspected of money laundering and corruption by Australian authorities in 2022.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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Israeli ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon will end his posting in January and return to Israel.

Israel’s top diplomat prepares to depart after acrimonious posting

Ambassador Amir Maimon is preparing to leave the country after a period that saw the biggest downturn in Israel-Australia relations.

  • Matthew Knott
Anti-immigration protesters marched in Sydney in August.

Trump administration orders US embassy to collect data on migrant crime in Australia

In an intervention into domestic affairs, diplomats at the US embassy in Canberra have been instructed to report on migrant-related crime.

  • Michael Koziol
Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke.

$2.5b Nauru deal won’t be made public without court challenge or agreement, says Burke

A secretive memorandum of understanding has been kept under wraps since the deal was inked in August.

  • Nick Newling
The Jamnagar refinery in India is the world’s biggest.

Indian refinery pulls Russian oil from Australian petrol amid backlash

The Indian supplier has come under fierce criticism for using cheaper Russian oil to boost its profits, helping Putin finance his war in Ukraine.

  • David Crowe
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It’s been 10 years since his dire message was delivered to the world. In hindsight, it wasn’t gloomy enough

One of Australia’s top foreign policy experts argues Australia needs to strive for a more influential role on the world stage, beginning with Donald Trump.

  • Matthew Knott
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.

‘We will not stand still’: Wong sets out foreign policy vision for contest with China

The government is moving to strike security deals with Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu following landmark recent agreements aimed at crimping China’s influence.

  • Matthew Knott
“It’s a sweaty, dirty place that a lot of the time will kick your arse,” Josh Pugh says of his adopted hometown.

How a bloke from Adelaide became one of the most well-known Australians in New York

He stepped off a plane a decade ago wearing shorts in the middle of snowy January. “America Josh” has not looked back.

  • Michael Koziol
A Russian diplomat who had been staying at a shed on the site of a proposed Russian Embassy in Canberra leaves in June 2023.

Russian embassy loses its land, its cool and all sense of irony

The Russian Federation has finally lost the land on which it was planning to build a new embassy in Canberra. The Australian government feared the embassy would be a nest of spies.

  • Tony Wright
ASIO boss Mike Burgess said Chinese hackers have been caught trying to access critical infrastructure, with foreign regimes more willing than ever to cause damage.

China lodges complaint over ‘irresponsible’ ASIO speech

China’s Foreign Ministry has lodged complaints over ASIO Director Mike Burgess for calling out Beijing for state-sponsored hacking.

  • Matthew Knott

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/foreign-relations-1m35