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Cambodians sit on a cart of a tractor as they take refuge in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia on Saturday.

‘Could develop into war’: Death toll rises as Thailand-Cambodia border clashes intensify

More than 130,000 people have fled as fighting extended into a third day, with new flashpoints emerging and both sides seeking diplomatic support to end a conflict that is threatening to escalate.

  • Zach Hope

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Mahathir Mohamad's power play this week backfired as political parties switched sides but he may still emerge victorious.

Keating called him ‘recalcitrant’. Others say he was an autocrat. But he’s received at least seven birthday cakes since Monday

His trips to hospital prompted predictions it might be curtains for the man who “put Malaysia on the map”. But comebacks are part of the Mahathir brand.

  • Zach Hope
Mogami frigates off the coast of Japan and at sea.

Inside the futuristic Japanese warship that could change the face of the Australian navy

Australia is about to spend $10 billion on a new fleet of frigates, with German and Japanese ship makers battling for the contract.

  • David King
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Laos on Wednesday for the ASEAN summit.

The ASEAN opportunity: Can Australia finally crack the code?

Australia’s business presence in our neighbourhood has been lacklustre. The federal government wants to change that.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
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China’s $20b Australian trade war over as lobster trade resumes

Australia’s lobster exports are the last commodity to remain barred from the massive Chinese market.

  • Lisa Visentin and Mike Foley

While Australia threw a party, China threw a punch

What’s the point of ASEAN? It’s good for karaoke but not much good for crisis management, as proved this week in Melbourne.

  • Peter Hartcher
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ASEAN Australian summit ends with watered-down statement on China

The ASEAN-Australia leaders’ declaration removed any mention of Taiwan and softened calls for China to rein in its activities in the South China Sea.

  • Matthew Knott
Anwar Ibrahim

‘It will be a disaster’: Malaysian PM urges world to accept China as a superpower

Anwar Ibrahim said he was untroubled by China’s rise, claiming the risk of conflict in the South China Sea had been exaggerated in a departure from comments by Penny Wong. 

  • Matthew Knott
Keating (centre) took aim at ASIO’s Mike Burgess and Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Keating launches spray at ASIO boss and Wong

Former prime minister Paul Keating accuses Mike Burgess of trying to undermine the government’s efforts to stabilise relations with China and renews his attack on Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

  • Matthew Knott
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that the Indo-Pacific faces its “most confronting circumstances” in decades.

‘Devastating conflict’: Penny Wong warns of destabilisation, provocation by China

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has issued a stark warning about the risk of conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China rises to superpower status.

  • Matthew Knott

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