International affairs
‘I’ve got diplomatic immunity’: Video appears to show arrest of Australian diplomat’s partner
New Zealand has already asked Australia to waive immunity, after a diplomat’s partner was allegedly involved in a boozy fight after a Bledisloe Cup Test.
- by Zane Small
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‘Real risk of torture’: Moore-Gilbert says Wong must act now for detainee in Turkey
Former political prisoner Kylie Moore-Gilbert says “there is a crucial window of time” in which Foreign Minister Penny Wong can assist Melbourne woman Cigdem Aslan, who was arrested by Turkish intelligence.
- by Melissa Cunningham
‘What the Kremlin hoped for’: Prominent author not given Australian visa
Acclaimed Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has not been allowed to enter the country over the weekend, following convictions in Russia handed down in absentia.
- by Gemma Grant
From Robert Mugabe to Alexander Downer: Jeremy Hearder retires after 65 years as a diplomat
Few people could work the same job for 65 years and not get bored. But Jeremy Hearder did – and he got to criss-cross the world doing it.
- by James Massola
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Timor-Leste
The $50 billion gas deal Australia hopes will keep China quiet
Australia is offering a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to fast-track an offshore gas project the government hopes will keep Beijing at bay.
- by Andrew Probyn
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I won’t mourn the sudden death of the man who oversaw my sham trial
Iranians are celebrating the death of their president by dancing in the streets, setting off fireworks and posting an endless stream of helicopter-themed memes. Meanwhile the Australian government has sent its condolences.
- by Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Suddenly, Chinese spies seem to be popping up all over Europe
Six people have been charged with spying for China in three separate cases in Britain and England, in a pushback that some say was overdue.
- by Andrew Higgins and Christopher F. Schuetze
Joining the PM for his Kokoda Track hike offered rare insights
I joined Anthony Albanese for his Kokoda Track walk. It was a moment in history. A sitting Australian prime minister had never walked it before. Neither had a PNG prime minister.
- by Matthew Knott
PM pays tribute on the Kokoda Track, ‘this great artery of mud and suffering and perseverance’
After two days climbing the muddy path through the mountains of PNG, Albanese and Marape marked the dawn service at the Isurava battlefield memorial.
- by Matthew Knott
Mud, sweat and birthday cake for prime ministers on Kokoda’s hell climb to Isurava
Anthony Albanese said the thing that had most struck him along the walk was the formidable conditions Australian and PNG soldiers encountered during World War II.
- by Matthew Knott
Selfies, snacks and ceremonies: Albanese sets up camp for night on Kokoda Track
The prime minister received an energy boost along the way from his favourite sweet: a bag of liquorice Black Cats, which he shared with fellow walkers.
- by Matthew Knott
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