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Federal PoliticsCommentsBali Nine would stay in Australia prisons if transferred

Michaelia Cash has accused the PM of having a bad track record on dealing with criminals, as the Government closes in on securing a deal for the Bali Nine to serve out their life sentences in Australia.

Katina Curtis

Federal politicsComments‘We’re ready’: Rudd breaks silence after Trump election win

Kevin Rudd has broken his silence after President-elect Donald Trump won the US election, declaring Australia is ‘ready’ to deal with another four years of a Trump administration.

Katina Curtis

World PoliticsCommentsAPEC unites to send Trump a trade message, but split on wars

Asia-Pacific leaders have united to call for ‘free and predictable trade’ as Donald Trump’s tariff shake-up looms, but were unable to reach consensus on Ukraine and Gaza for the second year in a row.

Ellen Ransley

MiningPremiumEllison’s honorary Kiwi title consigned to the chilly bin

Mineral Resources chief Chris Ellison has stepped down after 12 years from his post as New Zealand’s Consul in Western Australia.

Simone Grogan

Federal politicsCommentsAlbanese refuses to divert South American trip to meet Trump

Anthony Albanese has dismissed calls for him to seek a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump while Peter Dutton warns the Government needs to ‘course correct’ to make sure Australia does not fare poorly.

Katina Curtis

Federal politicsCommentsRudd deletes commentary critical of Trump after US election

Kevin Rudd is deleting past statements he made about US president-elect Donald Trump before becoming the ambassador to Washington to make sure they are not ‘misconstrued’ by the incoming administration.

Katina Curtis and Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumAlbanese seeking meeting with Xi Jinping on summit sidelines

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pursuing a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the diplomatic year’s final two international summits.

Katina Curtis

DiplomacyRussia jails ex-US consular staffer on security charges

The State Department has condemned the conviction of a former US consular staffer who has been jailed for nearly five years in Russia.

Staff Writers

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumMark McGowan takes another job as post-politics gigs pile up

Mark McGowan’s post politics career keeps growing: this time being appointed by the Federal Government to a major international board.

Joe Spagnolo

DiplomacyN Korean minister leaves for Russia amid troop dispatch

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security.

Staff Writers

DiplomacyIndonesian coast guard drives away a Chinese vessel

Indonesia's maritime agency say a Chinese vessel has crossed into the country's territorial waters for the third time in a week.

Staff Writers

DiplomacyCommonwealth nations make first ocean declaration

Commonwealth countries have adopted the first ocean declaration during a summit held in the Pacific island nation of Samoa.

Staff Writers

DiplomacyPremiumCharles and Camilla leave Samoa Commonwealth summit

King Charles and Queen Camilla have departed Samoa after attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

James Redmayne

DiplomacyPremiumCommonwealth should acknowledge 'painful' history: King

King Charles says he understands how the Commonwealth's "most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate".

James Redmayne and Alasdair Pal

DiplomacySummit raises $1.5b aid, military support for Lebanon

An international conference for Lebanon in Paris raised $1.5 billion in pledges for humanitarian aid and military support

Staff Writers

DiplomacyKing Charles becomes Samoan 'high chief' and tries kava

King Charles has been declared a Samoan "high chief" during his visit to the Pacific island.

Staff Writers

DiplomacyXi says China willing to be a friend with the US

President Xi Jinping says China-US relations are among the most important bilateral relations in the world.

Staff Writers

DiplomacyNorth Korean leader's sister raps South over drones

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused Seoul of avoiding responsibility for the alleged flights of South Korean drones.

Staff Writers

PoliticsPremiumChina's actions 'dangerous' in disputed sea: Blinken

The US has delivered a firm message to Beijing at the ASEAN summit over its "increasingly dangerous and unlawful" actions in the South China Sea.

Eileen Ng and Jintamas Saksornchai

Federal PoliticsCommentsLobsters back on Chinese menu after Albanese confirms deal

China will lift its ban on Australian live lobster exports by the end of the year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed after meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Dan Jervis-Bardy and Katina Curtis

DiplomacySaudi Arabia loses bid for a seat on UN's rights body

Saudi Arabia was defeated for a seat in the UN's premier human rights body after a campaign by critics urging the world body's members to reject the bid.

Staff Writers

DiplomacyHezbollah 'Golan Heights' member eliminated: Israel

Israel's military has reportedly hit targets in Syria and killed a member of Hezbollah's "Golan Terrorist Network" as it ramps up its war against the group.

James Mackenzie and Timour Azhari

DiplomacyBlinken to discuss Myanmar at ASEAN talks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to warn Southeast Asian leaders that premature elections in Myanmar could exacerbate violence.

Staff Writers

Federal politicsCommentsQuad condemns China over its ‘dangerous, aggressive actions’

Anthony Albanese has joined the US, Japan and India in condemning ‘recent dangerous and aggressive actions’ in international waters including ‘coercive and intimidating manoeuvres in the South China Sea’.

Katina Curtis