Coalition blunders have left countries locked in ‘permanent contest’ over Pacific, minister saysWhat is on the agenda for Chinese premier’s visit to Australia?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChina’s second-most powerful leader has announced that the “twists...

First visit to Australia by a Chinese premier since 2017 marks the latest step in stabilising relationship that hit rock-bottom in 2020. Follow the day’s news headlinesWhat is on the agenda for Chinese premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia? | ExplainerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘Abandoning climate change...

Pair of panda diplomats loaned to Adelaide zoo in 2009 are expected to return to China soonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAfter more than 15 years, the Chinese government is expected to announce that Australia’s imported gentle giants, Fu Ni and Wang Wang,...

Li’s four-day visit, the first by a Chinese premier since 2017, is expected to feature panda diplomacy, Indo-Pacific security discussions and trade talksGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChina’s premier, Li Qiang, will arrive in Australia on Saturday for a four-day visit that will include stops in Adelaide, Canberra...

Concerns set out over supply of materials with military applications, and impact of subsidies on global marketChina’s role in providing assistance to Russia in its war against Ukraine, and its “harmful overcapacity” in the production of cheap goods, have been targeted by G7 leaders despite misgivings from Germany.On the second day of the annual summit,...

Sophia Huang Xueqin, who reported on #MeToo movement and Hong Kong pro-democracy protests, sentenced along with labour activist Wang JianbingA Chinese court has sentenced the prominent #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin to five years in jail and the labour activist Wang Jianbing to three and a half years, almost 1,000 days after they were detained...