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Narendra Modi called for civility at the G20, but divisions between Russia and the West made it a tense affair

Despite Narendra Modi pleading with G20 foreign ministers to be civil, the acrimonious gathering ended without a joint communique or the traditional family photo.

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Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option

The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region

The Independent UK

Penny Wong meets Chinese foreign minister, urges Beijing to help end Ukraine war

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia and "all countries" back Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for China to do the right thing and not supply weapons to Russia.

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Wong lobbies Chinese counterpart over trade, Ukraine

Australia has warned China against supplying weapons to Russia at the G20 meeting as the US reportedly lobbies allies to sanction Beijing if it aids Moscow.

The New Daily

Australia joins Quad countries to launch new counter-terror talks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ approach to human rights in India has failed, advocates say

Human Rights Watch urges Anthony Albanese to speak directly to Narendra Modi

The Guardian - AU

Wong refuses to condemn India’s raids on BBC offices

Last month the BBC was raided by Indian authorities after it aired a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Govt earmarks $26m for national LGBTQI research"

Days after Anthony Albanese became the first Australian PM to march at the gay Mardi Gras, $26m has been promised for medical research for LGBTQI communities.

AAP

Afternoon Update: China urged to help end Ukraine war; Zachary Rolfe leaves Australia; and new Lord of the Rings movies

Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong joins calls for Beijing to do all it can to end the conflict

The Guardian - AU

Stronger Pacific in everyone's interests: Australia

Senator Penny Wong has made her ninth visit to the Pacific, taking in Kiribati and the critical Pacific Islands Forum leaders retreat in Fiji.

AAP

Queensland to trial GPS tracker for child offenders – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia and Fiji prepare to cement reunified Pacific

On his final day as Pacific Islands Forum chair, Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka wants to hand a reunified region to its next leader, Mark Brown of Cook Islands.

AAP

Australia to send drones to Ukraine and expand sanctions against Russia

New measures on first anniversary of Russian invasion form part of pledge to stand with Kyiv ‘for as long as it takes’

The Guardian - AU

Australia pledges drone system for Ukraine, announces additional sanctions on those complicit in Russia's invasion

Ukraine's defence forces will be given access to Australian drone systems, with the federal government also unveiling a raft of new sanctions against people connected to Russia's invasion.

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Pacific island leaders meet to show unity amid super power competition

Pacific island leaders arrived in Fiji on Thursday for a two-day meeting to formalise the return of Kiribati to the 18-member regional bloc, amid tensions between China and the United States in the strategically located region.

ABC News

Missing Adelaide men among four confirmed dead following Philippines light plane crash

Two men from Adelaide who were declared missing after a light plane crash in the Philippines have now been confirmed dead, days after the incident.

The Guardian - AU

Medibank records profit rise despite data breach – as it happened

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Multi-million dollar health spend for Indo-Pacific

Australia will boost its support for Pacific countries under a new plan focused on healthcare programs, from vaccine development to reproductive rights.

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Pacific leaders meet as Australia nets new agreement

Australia and Kiribati have signed a new memorandum of understanding focusing on security and economic support as Pacific leaders meet.

ABC News

Australia scales up security and development cooperation with Kiribati as China's reach grows

Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau in the capital Tarawa on her first visit since Labor won power last year, promising to cement security ties and invest in infrastructure.

ABC News

More than two years after the Beirut blast, victims are waiting for justice. Australia can do more

The Beirut blast was not an unfortunate accident, but an avoidable catastrophe and a clear violation of the rights of the victims and their families. Isaac and all of the victims deserve justice, writes his mother Sarah Copland.

The New Daily

Linda Reynolds breaks two-year silence on Brittany Higgins scandal

Former Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has broken her two-year silence, saying she has "a very different story" to tell about the Brittany Higgins rape

The Independent UK

Ex-PMs of UK, Australia, Belgium urge tough action on China

Former leaders from Australia, Britain and Belgium have called for a tougher international approach to China to reduce the possibility of war over Taiwan and respond to human rights violations

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison says he ran out of time to impose sanctions on China over human rights

Australia’s former PM urges new government to apply sanctions amid questions why he stopped short of taking such action when in power

ABC News

Australia sends disaster crew to New Zealand, as death toll from former tropical cyclone rises to nine

A 25-strong disaster crew from Australia will be dispatched to New Zealand's north island, as news wires report another death from former tropical cyclone Gabrielle.

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