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Australia's neighbours in the Asia-Pacific will receive more than a billion dollars in aid as the nation seeks to counter China's growing influence.

Aid sector welcomes Albanese government’s commitment but says country ‘can and must do better’

Billionaire businessman Alexander Abramov can influence the Russian government even without direct political ties, a lawyer has suggested.

On budget night in 2014, the Abbott government cut nearly $8 billion from Australia’s international development program, the largest-ever aid cuts. Programs in South-East Asia were cut by 30%. For a government obsessed with surplus, it was seen as a sort of political victimless crime. Yes, it would hurt foreigners,…

Some 900 million Australia dollars ($565m) will be allocated to the Pacific region, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

Australia will set aside A$46 million ($29 million) to fund police deployments in Solomon Islands in next week's budget, part of an increase in spending in the Pacific intended to shore up its standing in the region as China seeks greater influence.

Flooding in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania will add almost 10 per cent to the price of fruit and vegetables at the supermarket.

Funding will help tackle poverty and shore up security in the region and make Australia ‘more influential in the world’, Penny Wong says

Foreign affairs minister admits poor timing of announcement on Jewish holiday and promises never to play politics on the issue

Labor opposed from the beginning the 2018 recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. So why has its policy shift come as a shock?

International Centre of Justice for Palestinians says diplomatic move in Israel in breach of international obligations