The Latest Breaking News from Yang Hengjun

A verdict in the espionage trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained by China since his arrest there four years ago, has been delayed until April, the seventh such delay, his supporters said on Thursday.

Foreign minister says in Beijing she will press for detained Australians Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun ‘to be reunited with their families’

Nick Coyle said it was positive that prime minister Anthony Albanese and foreign minister Penny Wong had raised her case with their Chinese counterparts

A record spill from the Wyangala Dam in NSW is about to smash its way through the Central West, and WA Premier Mark McGowan will hold crisis talks about the reported abhorrent treatment of child detainees in his state.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese believes securing face time with the Chinese President Xi Jinping is a sign of success, after six years in the diplomatic freezer.

Foreign affairs minister meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at G20 in Bali to push for end to ‘coercive’ sanctions

Xiao Qian says there is no reason for China and Australia to be enemies as his address is interrupted by protests

Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision to embark on a diplomatic offensive to outflank China in the Pacific within days of being sworn in has yielded what appears to have been an early success.

MPs from around the world tell Jacinda Ardern that case of murder suspect Kyung Yup Kim could set ‘dangerous precedent’

Chinese Australian writer Mavis Yen's experience of the White Australia Policy and China's Cultural Revolution shed light on how discrimination has been interwoven with the politics of both countries, but her pain is still being felt today.

Good morning, early birds. Isolation could be cut to five days according to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, and the Chinese government has accused Australia of trying to interfere after Foreign Minister Marise Payne called for the release of an Australian democracy advocate from a Chinese prison. It’s the news you need…