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Penny Wong's trip to China to focus on re-establishing diplomatic dialogue

The foreign minister says the main goal of her diplomatic visit to China over coming days is to re-establish a dialogue, which is "essential" to stabilising the two countries' relationship.

ABC News

Australia seeks to resolve China trade woes as foreign minister heads to Beijing

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday she will push China to lift trade sanctions and seek consular access to two detained Australians during a trip to Beijing that is aimed at mending strained diplomatic ties.

Reuters

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd posted to Washington as Australia's new US ambassador

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will be sent to Washington DC as Australia's new ambassador to the US.

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Morning Mail: hopes for China ‘off-ramp’ in trade talks, David Jones sale, Victory’s reckoning

In today’s newsletter: Penny Wong flies to Beijing amid optimism about trade settlement; department store back in Australian hands; and Twitter users say Musk must go

The Guardian - AU

China talks a 'positive' step forward

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is set to visit Beijing for talks with her Chinese counterpart this week, the first bilateral meetings in four years.

AAP

Australia seeks direct resolution of trade dispute with China before WTO ruling

As Penny Wong heads to Beijing for the first such visit in four years, trade minister says he is confident economic issues can be resolved

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Afternoon Update: glorious Christmas weather ahead; dingo attacks child in Queensland; and Australia’s first offshore windfarm

Forecasts for the major capitals show summery weather across Australia

The Guardian - AU

Australia's foreign minister to meet counterpart in China

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she will meet with her counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing this week as Australia and China mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

The Independent UK

Wong to visit Beijing as 'strategic dialogue' restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations

Australia’s relations with China will take another major step forward this week with Foreign Minister Penny Wong travelling to Beijing for the resumption of the bilateral Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, which has been on hold since 2018.

The Conversation

Australia foreign minister to visit China as diplomatic ties improve

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit China this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, signalling an improvement in diplomatic relations between Beijing and Canberra.

Reuters

Wong to visit China for diplomatic talks

Australia's foreign minister has been invited to visit China this week to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

AAP

Foreign Minister Penny Wong to make first ministerial visit to Beijing since China froze diplomatic relations with Australia

Penny Wong will on Wednesday become the first Australian minister to visit Beijing in China since 2019.

ABC News

Penny Wong to travel to China this week for 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Trip by Australia’s foreign affairs minister comes as tensions ease between two trading partners

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McCormack goes 'cross-eyed' drinking kava

Former deputy prime minister Michael McCormack fell ill after drinking kava in Vanuatu and Micronesia while on a Pacific tour with a parliamentary delegation.

ABC News

Nationals MP Michael McCormack describes kava-drinking ordeal that left him 'cross-eyed' in hospital

The former deputy prime minister says he drank five bowls of kava in Vanuatu a day before being rushed to hospital after downing another more potent version of the traditional Pacific drink in Micronesia.

The Guardian - AU

‘I went cross-eyed’: Australia’s former deputy PM taken to hospital after drinking entire bowl of kava

Michael McCormack paid a high price for downing, not sipping, the sakau during a Pacific tour, later stating: ‘I was trying to be respectful’

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Palau's president wants greater inclusion of Taiwan on world stage despite Chinese pressure

A tiny Pacific nation that has felt the wrath of Beijing for its continuing ties to Taiwan is urging global leaders to also work closely with the democratic island that China claims as its own territory.

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Pacific investment counters China: expert

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has visited Palau as part of a bipartisan Pacific tour in a bid to deepen Australia's ties with the region's nations.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia to impose coal and gas price limits; NSW blocks Byron Bay short-term housing cap; and UK airports ease liquids rule

Labor’s energy bill passes parliament including price caps

The Guardian - AU

Coalition should have heeded calls from Pacific to raise climate targets, Simon Birmingham says

Liberal senator says Australia’s approach to emissions debate had not been ‘ideal’ for Pacific relations

AAP

China relationship vital for Pacific: PM

Re-establishing dialogue with China is important for peace and stability, the prime minister has said after an Australian delegation wrapped its Pacific tour.

ABC News

Australian politicians arrive in Palau, one of the few Pacific nations to diplomatically favour Taiwan over China

The tiny nation of Palau, which continues to defy pressure from Beijing to drop diplomatic ties with Taiwan, has welcomed a bi-partisan delegation from Australia as concerns grow over China's rising presence in the Pacific.

The Guardian - AU

Russian Medibank hackers could be first targets of Australian sanctions against cyber-attackers

Dfat confirms it has provided advice to minister Penny Wong about using cyber-related powers introduced last year

WEKU

Australia vies with China for Pacific influence, signs new security deal

Australia has signed a new security deal with island nation Vanuatu as part of an ongoing competition with China for influence in the Pacific.

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