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A refugee advocate has won an appeal against a defamation ruling which ordered him to pay Defence Minister Peter Dutton $35,000 over a now-deleted tweet.

Refugee advocate Shane Bazzi brought the appeal after being ordered by the federal court in November to pay $35,000 in damages to the defence minister

Opposition claims government is whipping up fear for election votes as WA premier Mark McGowan slams Peter Dutton’s ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Federal Labor says Prime Minister Scott Morrison broke the "trust and faith" of Australia's most important ally in a stoush over the AUKUS security pact.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has responded to Defence Minister Peter Dutton stating a Chinese spy ship has been travelling along the WA coast on an intelligence-gathering mission, saying Beijing "always abides by international law".

In the event of a ‘tealwash’ there is every chance the party will complete its slide into brutal, Trumpian hyper-partisanship

Australia’s defense minister says a Chinese warship with spying capabilities has been hugging the western coastline in what amounts to an ‘aggressive act’

‘We’re keeping a close eye on them,’ says PM Scott Morrison

International law experts say ‘this is not an act of aggression and is in fact fairly standard activity for navies’

A Chinese intelligence ship was tracked off Australia's west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defense facility, Australia said on Friday, raising concern amid an election campaign about China's assertive behavior in the region. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Chinese navy vessel was not in Australian territorial…