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Australia takes rare step of blaming China for backing cyberattacks

Australia takes rare step of blaming China for backing cyberattacks

It is the first time Australian agencies have taken the lead in attributing cyberattacks to hacking group APT40 and naming the Ministry of State Security as a sponsor of the operations.

  • by David Crowe

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Australian woman’s fury at DFAT over husband’s 1000 days in Iraqi jail
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Australian woman’s fury at DFAT over husband’s 1000 days in Iraqi jail

Desree Pether says “the living hell” of the three years since her husband was arrested is made worse by DFAT’s “quiet diplomacy” policies.

  • by Olivia Ireland
Crackdown targets foreign agents harassing dissidents

Crackdown targets foreign agents harassing dissidents

Australians with Iranian, Chinese, Cambodian, Rwandan and Indian backgrounds have reported foreign agents harassing and assaulting them on local soil.

  • by Paul Sakkal
Dutton tells MPs to ‘be ready’ for early election after PM scraps Washington visit
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Dutton tells MPs to ‘be ready’ for early election after PM scraps Washington visit

Anthony Albanese was expected to attend next week’s summit marking NATO’s 75th anniversary but Defence Minister Richard Marles will now travel to the US in his place.

  • by Rob Harris, Angus Thompson and James Massola
Don’t shut down families of Aussies in trouble overseas, high-profile former prisoners warn

Don’t shut down families of Aussies in trouble overseas, high-profile former prisoners warn

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Cheng Lei and Sean Turnell have successfully lobbied for a Senate inquiry into how the government manages cases of citizens wrongfully held in government prisons or as hostages.

  • by Olivia Ireland
‘Heartbreaking’: Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan

‘Heartbreaking’: Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan

Parents warn Tokyo’s two-year delay in implementing new laws could trigger a “dash to the finish line” to abduct more children.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw and Natalie Clancy
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Tony Abbott, John Howard earn Putin’s ire, hit with sanctions by Kremlin

Tony Abbott, John Howard earn Putin’s ire, hit with sanctions by Kremlin

Russia’s relations with Australia has deteriorated to unprecedented lows since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.

  • by Rob Harris
It took ‘creative nous’: Rudd on behind-the-scenes efforts to secure Assange release

It took ‘creative nous’: Rudd on behind-the-scenes efforts to secure Assange release

His comments came as the opposition accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of giving Assange, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, an overly warm welcome.

  • by Matthew Knott
Assange’s defiant gesture on return as wife asks for time to recover

Assange’s defiant gesture on return as wife asks for time to recover

Stella Assange says her husband needs time to recover but also signalled the start of a campaign for a presidential pardon.

  • by Matthew Knott, David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
‘Nothing to be ashamed of’: Lawyers defiant as Assange heads to Australia

‘Nothing to be ashamed of’: Lawyers defiant as Assange heads to Australia

The WikiLeaks founder’s conviction has put journalists around the world at risk of imprisonment for doing their jobs, Julian Assange’s lawyers have warned.

  • by Matthew Knott and Lisa Visentin
Has ‘pro-China’ Peter Dutton morphed from a hawk into a dove?

Has ‘pro-China’ Peter Dutton morphed from a hawk into a dove?

The big story of the Chinese premier’s visit was one that few have remarked upon: the opposition leader’s strikingly softer rhetoric on China.

  • by Matthew Knott