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Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrives in China ahead of talks

Wong will meet with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on the 50th anniversary of Australia-China relations.

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Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong speaks to media after arriving in Beijing, China, Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Penny Wong is meeting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing for the first talks between ministers in China in four years. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Kevin Rudd appointed as Australia’s next ambassador to the US

Former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd will be Australia's next ambassador to the United States, the government has announced.

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Former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd will be Australia's next ambassador to the United States. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Chinese authorities tighten security amid protests against COVID restrictions

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Chinese policemen form a line to stop protesters marching in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Violent protests break out at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory

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Workers at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory in China have been beaten and detained in protests over contract disputes amid anti-virus controls, social media videos have shown.

Body language expert reveals subtle detail in PM’s handshake with China's president

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A body language expert has revealed subtle details that many may have missed during a meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Dad infected with parasites after wreaking revenge on crab for pinching his daughter

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YUEQING, CHINA - MAY 18: (CHINA OUT; PHOTOCOME OUT) A crab comes out of its hole in a tideland on May 18, 2005 in Yueqing of Zhejiang Province, China. The tideland in Yueqing Bay is an important producing base of seafood, covering an area of over 33,000 acres. The land is rich in natural resources and especially abundant with crab, shrimp, oyster and other shellfish. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)