Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned the number of civilian deaths in Gaza and backed an American ultimatum to Israel to force an rise in the flow of aid.
President Xi Jinping says China-US relations are among the most important bilateral relations in the world.
India's top diplomats have been expelled by Canada over alleged involvement in murder and other acts of violence against South Asian dissidents.
Australia IS "appalled by the unacceptable deaths of innocent civilians" following Israel's operations in Gaza, as food shortages spark outrage.
Protesters are ready to fight police again over a sign attacking Israel as more Australians evacuated out of Lebanon arrive home.
After leaving a meeting with China's second-in-command with a big victory, Anthony Albanese is turning his focus to the transition to net-zero emissions.
Australia has been called on to take a more leading role in responding to human rights abuses by the Myanmar junta as families worry about their loved ones.
Australia's lobster fishers are confident of being able to meet renewed demand from China and satisfy local customers this Christmas.
The US has delivered a firm message to Beijing at the ASEAN summit over its "increasingly dangerous and unlawful" actions in the South China Sea.
A senior Australian minister has questioned whether Israel is complying with international law in its bombing of schools and hospitals in Gaza.
Australia and China have effectively ended a years-long trade dispute after Beijing agreed to drop an import embargo on live rock lobsters.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has touched down in Laos, where he will meet with the Chinese premier against the backdrop of security tensions and trade bans.
A worsening civil war in Myanmar and rising tensions over the South China Sea are top of the list for Southeast Asian leaders meeting in Laos.
Charges could be laid against the partner of an Australian diplomat over an alleged street fight after his immunity from prosecution was removed.
Territorial disputes between China and other Southeast Asian nations and trade will be top of the agenda of regional meetings to be held in Laos this week.
As Australians continue to flee escalating violence in the Middle East, a potential moment of unity between the nation's leaders has been rejected.
Australians in Lebanon will be transported by two mercy Qantas flights from Cyprus to Sydney as tensions in the region remain ongoing.
Trans-Tasman diplomats are working through the case of an Australian diplomat's partner allegedly involved in a late-night drunken fight in Wellington.
New Zealand authorities want the partner of an Australian official to lose his diplomatic immunity after he was involved in a post-Bledisloe Cup altercation.
Australian Zakie Khoury Daou acknowledges the situation in Lebanon remains precarious as missiles rain down but says she doesn't want to uproot her life.
Politicians focusing on the visa status of a small group of people waving Hezbollah flags instead of hundreds being killed is alienating the Lebanese community.
The flaunting of Hezbollah flags and pictures of the terror group's slain leader at a protest has inflamed community tensions following mass protests.
Australia has welcomed a major Chinese stimulus as its stalling economy has flow-on effects but the treasurer has warned about being overly optimistic.
Australia's foreign minister has called for a clear timeline for the declaration of a Palestinian state help to quell conflict.
Australia, the US and other western countries have called for a ceasefire on the Israel-Lebanon border, but the bombing has continued.
The lack of warning from Beijing to its neighbours about the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific was "irresponsible".
Australia has called on Israel and Lebanon to endorse a temporary ceasefire to allow a lasting peace to be negotiated as rocket attacks kill hundreds.
Jim Chalmers is using a two-day visit to China to boost trade ties, as the foreign minister moves to ease diplomatic tensions.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi have met to discuss remaining trade impediments and security concerns straining the relationship.
Australians in Lebanon have been told to leave immediately as Foreign Minister Penny Wong urges Israel and Hezbollah to stop a destructive cycle of attacks.
Australians in Lebanon have been warned of dire consequences if they don't leave as the foreign minister says it's impossible to evacuate everyone.
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