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More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

Liu Jinsong’s first Australian speech was not a time to emphasise differences, but to accentuate the positive – and implore both sides to pursue...

24.09.2026 20

WA Today

Matthew Knott

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

Liu Jinsong’s first Australian speech was not a time to emphasise differences, but to accentuate the positive – and implore both sides to pursue...

24.09.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

Liu Jinsong’s first Australian speech was not a time to emphasise differences, but to accentuate the positive – and implore both sides to pursue...

24.09.2026 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

Liu Jinsong’s first Australian speech was not a time to emphasise differences, but to accentuate the positive – and implore both sides to pursue...

24.09.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

The political survivor whose next move could decide the Pacific’s security future

One of Australia’s key Pacific allies has fended off a no-confidence motion in a blow to Beijing – and a coup for Anthony Albanese.

07.09.2026 40

WA Today

Matthew Knott

The political survivor whose next move could decide the Pacific’s security future

One of Australia’s key Pacific allies has fended off a no-confidence motion in a blow to Beijing – and a coup for Anthony Albanese.

07.09.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

The political survivor whose next move could decide the Pacific’s security future

One of Australia’s key Pacific allies has fended off a no-confidence motion in a blow to Beijing – and a coup for Anthony Albanese.

07.09.2026 40

The Age

Matthew Knott

The political survivor whose next move could decide the Pacific’s security future

One of Australia’s key Pacific allies has fended off a no-confidence motion in a blow to Beijing – and a coup for Anthony Albanese.

07.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Narco-subs and ballistic missiles: PM’s Pacific trip a swirl of geopolitical turmoil

Whatever mistakes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is guilty of, neglecting the Pacific is not one of them.

31.08.2026 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

Narco-subs and ballistic missiles: PM’s Pacific trip a swirl of geopolitical turmoil

Whatever mistakes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is guilty of, neglecting the Pacific is not one of them.

31.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Narco-subs and ballistic missiles: PM’s Pacific trip a swirl of geopolitical turmoil

Whatever mistakes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is guilty of, neglecting the Pacific is not one of them.

31.08.2026 30

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Narco-subs and ballistic missiles: PM’s Pacific trip a swirl of geopolitical turmoil

Whatever mistakes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is guilty of, neglecting the Pacific is not one of them.

31.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Did melon-gate damage relations with Japan? Today we found out

A visit by Japan’s defence minister offered an opportunity to prove the bilateral relationship is too important to be derailed by a dodgy double...

18.08.2026 30

The Age

Matthew Knott

Did melon-gate damage relations with Japan? Today we found out

A visit by Japan’s defence minister offered an opportunity to prove the bilateral relationship is too important to be derailed by a dodgy double...

18.08.2026 30

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Did melon-gate damage relations with Japan? Today we found out

A visit by Japan’s defence minister offered an opportunity to prove the bilateral relationship is too important to be derailed by a dodgy double...

18.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Did melon-gate damage relations with Japan? Today we found out

A visit by Japan’s defence minister offered an opportunity to prove the bilateral relationship is too important to be derailed by a dodgy double...

18.08.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

For the true believers: Albanese echoes Pope Leo in his own AI missive

As technology threatens to upend life as we know it, Albanese came with a message of reassurance and calm, on a mission to lower the collective heart...

15.07.2026 40

WA Today

Matthew Knott

For the true believers: Albanese echoes Pope Leo in his own AI missive

As technology threatens to upend life as we know it, Albanese came with a message of reassurance and calm, on a mission to lower the collective heart...

15.07.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

For the true believers: Albanese echoes Pope Leo in his own AI missive

As technology threatens to upend life as we know it, Albanese came with a message of reassurance and calm, on a mission to lower the collective heart...

15.07.2026 50

The Age

Matthew Knott

For the true believers: Albanese echoes Pope Leo in his own AI missive

As technology threatens to upend life as we know it, Albanese came with a message of reassurance and calm, on a mission to lower the collective heart...

15.07.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

China’s Pacific missile launch is a diplomatic misfire

Despite Beijing’s insistence that the launch was a “routine” test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.

07.07.2026 40

WA Today

Matthew Knott

China’s Pacific missile launch is a diplomatic misfire

Despite Beijing’s insistence that the launch was a “routine” test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.

07.07.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

China’s Pacific missile launch is a diplomatic misfire

Despite Beijing’s insistence that the launch was a “routine” test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.

07.07.2026 50

The Age

Matthew Knott

China’s Pacific missile launch is a diplomatic misfire

Despite Beijing’s insistence that the launch was a “routine” test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.

07.07.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

12.05.2026 60

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

12.05.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

12.05.2026 60

The Age

Matthew Knott

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

12.05.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.

05.05.2026 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.

05.05.2026 60

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.

05.05.2026 60

The Age

Matthew Knott

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.

05.05.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer

Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.

30.04.2026 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer

Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.

30.04.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer

Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.

30.04.2026 60

WA Today

Matthew Knott

The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer

Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.

30.04.2026 50

The Age

Matthew Knott

Forget Trump. On AUKUS, it’s the next president we must worry about

Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused.

22.04.2026 70

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Forget Trump. On AUKUS, it’s the next president we must worry about

Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused.

22.04.2026 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Forget Trump. On AUKUS, it’s the next president we must worry about

Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused.

22.04.2026 50

The Age

Matthew Knott

Forget Trump. On AUKUS, it’s the next president we must worry about

Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused.

22.04.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Trump has changed Australia’s defence spending. Just not in the way he thinks

The US president and his administration cannot claim credit for pressuring Australia to inject $53 billion more into defence over the next decade. The...

17.04.2026 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Trump has changed Australia’s defence spending. Just not in the way he thinks

The US president and his administration cannot claim credit for pressuring Australia to inject $53 billion more into defence over the next decade. The...

17.04.2026 80

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Trump has changed Australia’s defence spending. Just not in the way he thinks

The US president and his administration cannot claim credit for pressuring Australia to inject $53 billion more into defence over the next decade. The...

17.04.2026 60

The Age

Matthew Knott

Trump has changed Australia’s defence spending. Just not in the way he thinks

The US president and his administration cannot claim credit for pressuring Australia to inject $53 billion more into defence over the next decade. The...

17.04.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so...

26.03.2026 90

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so...

26.03.2026 90

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so...

26.03.2026 100

The Age

Matthew Knott

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so...

26.03.2026 90

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

‘Brutal, harsh, unforgiving’: EU leader offers bracing message to Australia

Ursula von der Leyen came to Australia to celebrate good news, even offering a few jokes about flat whites and pavlovas. But there was no avoiding the...

24.03.2026 80

WA Today

Matthew Knott

‘Brutal, harsh, unforgiving’: EU leader offers bracing message to Australia

Ursula von der Leyen came to Australia to celebrate good news, even offering a few jokes about flat whites and pavlovas. But there was no avoiding the...

24.03.2026 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott