Coal exports to China may have passed their use-by-date with or without the political tension that has dominated Australia’s relationship with Beijing.

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Anwar Ibrahim used an audience with the Malaysian monarch to convince him he finally has the numbers to lead the nation.

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BTS has joined a long list of brands that have triggered consumer blowback in China after – in the words of state mouthpieces – hurting the feelings of the Chinese people.

Suspected Islamist militants killed 25 people including 13 soldiers in multiple attacks in central Mali, burning down an army base and ambushing troops sent as reinforcements, the army and local authorities said on Tuesday.

France’s top envoy to Australia will become its first ambassador for the Indo-Pacific amid rising concerns about the China’s growing influence in the region. 

The Australian coal industry is bracing for another hit to Australian exports to China.

The commander-in-chief has “sole authority powers”, but could a president taking mood-altering drugs determine whether a nuclear alert was a false alarm?

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