ASEAN
- Opinion
- China relations
I’m no spy, so why does ASIO think my stint in China is a black mark?
This is no joke. If Australia wants to build its Asia capability, it must support citizens with Asian expertise – not label them as un-Australian.
- Ciara Morris
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- Explainer
- Sanae Takaichi
Born to be a little wild, but no rebel without a cause: Inside the world of Japan’s first female PM
She plays drums for fun, barely sleeps – and just led her party to a record election win. What challenges does Sanae Takaichi face in Japan’s top job?
- Angus Holland
- Analysis
- China relations
World leader hosting ASEAN saves his final, careful words for Albanese
Of all the statements and speeches from Anwar Ibrahim over the past three days, it may have been his very last that meant the most to the Australian prime minister.
- Zach Hope
- Analysis
- Trade wars
‘Anything you want’: Trump’s love-in with Japan’s new leader
A few savvy moves before her meeting with the US president today ensured Sanae Takaichi pulled off the type of diplomatic coup other world leaders could only dream of.
- Lisa Visentin
Trump would ‘love’ a third term as president. Here’s how his backers reckon it could happen
The US president has declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office.
- Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw
Albanese raises jet flare incident with Chinese premier ‘very directly’
The prime minister has also downplayed concerns about the future of the Quad security dialogue aimed at countering China’s influence in the Pacific.
- Zach Hope and Lisa Visentin
- Analysis
- Donald Trump
Peace, trade and self-congratulation: A brief tour of Trump’s brush with ASEAN
You knew Air Force One had disgorged the dancing US president by the clapping and excited hoots from Kuala Lumpur’s vast press centre.
- Zach Hope
‘When the hangover ends, hard work continues’: Timor-Leste welcomed in from geopolitical wilds
As Donald Trump descended towards Malaysia, tiny Timor-Leste was making its own history.
- Zach Hope
Pope laments dire US-Canada relations as Trump terminates trade talks over TV ad
Relations between the United States and Canada are sinking to new lows as US President Donald Trump abandons trade talks and accuses his northern neighbour of interfering in American democracy with a “fake” television commercial.
- Michael Koziol
- Analysis
- War
The deadly war raging on Australia’s doorstep that Trump won’t touch
Credit where it’s due, the US president has been making things happen in the Middle East. But there is another brutal conflict no one will touch, even as the UN pleads for help.
- Zach Hope