Immigration is expected to be a key issue in the Australian federal election scheduled for mid September
More tourists visit Australia from China than from any other country apart from New Zealand
Sam Almaliki has been appointed to senior community development role at Cricket Australia, the sports powerful governing body
Kmart has now started building safety checks, has pledged zero tolerance for sweatshop conditions or slave labor
Issues facing Kevin Rudd include relations with China and a steady flow of asylum seekers arriving by boat
Japan aims to catch 1,000 whales during its annual hunt for what it calls research purposes
Study by Lowy Institute indicates suspicion about potential military threat and wariness about growing Chinese investment in Australia
Campaign encourages men to seek help for depression and anxiety in country where, on average, one male takes his own life every five hours
Two nations agree to conduct regular defense ministers' meetings, promote exchanges between their mutual defense establishments and armed forces
It is estimated there are 130,000 saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia
Seminar in Sydney brings together governments, research institutions, non-governmental organizations from around the world to discuss ecosystems
More than 50 refugees, who have been granted asylum, have been classified as a threat to national security
Move to incarcerate children and their families at Curtin Immigration Center has been condemned by health professionals and refugee groups
Defense blueprint emphasizes the importance of close military ties with the US, acknowledge the rise of China
Mehreen Faruqi has been chosen to represent the Greens, in Australia's first and oldest parliament in New South Wales
Julian Assange plans to contest upper house seat in senate at general election later this year
Opposition lawmakers note country's vast northwest shoreline is poorly protected and expect more asylum boats to try to reach mainland
Australian dollar will be directly traded with Chinese yuan as part of Canberra’s efforts to strengthen burgeoning economic relationship with Beijing
Australian PM Julia Gillard says its arms embargo would remain, but there would be an easing of restrictions in areas such as peacekeeping and disaster activities
Kurt Campbell says the ability of China and the United States to co-exist in the Asia Pacific region is the most critical foreign policy challenge of the century
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