Live news updates: Morrison says Australia may help provide ‘lethal aid’ for Ukraine; flood warnings for NSW; 25 Covid deaths

Live news updates: Morrison says Australia may help provide ‘lethal aid’ for Ukraine; flood warnings for NSW; 25 Covid deaths

Heed the warnings that we give … and keep safe. We don’t want to lose any more community members to this significant event. The difference with this significant weather event is we’re coming out of a very wet period for La Niña and we’re not in a drought. We’ve had saturated lands right across NSW. … Read more

Taking China to WTO over wine tariffs enables negotiations: Australia

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Australia’s complaint to the World Trade Organisation over China‘s anti-dumping duties on wine exports should enable bilateral negotiations, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Sunday. The government filed a complaint on Saturday over duties that were applied last year and nearly wiped out exports of Australian wine to the Chinese market. “What lodging the dispute … Read more

U.S., Japan, India and Australia Strengthen Ties to Counter China

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the foreign ministers of Japan, India and Australia pledged to uphold territorial sovereignty and freedom of navigation as rising tension between the countries and China draws them closer to counter Beijing’s expansionist ambitions. On a visit to Tokyo limited to less than 24 hours because of President Trump’s … Read more