Last updated: September 24, 2017
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‘They won’t be around much longer’

Donald TrumpBen Kesling

Donald Trump has shot back at threats that a North Korean rocket attack on the US is ‘inevitable’, goading its leaders.

    ‘Game changing’ move on NK

    The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a draft resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea

    China says it will limit oil supplies to North Korea, ratcheting up the pressure on leader Kim Jong-un.

      Authority must be upheld: Bishop

      World Leaders address the 72nd Annual United Nations General Assembly

      Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop uses her address to United Nations to call out North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

        H-bomb threat to Pacific

        This picture taken on September 21, 2017 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 22 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un delivering a statement in Pyongyan as regards to a speech made by the president of the United States of America at the UN General Assembly. US President Donald Trump is "mentally deranged" and will "pay dearly" for his threat to destroy North Korea, Kim Jong-Un said, in an unprecedented personal attack published hours after Washington vowed tougher sanctions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / SOUTH KOREA OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSRowan Callick, Cameron Stewart

        North Korea yesterday threatened to test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific.

          Unis admit interference

          People hold a Chinese national flag as they march during a demonstration in Paris on August 21, 2016, organised by several associations of the Chinese community to ask for protection measures, after the death of Zhang Chaolin killed on August 7, 2016. Chinese Zhang Chaolin, aged 49, was assaulted by three men in the streets in Aubervilliers on August 7, 2016 and died 5 days later from a coma. / AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAYPRIMROSE RIORDAN

          The peak body for Australia’s elite unis has acknowledged instances of the Chinese government meddling on campus.

            Stop adopting US policy: Keating

            Paul KeatingTROY BRAMSTON

            Paul Keating believes Australia is failing to grasp the new power ­realities in the Asia-Pacific.

              EU trade talks to exempt goods

              European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, to outline his reform plans for the European Union in the so-called State of the Union debate, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)PRIMROSE RIORDAN

              The European Union is considering a trade deal with Australia that would shield ‘sensitive’ EU industries.

                Chinese drones grounded by ADF

                Lexington, Kentucky, USA - February 23, 2014: Small, remotely controlled drone with camera hovers in the sky. Privacy and safety concerns are becoming a hot topic for these devices as drones becore cheaper and more widely available.PRIMROSE RIORDAN

                The ADF has followed the lead of the US Army and stopped using Chinese-made drones because of security fears.

                  Canberra protesters let off

                  20092017GREG BROWN

                  Police were forced to help two activists off the roof of the DFAT building this morning.

                    CIA snubbed on N Korea request

                    Question TimeGREG SHERIDAN

                    It is not often that the CIA makes a request of its close friend and ally Australia and gets knocked back.

                      Nations have relations, sort of

                      Flag of North Korea (Isolated)Rowan Callick

                      While Australia retains diplomatic relations with North Korea, neither country has an embassy in the other’s capital.

                        Method in his madness

                        This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 10, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front C) and his wife Ri Sol-Ju (behind Kim) attending an art performance dedicated to nuclear scientists and technicians, who worked on a hydrogen bomb which the regime claimed to have successfully tested, at the People's Theatre in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /Rowan Callick

                        North Korea benefited from a lot of help from its friends, over many years, to attain capacity to kill masses of people.

                          Commies maintain the friendship

                          This picture taken on September 3, 2017 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 4, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attending a meeting with a committee of the Workers' Party of Korea about the test of a hydrogen bomb, at an unknown location. North Korea said it detonated a hydrogen bomb designed for a long-range missile on September 3 and called its sixth and most powerful nuclear test a "perfect success", sparking world condemnation and promises of tougher US sanctions. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /Rowan Callick

                          Kim Yong-un’s rogue state has an eclectic bunch of supporters.

                            Shark Norman circles Trump

                            TWAM 16 SEP 2017Cameron Stewart

                            Before he featured in an embarrassing White House phone call, Greg Norman and Donald Trump had a falling out.

                              Ciobo out to resolve China beef ban

                              Australian Trade Minister Steve Ciobo speaks during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, September 11, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVINGRowan Callick

                              Trade Minister Steven Ciobo is hoping that talks in China will resolve a ban on imports from six Australian abattoirs.

                                ADF exercises have China jumpy

                                HMAS Darwin, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force ship JDS Shimakaze and HMNZS Endeavour transit through the Pacific to Kakadu 2012. Midcaption: Kakadu 12 is a multilateral exercise aimed at developing interoperability in maritime operations in an international environment. It is the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) premier international engagement activity for 2012 and will take place in the Northern Australian Exercise Area off Darwin. Kakadu aims to improve the Australian Defence Force's ability to work with international naval forces in maritime security exercises and evolutions, and will test the effectiveness of participating assets.PRIMROSE RIORDAN

                                Australia’s military has been accused by China’s official newspaper of ‘encircling’ the communist nation.

                                  Bid to stem terror cash flow

                                  Filipino Troops Battle ISIS Militants In Marawi CityPAUL MALEY

                                  The government will establish an intelligence unit tasked with choking Islamic State’s funding in Southeast Asia.

                                    EU seeks to fast-track trade pact

                                    (FILES) This file photo taken on June 14, 2016 shows the EU flag flies in the wind in Lens, northern France. Europeans face a struggle in dragging the EU out of the doldrums after Britain's vote on June 23, 2016, with a public hostile to further integration while Berlin and Paris are at odds over the way forward. / AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Yacine LE FORESTIERPRIMROSE RIORDAN

                                    Australia and New Zealand’s trade deals with the EU could be fast-tracked under proposed changes to be announced today.

                                      N.Korea tests ‘particularly grave’

                                      This Aug. 29, 2017 photo distributed on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the test launch of a Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more ballistic missile tests targeting the Pacific Ocean, Pyongyang announced Wednesday, a day after his nation for the first time flew a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload over Japan. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)GEOFF CHAMBERS

                                      Malcolm Turnbull says Australia remains committed to “continued solidarity” with South Korea in the face of threats.

                                        Ardern to revive refugees offer

                                        (FILE) A file photo taken on August 1, 2017 shows new leader of the Labour Party Jacinda Ardern posing on the steps at Parliament in Wellington. A resurgent Labour opposition under charismatic new leader Jacinda Ardern has increased its lead over New Zealand's ruling National Party in fresh polls on September 8, 2017, two weeks out from a general election. Prime Minister Bill English said he was "not really" concerned by the numbers and believed there would be more volatility as voters analysed policies closer to the September 23 election. / AFP PHOTO / Marty MELVILLEJamie Walker

                                        NZ Labour leader Jacinda Ardern will renew the country’s offer to take refugees from Manus if the opposition wins.

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