The Nightly can reveal that the Australian government sent the non-refundable money at the end of last year, in the largest transaction since the nuclear submarine deal was announced.
Australia's trade and agriculture ministers have attacked China for disregarding their free trade deal as beef producers demand relief following import tariffs.
Australia’s beef industry fears an almost $1 billion hit after China slapped new trade restrictions on meat producers across the globe in a move the Albanese Government branded ‘very disappointing’.
Australian officials are trying to confirm reports that Russell Allen Wilson was killed by Russian forces near Pokrovsk, in Ukraine’s eastern region, in early December.