Asia Pacific

LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese should not wait for the Coalition to rise from the ashes to make national security an electoral issue once again. It is in the national interest that he act now.

AARON PATRICK: A top defence expert has revealed when China will likely begin its attack on Taiwan with a naval and sea blockade and what that means for Australia.

Terrifying footage of a monstrous rock wall collapse in a West Java quarry has emerged, as teams of rescuers remove bodies and desperately search for any survivors trapped beneath the rubble. 

‘What I made clear is that this is a conversation that we are very willing to have.’

But Australia’s Government has stopped short of joining NATO, the EU and US in blaming Beijing amid a wave of support for the tiny nation.

China’s leaders believe they can outwit American cash and utopianism.

China was the previous decade's leading lender to developing nations in need of capital, and in years to come Beijing will play the role of debt collector.

French President Emmanuel Macron has had to fend off some unwanted attention from his wife Brigitte as she appeared to hit him in the face when the pair exited a plane in Vietnam.

The architect of Australia’s trade agreement with China says Anthony Albanese must use his reported upcoming trip to Beijing to prevent the ‘Balkanisation’ of the global economy.

Jetstar Bali flights were thrown into chaos the last time one of the world’s most active volcanoes pushed ash kilometres into the air, and travellers have been warned to monitor flight schedules.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for ‘all units in the entire military’ to bring about ‘a breakthrough in war preparation’.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use high-level talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta to push for an escalation in joint military drills.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will continue a long-established tradition to make Indonesia the first port-of-call of his new term this week, but the visit far exceeds symbolism.

A British teenager who was reported missing while on holiday in Thailand has been arrested 6500km away in a shocking turn of events.

A custom built, fully functional portable McDonald’s truck has been placed in Riyadh, close to where US President Donald Trump is meeting with Saudi officials, the White House has confirmed.