Chinese ambassador says wine tariff review on track The Chinese ambassador and the Australian trade minister are both hopeful a Chinese review into tariffs on Australian wine is moving in the right direction. AAP · Mar 11, 2024
Australian Blogger Yang Hengjun Accepts Suspended Death Sentence Australian blogger Yang Hengjun chooses not to appeal his suspended death sentence in China, sparking concerns about his well-being and calls for governmen... Top News · Feb 21, 2024
PM urges detained writer's release after appeal waived Jailed writer Yang Hengjun has made the "difficult" decision not to appeal his suspended death sentence out of fear it will impede needed medical treatment. AAP · Feb 20, 2024
Australian's health 'top priority' after death sentence The health and welfare of Yang Hengjun remain a top priority for Australian officials after the writer received a suspended death sentence in China. AAP · Feb 15, 2024
Writer's Suspended Death Sentence Is a Reminder of China's Awful Record on Human Rights Yang Hengjun's punishment will be commuted to life in prison if he passes a probationary period. But the espionage accusations against him are highly spurious. Reason · Feb 9, 2024
Australia Expresses 'Outrage' To China Over Writer's Suspended Death Sentence Australia's government said Tuesday it had expressed "outrage" to China over a suspended death sentence handed to Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun. International Business Times · Feb 6, 2024
Australian Yang Hengjun’s death sentence is a warning shot to anyone who wants to challenge China The exceptional harshness of the verdict reflects the rising power of the Ministry of State Security The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2024
Australia's despair at writer's death sentence in China The prime minister has expressed dismay and despair after a Chinese-Australian writer was handed a suspended death sentence. AAP · Feb 5, 2024
Australia voices outrage as China imposes suspended death sentence on writer Yang Hengjun China has refused to make details of the case against Yang Hengjun public after a closed doors trial Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024
Yang Jun: Dissident Chinese-Australian Writer Handed Suspended Death Sentence Yang -- who also goes by the pen name Yang Hengjun -- was born in China in 1965 and became an Australian citizen in the early 2000s. He grew a readership in exile as the author of novels that drew on his experiences in his homeland. International Business Times · Feb 5, 2024
Afternoon Update: Australia summons Chinese envoy to protest death sentence; Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal begins; and Kylie takes home a Grammy Australian academic Yang Hengjun given a suspended death sentence after five years in detention on espionage charges in China The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2024
Australia Says Writer Given Suspended Death Sentence In China Australia's government said Monday writer Yang Jun has been given a suspended death sentence in China, describing it as "harrowing news". International Business Times · Feb 5, 2024
Australia Appalled at China's Suspended Death Sentence for Blogger Australia expresses shock and concern over China's suspended death sentence for democracy blogger Yang Hengjun, urging for his wellbeing and medical care. Top News · Feb 5, 2024
Australian writer Yang Hengjun sentenced to death on China spy charges Yang has been imprisoned for five years on charges of espionage that he and Australia have rejected. Al Jazeera · Feb 5, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2024 Australian academic Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence by Chinese court Australia’s foreign minister says government is ‘appalled’ by sentence, which could mean life in prison
AAP · Feb 5, 2024 China hands Australian writer suspended death sentence Australian writer Yang Hengjun has received a suspended death sentence in China, meaning he could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
AAP · Jan 23, 2024 'A wonderful day': freed journalist thanks PM Recently freed journalist Cheng Lei has thanked the prime minister for his government's efforts after she spent nearly three years imprisoned in China.
AAP · Jan 18, 2024 More can be done for Australian jailed in China: friend Dr Yang Hengjun has spent years detained in China, but with Beijing offering no signals of a potential release, the government must do more, an advocate says.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2024 BoM forecasts category three storm – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Canberra Times · Jan 17, 2024 China asks Australia for 'trust' as it struggles to shed tense relations But officials have put Australia on notice after a particular DFAT statement.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2024 China lodges protests at Australia’s response to Taiwan’s presidential election Ambassador says there is ‘no room at all’ for compromise on ‘sensitive’ issue, and offers gloomy assessment on prospects for release of writer Dr Yang Hengjun
The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023 Albanese in China: five things we learned from his talks with Xi Jinping PM raises case of detained activist Yang Hengjun, Ukraine and trade – but specific outcomes are much harder to determine
The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2023 Gyrocopter crash kills pilot in Victoria; warning over supermarket surveillance – As it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded
The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2023 Albanese arrives in China for landmark visit, says it’s in ‘our national interest’ Albanese will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping and premier Li Qiang, on the first visit to China by an Australian prime minister since 2016
Al Jazeera · Nov 4, 2023 Australia’s Albanese heads to China touting ‘consistent, steady’ engagement Labor leader is first Australian prime minister to visit since 2016 after a turbulent period in bilateral ties.