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Chinese filmmaker looks to Australia for new production sites

​The city of Bunbury in Western Australia could find itself all over the big screens in China if all goes well with filmmaker Xu Kerr who thinks the Australian location is prime for filming, local media reported on Monday.

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Bishop says PM's Indonesia comments have proved unhelpful

​Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Tony Abbott's decision to link Australia's attempts at rescuing two citizens from death row in Indonesia with foreign aid funding has proved unhelpful.

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Australia announces new counter-terrorism strategy

​Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a new national counter-terrorism strategy on Monday as the country enters a "long-term era of heightened terrorism threat."

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Execution delay may risk Indonesia's foreign relations

​Indonesia's move to delay the execution of drug and murder convicts following frequent abortion calls from Australia in doing so was thought to be discriminative and may risk Indonesia's relations with countries whose nationals involved in drug cases had been executed.

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Australia defends decision to return "people smugglers" back to Sri Lanka

The Australian federal government has defended its decision to send four men suspected of being involved in a people smuggling venture back to Sri Lanka.

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Australia's biggest bank passes on interest rate cuts

​The Commonwealth Bank of Australia ( CBA) is the first of Australia's big four banks to pass on the central bank's interest rate cut to home loan customers.

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Australia to benefit from China's increased foreign investment

​Australia is set to benefit from China's announcement of the country's largest ever overseas investment program, economists said here Tuesday.

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Australian gov't welcomes journalist's release from Egyptian prison

​The Australian federal government has welcomed the release of Peter Greste on Monday after the journalist was finally allowed to return to Australia having spent 400 days in an Egyptian prison.

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Australian state police sectors raise terrorist threat levels

​State police sectors throughout Australia raised their terror warnings from medium to high on Tuesday following recent terror-related incidents in Sydney, Canada and France.

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Top Chinese entrepreneurs seeking partnership opportunities to implement China-Australia FTA

​A delegation of top Chinese entrepreneurs from the elite China Entrepreneur Club (CEC) is visiting Australia this week in search of partnership opportunities in Australia.

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People-to-people ties in Asia key to economic success

​Australia's deepening people-to- people relationships in Asia, especially with China, is the cornerstone of economic success for the nation's future, according to Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Philip Lowe.

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Australia faces new biosecurity threats

Australia is facing a potential biosecurity attack from a number of viruses which have the potential to seriously damage food supplies, according to a new report released on Wednesday.

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Former Australian FM hails new level in Sino-Australian ties

​The China-Australia free trade agreement (FTA) will be a major boost for Chinese provincial and Australian state governments in attracting infrastructure investment, according to former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr.

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Modi seen as driving force behind new "turbo-charged" India-Australia ties

News Analysis: Modi seen as driving force behind new "turbo-charged" India-Australia ties

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China-Australian FTA important test case for other industrialized world

​The China-Australia free trade agreement (FTA) will become a landmark test case for other industrialized nations, the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) said on Tuesday.

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China, Australia conclude FTA talks, pledge zero tariffs

​China and Australia on Monday signed a declaration of intent on practically concluding bilateral negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA).

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Historic breakthroughs in China-Australia win-win cooperation

​China and Australia entered a new era of mutually beneficial interaction on Monday as they embraced an epochal, twin upgrade of bilateral cooperation.