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07 Dec The Foreign Relations Bill is a big test for Morrison and his China strategy this week

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David Speers - ABC - Saturday 07 December 2020 China's ham-fisted effort in digitally altered diplomacy via an offensive tweet and the angry, instant reaction from the Prime Minister inevitably sparked a week of debate about proportionality. Was it counter-productive for China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian...

02 Dec Senator Paterson on 9News: We must defend our sovereignty and national interests with China

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Senator Paterson on 9News: We must defend our sovereignty and national interests with China...

01 Dec Barnabu Joyce hits out at ‘stupid’ post as China makes brutal slur

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Nathan Vass, Ellen Whinnett, and Finn McHugh - Herald Sun - 01 December 2020 Barnaby Joyce has likened the Chinese spokesman who posted an inflammatory tweet about Australian soldiers to a “stupid high school student”. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted a graphic, doctored image on...

01 Dec Senator Paterson responds to China’s repugnant tweet slurring Australian soldiers

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Senator Paterson responds to China's repugnant tweet slurring Australian soldiers...

29 Nov Senator Paterson on Sky News: Kevin Rudd, China

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Senator Paterson on Sky News: Kevin Rudd, China...

19 Nov ASIC acting chair says former chairman refused to implement governance changes

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Rachel Clayton - ABC - Thursday 19 November 2020 The head of the Australian Securities and Investment's Commission (ASIC) says the regulator could have avoided being embroiled in an overpayments scandal had its former chairman agreed to change ASIC's governance. ASIC acting chair Karen Chester appeared before...

19 Nov Who would be a financial regulator, as criticism builds from all corners

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John Durie - The Australian - Thursday 19 November Who would be a financial regulator? The politicians blame you when corporates play up and then blame you when the recovery isn’t happening as it should. Case in point being Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s attack on ASIC as putting...

19 Nov ASIC taps Deloitte in funds management industry probe

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John Durie - The Australian - Thursday 19 November 2020 ASIC has engaged Deloitte Access Economics to conduct a review of the level of competition in the funds management industry to see where it is effective and where it isn’t. The study was flagged in a speech...

18 Nov ASIC launches credit card and travel expenses review

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Michael Roddan - Australian Financial Review - Wednesday 18 November 2020 The corporate watchdog has launched a widespread review of its travel expenses, allowances and corporate credit card spending following the sidelining of its chairman James Shipton over a claimed $120,000 personal tax advisory bill. The Australian...

13 Nov Australian MPs condemn crackdown

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Eryk Bagshaw, James Massola - Sydney Morning Herald - Friday 13 November 2020 HONG KONG DEMOCRACY Australian MPs have accused Beijing of hammering another nail in the coffin of Hong Kong democracy after China disqualified four Hong Kong legislators from parliament. Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said...