Kathleen Calderwood

The estranged wife of AFL player Rick Olarenshaw and an Australian couple were arrested last year during separate raids on spas that Balinese police said were  "providing pornographic services".

As Donald Trump up-ends world order during his first few weeks in power, Xi Jinping is quietly testing the boundaries of this new reality, and the fallout could be felt in Ukraine, Taiwan and Australia. 

The Australian Defence Force is monitoring three Chinese navy ships which are understood to be sailing east of Sydney.

As Beijing embraces 'communal wealth', some Chinese people flee to Japan

Chinese citizens are continuing to migrate to Japan in increasing numbers, hoping to build better lives for family away from the censorship and repressive rule of Xi Jinping.

More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet, but with limited media access and China's robust censorship program, it has been difficult for people to get reliable information and check on loved ones.  

Protesters say they are angry and devastated as South Korea's parliament fails to pass a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law declaration. 

A day after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to enforce martial law, MPs convene to consider both an impeachment motion and a complaint of "insurrection" against him.

Jimmy Lai, the billionaire Hong Kong media tycoon, has taken the stand in his own defence in a high-stakes national security trial that could see him jailed for life.

With the apparent appointment of two of America's most hawkish Republicans, president-elect Donald Trump looks to be setting the stage for a confrontational relationship with China.