Former Australian Finance Minister Mathias Cormann — now the boss of the OECD — went to work for the former CEO of PwC Australia almost immediately after leaving office.

The jailing of Imran Khan last month and an economic crisis is likely to see Pakistan become more dependent on Beijing than ever.

The “Governor-General's" Australian Future Leaders Foundation has been launched after attracting $2.2m in “donations”.

The capability of Pakistan’s army to secure key assets — including those of Beijing — has been questioned amid the violent protests roiling the nation following Imran Khan's arrest.

A mouthpiece for the Chinese Government has ridiculed Moscow’s military as “outdated”, with its failures in Ukraine showing why Beijing had “abandoned” a Russian-style military a decade ago.

China’s military exercises on its border with India over the past two years were all “defensive” in nature, say intelligence sources.