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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2020, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reviews an honor guard during a ceremony ahead of a meeting at Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's official residence in Tokyo. Morrison said Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, a tweet by a Chinese official which shows a fake image of an Australian soldier appearing to slit a child's throat is “truly repugnant.&quot; (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Australian leader calls China’s graphic tweet ‘repugnant’

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this frame grab from Iranian state television video aired Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, is seen in Tehran, Iran. Iran has freed Moore-Gilbert, who has been detained in Iran for more than two years, in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, state TV reported Wednesday. (Iranian State Television via AP)

Thailand approved transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian freed

By Tassanee Vejpongsa and Nick Perry - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga bump elbows to greet prior to the official welcome ceremony at Suga's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Morrison is in Japan to hold talks with Suga to bolster defense ties between the two U.S. allies to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Australia, Japan to bolster defense ties amid China’s rise

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. (AP Photo/File)

Australian prime minister criticizes TikTok suicide video

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Governor-General David Hurley, left, makes an announcement in relation to the awarding of a Victoria Cross to sailor Edward &quot;Teddy&quot; Sheean, photo at center, during a press conference at Government House in Canberra, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. War hero Sheean will be awarded the nation's top military honor more than 77 years after he was killed while saving his shipmates. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australian sailor honored 77 years after he died saving crew

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Flinders Street Station is quiet during lockdown due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus in Melbourne, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Victoria state, Australia's coronavirus hot spot, announced on Monday that businesses will be closed and scaled down in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Australia leader refuses to attack political foes over virus

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Police detained a protester during a march marking the anniversary of the Hong Kong handover from Britain to China, Wednesday, July. 1, 2020, in Hong Kong. Hong Kong marked the 23rd anniversary of its handover to China in 1997 just one day after China enacted a national security law that cracks down on protests in the territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Australia may offer safe haven to Hong Kong residents

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during the launch of the 2020 Defence Strategic Update in Canberra, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Morrison is announcing 270 billion Australian dollars ($190 billion) in additional defense spending over the next decade which will include long-range missiles and warned that the post-pandemic world will become more dangerous.(Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia plans $190 billion defense boost over decade

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, May 1, 2020. Morrison stands firm on his call for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus and denied any motivation other than to prevent such a pandemic happening again. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Scott Morrison: Australia under cyberattack from ‘state-based’ actor

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A student reads while sitting on a ledge at the Quadrangle of the University of Sydney, Australia May 2, 2017. International students are expected to begin returning to Australia next month despite Chinese warnings of pandemic-related racism, the Australian prime minister said on Friday, June 12, 2020. (Paul Miller/AAP Image via AP)

Australian leader expects foreign students to return in July

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tours the fire devastated Wildflower farm owned by Paul and Melissa Churchman in Sarsfield, Victoria. Australia’s deadly wildfires have proven to be not just a crisis for the country, but a crisis for the country’s prime minister _ one so grave that some have questioned whether his leadership can survive it. (James Ross/Pool Photo via AP)

Australian PM’s leadership criticized during wildfire crisis

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Houses are flattened at Conjola Park, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, after recent wildfires ripped through the community. The deadly wildfires, which have been raging since September, have already burned about 5 million hectares (12.35 million acres) of land and destroyed more than 1,500 homes. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia to pay ‘whatever it takes’ to fight wildfires

By Nick Perry and Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

This Saturday, Jan. 4, 2019 image provided by provided by Maxar Technologies shows wildfires east of Orbost , Australia. Australia's prime minister called up about 3,000 reservists on Saturday as the threat of wildfires escalated in at least three states, while strong winds and high temperatures were forecast to bring flames to populated areas including the suburbs of Sydney. (Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies via AP)

Aussie PM defends response to fires; weather brings respite

By SHONAL GANGULY and STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, front, and SA Premier Steven Marshall, left, stand on burnt ground of Jacaranda Drive in Woodside, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Morrison toured fire affected areas in South Australia. (Kelly Barnes/AAP Images via AP)

Aussie PM: Some volunteer firefighters to receive paid leave

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In this Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, photo, NSW Rural Fire Service crew fight the Gospers Mountain Fire as it impacts a property at Bilpin, New South Wales state, Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday, Dec. 22, apologized for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several states, destroying homes and claiming the lives of two volunteer firefighters.(Dan Himbrechts/AAP Images via AP)

Australia’s PM defends climate stance amid wildfire disaster

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Rural Fire Service crew engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor, New South Wales, as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the southwest of Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Australia's most populous state of New South Wales declared a seven-day state of emergency Thursday as oppressive conditions fanned around 100 wildfires. (Dean Lewins/AAP Images via AP)

2 firefighters die, 3 hurt as wildfires ravage Australia

By TRISTAN LAVALETTE - Associated Press

Actress Pamela Anderson speaks to the media outside Belmarsh Prison in southeast London after visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) **FILE**

Julian Assange case: Pamela Anderson rebuts Australian PM’s refusal to intervene in extradition

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Assange supporters hold a banner to protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Friday, June 14, 2019. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to appear via a video link at court Friday, as he continues his fight against extradition to the United States, where he faces prosecution under the Espionage Act. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

PM says Australia ‘unable to intervene’ in Julian Assange extradition: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this July 4, 2019, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks in Parliament in Canberra. Morrison on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, said the allegations were &quot;deeply disturbing and troubling&quot;, as Australia's counterespionage agency investigates allegations of a China plot to plant an agent into a parliamentary seat in Canberra. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk, File)

Australia investigates China plot to plant spy in Parliament

By TRISTAN LAVALETTE - Associated Press

In this Jan. 19, 2016, file photo, Pamela Anderson delivers her speech during a news conference at the French National Assembly to protest the force-feeding of geese used in the production of foie gras, in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Pamela Anderson to take Julian Assange concerns to Australian PM

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times