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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them, the Australian government and their employers reported on Tuesday. Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s Bill Birtles and The Australian Financial Review's Michael Smith landed in Sydney after flying from Shanghai on Monday night, both news outlets reported. Both had sheltered in Australian diplomatic compounds in recent days. The journalists left after Australia revealed last week that Australian citizen Cheng Lei, business news anchor for CGTN, China's English-language state media channel, had been detained. Australian embassy officials in Beijing told Birtles last week that he should leave China, ABC reported. Birtles was due to depart Beijing on Thursday and was holding a farewell party on Wednesday when seven police officers arrived at his apartment and told him he was banned from leaving the country, ABC said. Birtles was told he would be contacted on Thursday to organize a time to be questioned about a "national security case," ABC said. Birtles went to the Australian embassy where he spent four days while Australian and Chinese officials negotiated. Birtles agreed to given police a brief interview in return for being allowed to leave the country. Smith had similarly holed up at the Australian consulate in Shanghai. Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed that her government had provided consular support to the two journalists to assist their return to Australia. "Our embassy in Beijing and Consulate-General in Shanghai engaged with Chinese government authorities to ensure their wellbeing and return to Australia," she said. Australia's travel warning of the risk of arbitrary detention in China...

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