Anthony Albanese revealed the third security deal brokered this month,as the government continues efforts to counter China’s influence in the Pacific.
A think tank set to be one of the losers from the decision was several years ago named by Chinese officials on an infamous list of 14 grievances.
Fallout from the war in Gaza has created a deepening rift in relations between Australia and Israel. The hostilities are political and personal.
The announcement of a new NRL team was about so much more than a new NRL team. The setting of the press conference told the story.
The deal to establish a PNG team comes with a China “escape clause” for Australia,while ARLC chair Peter V’landys has revealed another NRL license could be granted before Christmas.
The government was again set to anger Israel with two United Nations votes in New York overnight on Wednesday,including one on a ceasefire in Gaza.
The decision by ASIO to raid a high-profile former officer is unprecedented in the agency’s recent history and has divided Australia’s intelligence community.
Penny Wong says Australia expects Israel to comply with international law in the same way it expects authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China to do so.
Faced with challenges in the Indo-Pacific,Australia revealed it test-fired a Tomahawk missile recently as it ramps up its long-range strike capability.
PM Anthony Albanese said he personally believed the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue was a terrorist attack,as he hit back at claims he had failed to tackle antisemitism.
Some self-reflection would not go astray from Israel’s leaders and advocates about why the nation has become so isolated on the international stage.