The defence minister’s remarks are likely to hit a sour note for Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun at a high-powered defence summit.
The deputy prime minister says the government is determined to introduce new criminal laws for those who vilify others based on race,sexuality,gender,disability or religion.
Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles:confidantes,influencers,attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
A Chinese warplane dropped flares in front of an Australian Navy helicopter in international waters,in an incident Defence Minister Richard Marles condemned as “unacceptable”.
Investor James Baillieu,the nephew of former premier Ted Baillieu,says the war in Ukraine has been wiped off the news cycle and the Australian government doesn’t care.
Australia,the US,Japan and the Philippines have made a show of strength against China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.
Defence Minister Richard Marles was in Lviv on Saturday,becoming just the second federal government minister to visit Ukraine since the war started.
US President Joe Biden signed off another billion-dollar assistance package just as the tide was turning against the Ukrainians on the battlefield.
From submarines to aged care,the government and opposition have grand plans. But neither know where the workers will be found for them.
Prime Minister James Marape said the 1942 Kokoda campaign set a precedent for close military co-operation between the two nations.
Defence spending is set to rise to $100 billion a year by 2034,in large part due to the risk of conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China rapidly builds up its military.