カテゴリー: Australian politics
Guards say their work for Australia has made them and their families targets for retributionThe Taliban have publicly threatened Afghan security guards who have worked for the soon-to-be-shut Australian embassy, circulating pictures of them online and …
Differences on China and an Australian deportation policy that disproportionately affects New Zealanders may mar talksThe prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand are set to meet this weekend to discuss their countries’ eventual reopening to the wo…
Afghans say they have been abandoned and face retribution from the Taliban once Australian forces leaveAfghan security guards who have been working at Australia’s embassy in Kabul say they feel abandoned after the sudden announcement of the embassy’s c…
Greg Hunt says travellers returning to Australia may have to undergo two tests before boarding flights home • Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout: how is your state doing? • Experts say Australians need incentives to get Covid vaccine • People under 50 a…
Trina Solar says its assistant director for Australia died on 16 May at a hospital in DelhiVirgin boss says Australia’s borders should reopen sooner than mid-2022 even though ‘some people may die’Call for medevac-style repatriation flights for Australi…
Judge sides with health minister, meaning almost 10,000 Australians in India cannot return until ban ends on FridayThe federal court has rejected an urgent bid to overturn the India travel ban, meaning 9,500 Australians stranded there will not be able …
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has told a Senate hearing on Covid-19 there are 173 unaccompanied children in India who are trying to return to Australia. More than 9,500 Australians are stranded in the country, 95…
US now supports bid to allow poorer nations to make cheap copies of vaccines, but Australia is holding out • US declares support for patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccinesPressure is mounting on Australia to support the waiver of intellectual property prot…
‘Nobody’s going to be jailed … at this time,’ deputy PM Michael McCormack saysFollow the Australia news live blogCould I have made a difference? What Australia’s Indian doctors are asking themselvesKatharine Murphy: PM lectured the states against snap …
Peter Dutton says Australia is focused on maintaining good relations with Beijing but China has been ‘very clear’ about its plans for reunification The Australian defence minister, Peter Dutton, has said a conflict involving China over Taiwan cannot be…
Interpreters who helped Australian forces in Afghanistan plead for visas to escape ‘extreme threats’
As targeted killings rise ‘exponentially’ across country, Afghans fear they will have no way out if they can’t leave alongside troops in SeptemberDozens of Afghan interpreters who have worked on the battlefield alongside Australian soldiers have made a…
As troops prepare to withdraw from the war-torn country, readers reflect on western nations’ involvement and legacyYour editorial (15 April) asserts that the Taliban were quick to take over when the Russians left. That is simply not true; it actually t…
Labor urges Morrison government to extend the stay of temporary visa holders and expand sanctions against military figuresThe Morrison government faces fresh calls to allow more than 3,000 Myanmarese citizens to stay in Australia once their visas expir…
Experts’ group calls for ‘three cuts’ strategy against junta over deadly crackdowns as Canberra accused of dragging feetThe Myanmar military is a “terrorist group” that should be brought before the international criminal court, and funds flowing to it …
Australia and New Zealand welcome sanctions on China over Uighur abuses but impose none of their own
Chinese embassy accuses Canberra of ‘despicable smearing’ of China after Australian foreign minister raises ‘grave concerns’ about human rightsAustralia and New Zealand have raised “grave concerns” about human rights abuses against Muslim minorities in…