カテゴリー: Australian foreign policy
Foreign minister Penny Wong visits Fiji this week to progress the security and economic agreementFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia looks close to signing a landmar…
Australian federal police say they are working with tiny nation to respond to threat of online scam centresTimor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organized crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.His comments come a…
Military experts and diplomats agree new strategies and tactics – drone-based or otherwise – playing out in Ukraine’s theatre of war may be replicated closer to homeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s early morning at the sp…
From Scott Morrison’s ‘on-water matters’ to the Albanese government’s MOU with Nauru, successive governments’ attitude to legitimate scrutiny has been one of hostilityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOffshore, secrecy dominate…
US president tells reporters he and Australian PM ‘working on a lot of things together’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter waiting a long time to meet Donald Trump, Ant…
Defence minister says Xi Jinping should note resolve to stay the course by global democratic alliance, including AustraliaDefeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is critical to restraining China in the Indo-Pacific, Finland’s defence minister has said, …
The move is intended to support the supply of minerals to benefit both countries’ commercial and defence industries – and shareholders are already profitingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia and the US have signed a cr…
Country moves to deepen policing ties with China as Australia continues negotiations on Nakamal agreement, which was not signed last month as hopedVanuatu remains open to signing a wide-ranging deal with Australia but must assert its sovereignty and wi…
Defence official says major increase in Australian defence spending is ‘quite warranted’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome US military stakeholders have “very serious concerns” about the Aukus arrangement but the Pentagon w…
Alliance in best interests of Australia, UK and US, say lawmakers, after Trump administration announced 30-day review of pactAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Aukus pact is vital …
The multi-billion dollar deal was heralded as ensuring the security of the Indo-Pacific. But with America an increasingly unreliable ally, doubts are rising above the wavesMaybe Australia’s boats just never turn up.To fanfare and flags, the Aukus deal …
New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins says department has ‘never seen a task group of this capability undertaking this sort of work’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastN…
Imports of a range of products, including parts for Sydney Metro vehicles, increase despite US bans on dozens of companiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is allowing thousands of imports from Chinese companies black…
Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens and Michael Czugaj returned from Indonesia on Sunday, Anthony Albanese confirms Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe five remaining members of the Bali Nine jailed for li…
Five remaining members would continue to serve sentences upon returning under proposal, trade minister Don Farrell saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTalks are under way …