Australia will invest $25.6 million (US$ 18.51 million) over the next four years to assist young Australian professionals in gaining experience at international institutions that are critical to Australia’s interests. The fund will be used to sponsor the United Nations’ Junior Professional Officer Program, which recruits Junior Professional Officers (JPOs) for the UN Secretariat and…
Australia to invest $25.6m in the UN’s Junior Professional Officer Program
US Aircraft, Troop Rotations Likely to Increase in Australia: AUSMIN Meeting
September 16, 2021
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The United States will look to increase troop and military aircraft rotations in Australia as cooperation between the allies ramps up, following the recent signing of the AUKUS trilateral, security agreement amid ongoing tensions with Beijing in the region. Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton visited and met with their U.S….
Australia Reforms Visa Policies to Better Introduce Overseas Workers
The Australian government has made it easier for overseas workers to enter the country to fill labour shortages in the agriculture and hospitality industries. “The Morrison Government has today announced the first stage of reforms to Australia’s labour mobility programs – the Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) and the Seasonal Worker Program (SWP)–which will make the…
Actions Don’t Match Words: Scott Morrison’s Women’s Summit Speech Criticised
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said every Australian has a responsibility to address the problem with the culture that leads to violence against women but has been criticised for his words not matching his actions. In his opening address to the National Summit on Women’s Safety on Monday, Morrison said Australia “does have a problem” with…
Australian Looks to Deepen Ties in Indo-Pacific as Free Trade Agreement With India Moves Closer
September 8, 2021
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Australia is looking to deepen ties across the Indo-pacific with Foreign Minister Marise Payne and the Minister of Defence Peter Dutton jetting off on a tour of the region for a series of 2+2 meetings with their counterparts from Indonesia, India, South Korea, and the United States. In a joint press release on Sep. 8, Payne and…
Australia Changes Tack, Focuses on Sport to Win the Pacific From Beijing
September 3, 2021
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Australia is considering an ambitious sporting diplomacy mission to deepen engagement in the South Pacific region, amid increasing competition with Beijing’s encroaching hegemony. “Team AusPac” is an initiative being recommended to the federal government following an extensive inquiry into improving trade and relations with Pacific Island nations. The proposal would see an expansion of existing…
Proposed Australian Magnitsky Laws Have ‘Teeth’: Diplomacy Expert
August 9, 2021
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Newly introduced Magnitsky laws that give the federal government the power to sanction overseas human rights violators will be powerful, effective, and quick, according to a diplomacy expert. Joseph Siracusa, adjunct professor at Curtin University who teaches the history of international diplomacy, says Australia’s new laws have “teeth” and will be a deterrent against future…
Australian MPs Back Long Awaited Magnitsky Laws Targeting Human Rights Violators
August 5, 2021
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In a one-two punch, Australian members of Parliament from both sides of the aisle have thrown their support behind Magnitsky-style laws that will give the federal government the power to impose sanctions on overseas human rights offenders. On Aug. 3, Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching introduced the International Human Rights and Corruption (Magnitsky Sanctions) Bill 2021,…
Nine Pacific Nations to ‘Deepen Exchanges’ With Beijing
June 2, 2021
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Leaders from nine Pacific Island nations have vowed to deepen their relationship with Beijing, fight the pandemic, and continue collaborating on major infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The pledge comes amid an ongoing tug-of-war between Beijing and democratic allies in the South Pacific region. In late May, top Chinese Communist Party…
Australia Will Not Surrender to Beijing: Defence Minister
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has declared that the country will not surrender its sovereignty to appease Beijing following outrage over the cancellation of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement with Victoria. The comments come after the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson threatened retaliation if Australia did not wind back its decision. “We’re not going…
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