Category: Scott Morrison

AUKUS Is the New ANZUS: Diplomacy Expert

The “historic” trilateral security pact between Australia, the United States, and the UK will take precedence over the existing and long-running ANZUS treaty involving New Zealand and the U.S. Joseph Siracusa, adjunct professor of international diplomacy at Curtin University said the “AUKUS” alliance was really an “updating” of the Australia, New Zealand, and United States…


Australia to Acquire Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Amid Historic US, UK Alliance

Australia will acquire Tomahawk missiles from the United States as part of the freshly minted AUKUS security agreement inked with America and the United Kingdom. The new Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) agreement will see Australia become one of the only countries in the world to operate nuclear-powered submarines, despite ratifying the non-nuclear…


Australia to Acquire Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, 8 Nuclear Subs Amid Historic US, UK Alliance

Australia will acquire Tomahawk missiles and at least eight nuclear submarines from the United States as part of the freshly minted AUKUS security agreement inked with America and the United Kingdom. The new Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) agreement will see Australia become one of the only countries in the world to operate…


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…


Biden Praises ‘Unsurpassed Friendship’ With Australia, Marking 70th Anniversary of ANZUS

U.S. President Joe Biden has praised the “unsurpassed friendship” between the United States and Australia, as both nations strive for a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The president’s video message, posted on the State Department’s Twitter account, marked the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS treaty’s signing in San Francisco on Sept. 1, 1951. “America will…


Australia Secures 500,000 Pfizer Doses in Singapore Swap Deal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Aug. 31 that Australia has secured 500,000 Pfizer vaccine doses in a swap deal with Singapore to be distributed for immediate use next week. In exchange, Australia will supply the same amount of doses to Singapore in December. The half a million doses will be distributed to all states…


Australian PM Defends Afghan Refugee Allocation

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the Australian government’s decision to allocate 3000 visas to Afghan refugees this financial year and rejected calls to take more. Morrison said Australia’s commitment to allocate humanitarian places from the 13,750-person quota this year was in line with the country’s previous efforts. “Let me remind you what happened with…


Business Support for Mandatory Vaccinations Is Equally Divided in Australia

An Australian survey of over 700 businesses found that support for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace is split down the middle, making it a contentious issue. Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) conducted a pulse survey earlier this month and found that 24 percent of the businesses surveyed said they would like mandated COVID-19 vaccinations…


Business Support for Mandatory Vaccinations Is Split in Australia

An Australian survey of over 700 businesses found that support for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace is split down the middle, making it a contentious issue. Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) conducted a pulse survey earlier this month and found that 24 percent of the businesses surveyed said they would like mandated COVID-19 vaccinations…


Ex-UN Chief Slams Australia Over ‘Insufficient’ Emissions Efforts

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has put Australia on notice over what he claims is an inexcusable inaction towards setting strict climate change commitments. Ban, a strong advocate for climate change efforts and who previously championed the globally-binding Paris Agreement, said he believed the lack of a net-zero target was at odds with an international…