Australian national airline carrier Qantas has warned its pilots to be wary of radio and Global Positioning System (GPS) interference signals from the Chinese military. In a directive issued on March 16, the airline said it had detected interference signals in the Western Pacific and South China Sea. Qantas said some aircraft were experiencing interference…
Australian Pilots Told Be Alert for Signal Interference From Chinese Military
Australian Pilots Told to Be Alert for Signal Interference From Chinese Military
Australian national airline carrier Qantas has warned its pilots to be wary of radio and Global Positioning System (GPS) interference signals from the Chinese military. In a directive issued on March 16, the airline said it had detected interference signals in the Western Pacific and South China Sea. Qantas said some aircraft were experiencing interference…
Australia Finally Gets the Defences It Needs as AUKUS Clears Final Hurdles
Commentary The recent AUKUS submarines announcement finally overcomes the political roadblocks that have bedevilled the replacement of Australia’s ageing fleet for more than a decade. The most significant aspect of the arrangements is the deployment of up to four U.S. Virginia-class submarines and one UK submarine to Australia from 2027. This was the original timeline…
Fiji Backs AUKUS Deal as Albanese Takes ‘Family First’ Approach With Island Nation
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has assured Australia that the AUKUS deal has his country’s backing following efforts by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to ease regional concerns over the security pact. The meeting, which occurred on March 15 during a diplomatic visit in Fiji’s capital Nadi, comes a day after Indonesia and Malaysia issued statements…
Australia Set to Buy 220 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles From US
The Pentagon has approved the sale of 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia under the tri-nation AUKUS security pact. The $1.3 billion (US$895 million) deal follows the confirmation that Australia will be acquiring up to five nuclear-powered attack submarines over the next decade under the security alliance that will cost Australia up to $368 billion…
Beijing Attacks Australia Every Single Night: Former Defence Minister
Every day Beijing launches cyberattacks against Australian businesses and government departments, former Labor Senator Stephen Conroy has revealed. The ex-defence minister made the comments after Labor elder and former Prime Minister Paul Keating claimed the Chinese Communist Party posed no military threat to Australia. Keating’s remarks formed part of a stinging and extensive critique of…
‘Subordinate to the US’: Former PM Savages Labor Government Over AUKUS Deal
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has savaged senior Labor Party ministers for continuing with the AUKUS deal while claiming it will make the country “subordinate to the United States.” The former leader of the nation launched multiple salvos during an address to the National Press Club just a day after details of AUKUS were unveiled…
Police Charges Against Anti-CCP Activist Drew Pavlou Dropped
SYDNEY, Australia—A local court in Sydney has thrown out all charges brought by the NSW Police against a 23-year-old China activist, dismissing two charges in two days. NSW Police accused activist Drew Pavlou of failure to obey a move-on order from officers last May when scuffles broke out at a protest he had organised. Police…
Police Charges Against Anti-CCP Activist Drew Pavlou Dropped After Court Throws Out Case
SYDNEY, Australia—A local court in Sydney has thrown out all charges brought by the NSW Police against a 23-year-old China activist, dismissing two charges in two days. NSW Police accused activist Drew Pavlou of failure to obey a move-on order from officers last May when scuffles broke out at a protest he had organised. Police…
Australia Says Nuclear Subs Needed to Counter Militarization
CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II. Australian officials said the deal will cost up to $245 billion over the next three decades and create 20,000 jobs. It comes…
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