The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has invited Chinese police to Australia for an enforcement cooperation meeting while confirming that it will end an agreement with China over human rights concerns. “At the invitation of the Australian Federal Police, from April 25 to 28, 2023, the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China…
AFP Invites Chinese Police for Cooperation Visit While Ending Agreement With Beijing
May 31, 2023
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Chinese Ambassador Tries to Give Australia a Tax Lesson
May 31, 2023
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Commentary It is consoling to learn that the Chinese ambassador to Australia is concerned about how we spend our taxes. What, I wondered, could he impart to us about the expenditure of taxes by the Chinese authorities? Perhaps we could be building dozens of coal-fired power stations, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is doing?…
Taiwan Believes China Won’t Shift Australia on Trade Pact
May 31, 2023
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Taiwan’s Trade Minister John Deng has said he does not expect the Australian government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, will bow to pressure from Beijing to block Taipei’s bid to enter the newest and largest trading block in the Pacific region. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement…
Australia to End Agreement With China After Serious Concerns Over Human Rights Emerge
May 29, 2023
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed it will not renew an agreement signed with China after international human rights groups allege it allowed Beijing to abuse human rights internationally. On May 25, AFP officials told the Senate that the agency would not renew its memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with China’s National Commission of…
AUKUS Subs Deal: Pentagon Seeks Congress Greenlight for Sub Transfer
May 29, 2023
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The Pentagon has requested Congress to greenlight the transfer of up to two nuclear power submarines to Australia. The legislative proposals (pdf), which were first submitted on May 2 and made available online on May 23, come as U.S. defence officials argue that while the transfer may have a short-term effect, the transfer would allow…
Dedicated US-Australia Command Needed to Streamline Cooperation: Colonel
May 25, 2023
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A U.S. military command—akin to U.S. Forces Japan—should be established in Australia to help overcome the cultural differences between the allies, says one senior official. U.S. Army Colonel Alan W. Throop said the U.S. Department of Defense often misunderstood just how much smaller the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is, in a report for the Australian…
Australia Border Enforcement Stops Using Chinese-made Drones
May 24, 2023
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Australian Border Enforcement (ABF) has decided to stop using Chinese-made drones out of an abundance of caution. In April, the federal government ordered a safety review of hundreds of drones made by a Chinese company, Da Jiang Innovations (DJI), after it was discovered that Australia’s Department of Defense was using them. Michael Outram, the ABF…
As US and Canada Take Action, Australia Authorities Still Not Concerned About Illegal Chinese Police Stations
May 24, 2023
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Australian authorities remain unconcerned about Beijing’s overseas police stations on the country’s soil, while the United States and Canada are taking action. In late 2022, two Chinese police stations identified in Australia by the international human rights group Safeguard Defenders drew wide public concern. The stations, under the name of “service centres,” are among 102 Chinese…
Australia Providing Phillipines with Drones, Training, and Tech as China Belligerence Continues
May 22, 2023
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Australia will provide the Philippines with drone equipment, training, and other technology to strengthen its Coast Guard maritime domain, awareness, and protection capabilities. The announcement follows a visit to the Philippines by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on May 18 and comes as the Southeast Asian nation is engaged in an increasingly hostile maritime dispute…
Save the Timber for Australia, Not Beijing
May 21, 2023
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Commentary Dictatorships don’t make concessions unless they are forced to do so. They don’t make concessions as a unilateral goodwill gesture. Their concessions are only ever made out of self-interest. Therefore one can safely assume that the lifting of the ban on Australian timber exports to China, which was so spuriously imposed by the communist…
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