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…
Australian Looks to Deepen Ties in Indo-Pacific as Free Trade Agreement With India Moves Closer
September 8, 2021
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Pfizer and Government Ministers Rebuff Former PM’s Claims He Intervened in Vaccine Rollout
July 12, 2021
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and senior government ministers have rebuffed claims that former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd played a role in expediting shipments of Pfizer vaccine to Australia. This comes after the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) alleged on July 13 that Rudd had met with Pfizer Chairman Albert Bourla on June 30, and it was…
Victoria’s 7-day Lockdown Could Cause $1 Billion Economic Loss
Victoria has recorded four more COVID-19 cases on the first day of its seven-day lockdown, bringing the total case of the Whittlesea cluster to 30. This is the fourth lockdown of the state in 15 months. It is also longer and more widespread than the one in mid-February, which lasted for five days. The Victorian…
Labor Promises $10B for Social Housing in Budget Reply
Australian Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has promised a $10 billion (US$7.7 billion) housing fund to build 30,000 social and affordable housing as part of Labor’s response to the 2021 Budget. In his Budget reply speech, Albanese said the Labor Party was committed to lifting wages, fixing age care, addressing the housing crisis, championing equality for…
China Has Been ‘Very Clear’ About Their Intentions: Australian Defence Minister
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has said that China has been obvious about its intentions in the Indo-Pacific and it wouldn’t be in the country’s national interests to ignore it. He also warned that Australia is already at war on a cyber front from adversaries that he won’t shy away from naming and shaming if…
Australian Defence Minister Warns Conflict Over Taiwan Cannot ‘Be Discounted’
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton is warning that conflict over Taiwan is a possibility and has vowed to work with allies to maintain peace in the region. “People need to be realistic about the activity,” Dutton told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Sunday. “There is militarisation of bases across the region. Obviously, there is a…
Ending China’s Port Lease in Northern Australia Possible: Defence Minister
The Port of Darwin lease is one of many deals that have been sewn up with China and one Foreign Minister Marise Payne could consider ending after she tore up Victoria’s the Belt and Road initiative with the Asian giant last week. The Northern Territory government signed a 99-year lease for the Port of Darwin…
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…
New Defence Minister Overturns Decision to Strip Afghan Veterans of Medals
Newly appointed Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has overturned a decision to strip 3,000 soldiers of their citations after their service in Afghanistan. Last year, Chief of Defence Angus Campbell recommended the Meritorious Unit Citation be revoked for the Special Operations Task Group as a “collective punishment” after the release of a report that revealed…
Chinese Media Takes Aim at Australia’s New ‘Hawkish’ Australian Defence Minister
The state-control Chinese newspaper, The Global Times, has taken aim at Australia’s newly appointed defence minister, Peter Dutton, saying the “hawkish” political leader was an “extreme populist” and had a “strong tendency of racism.” “With Dutton being the defence minister, Australia will take further actions to cooperate with the United States to stir up South…
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