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Australia agrees Naval payout, ending France sub dispute
AFP, Published on 11/06/2022
» SYDNEY - Australia unveiled a massive compensation deal with French submarine maker Naval Group Saturday, ending a contract dispute that soured relations between Canberra and Paris for almost a year.
Australian PM says cabinet to address KFC 'cabbage-gate'
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister joked he would huddle with top officials Thursday to discuss the soaring cost of lettuce and local KFCs' decision to replace the verdant leaf with a cabbage mix on their Zinger Burgers.
Leadership changes in the Indo-Pacific
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 07/06/2022
» New leaders in the Indo-Pacific region -- Australia, South Korea and the Philippines -- will significantly impact the future trajectory of US-China relations. Their policy shifts, even nuances, could either moderate or harden the two powers' strategic rivalries.
Australia says Indonesia trip shows importance of bilateral relationship
Published on 05/06/2022
» SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday his trip to Indonesia just over two weeks after he was elected showed the importance his new government places on ties between the two countries as it works to focus more on Southeast Asia.
UK overlooks crisis to celebrate queen's jubilee
AFP, Published on 01/06/2022
» LONDON: Britons prepared Wednesday to mark a record-breaking 70 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II, with four days of festivities offering temporary respite from an inflationary crisis and doubts over the monarchy's future.
China hosts Pacific islands meeting in Fiji, security ties in focus
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2022
» SUVA: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a meeting with counterparts from 10 Pacific island nations in Fiji on Monday, midway through a diplomatic tour of the region where China's ambitions for wider security ties has caused concern among US allies.
Western powers sound alarm on China plan for South Pacific
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» HONIARA - Western powers sounded the alarm Thursday over leaked plans to dramatically expand China's security and economic reach in the South Pacific, in what one regional leader called a thinly veiled effort to lock island states into "Beijing's orbit".
China, Russia conduct joint aerial patrol in military exercise
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2022
» Chinese and Russian militaries conducted a joint aerial patrol on Tuesday, China's defence ministry said.
Australia's new PM scolds China over trade tariffs
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2022
» SYDNEY: New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rebuked China on Tuesday for imposing hefty tariffs on Australian exports two years ago, in remarks made while attending a regional security conference in Tokyo a day after being sworn in.
Japan hosts Quad summit seeking unity on countering China
AFP, Published on 24/05/2022
» TOKYO: Leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States met in Tokyo on Tuesday, looking to put China on notice as it expands its military and economic influence in the region.