In a significant development, the United States, Britain, and Australia agreed to collaborate on developing hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities. The new AUKUS alliance, launched in September 2021, prompted Australia to cancel a contract for a conventional French submarine… Read More ›
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Australia imposes more sanctions on Russia
On Friday, Australia imposed more sanctions on Russia targeting many of its elite citizens and lawmakers and termed China’s actions of easing trade restrictions on Moscow as being “unacceptable”. “We will work along with our partners for a rolling wave… Read More ›
Australia to allow double vaccinated travelers from Feb 21
On Monday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, from February 21, 2022, Australia will reopen its borders to all vaccinated visa holders. For nearly two years Australia had shut its borders to non-citizens to mitigate threats from the Coronavirus which… Read More ›
Japan Australia sign Reciprocal Access Agreement for economic and defense cooperation
Following the cancellation of a trip to the United States and Australia due to rising COVID-19 cases, Japan and Australia are set to sign a treaty to beef up defence and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday. Japanese… Read More ›
Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympic games in Beijing
On Wednesday, in a statement Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Australia’s move comes as other allies weigh similar moves to draw attention… Read More ›
Australia will introduce legislation to force tech giants to act on defamatory content: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
In a statement Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, Canberra will soon introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments. The development comes at a time when the Australian government is looking to… Read More ›
Australia eases international travel for fully vaccinated travelers from Dec 1, 2021
On Monday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, international tourists will be able to enter Australia from December 1; the development marks the restart of international travel to the country, boosting its economy. In May 2020, Australia shut its international… Read More ›
Australia, Germany sign bilateral trade agreement on hydrogen trade
In a significant development, Australia and Germany signed a bilateral partnership on hydrogen production and trade with the aim to facilitate renewable energy-based hydrogen supply chain between the two countries. German economy Minister Peter Altmaier along with German Education and… Read More ›
Despite China’s anti-Australia rhetoric, Beijing continues to be Australia’s biggest trading partner
Despite China’s anti-Australia rhetoric, ongoing trade between the two countries is evidence of the ongoing relationship, pointed out Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Beijing’s criticism of Australia is aimed at its domestic audience for political gains. While bilateral relationship between… Read More ›
Indonesia and Australia set to announcement completion of negotiations for CEPA this Friday
The completion of negotiations for Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is set to be announced this Friday following a visit by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to the Indonesia. As per an official from Indonesia’s foreign ministry, President Joko Widodo… Read More ›