Tag: International

Is the GOAT of Tennis a Meaningless Competition?

Commentary As the Australian Open will be played in Melbourne from Jan. 16 to Jan. 29, it is time to consider an interesting question on Quora that observers of the tennis world will be interested in: “Isn’t the whole GOAT debate in tennis just pointless and a waste of time? Any true tennis fan would…


Greens Push Albanese Government to Get Tough on Iran

The Greens Party has denounced the federal government’s response to Iran’s crackdown on Iranian freedom protestors as slow and falling short of what the community wants. Australian Greens spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Peace, and Nuclear Disarmament, Senator Jordon Steele-John called out the Albanese government over what the Greens say is a lack of concrete actions on…


Greens Push Australian Government to Get Tough on Iran

The Greens Party has denounced the federal government’s response to Iran’s crackdown on Iranian freedom protestors as slow and falling short of what the community wants. Australian Greens spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Peace, and Nuclear Disarmament, Senator Jordon Steele-John called out the Albanese government over what the Greens say is a lack of concrete actions on…


Remembering Pope Benedict XVI: A Man of Truth, Faith, and Tradition

Commentary Before he became Pope, a Mexican colleague of mine and her family saw Cardinal Ratzinger near the Vatican. They introduced themselves, and he graciously took the time to get to know them. He then asked them a series of questions about the Church in Mexico. My colleague remarked on the depth of his questions…


Australian Government Urged to Divert New Immigrants to Regional Areas

The Australian government is urged to increase the resettlement rate of new migrants in regional areas to help fill a major shortage of workers. Regional Australia Institute (RAI), an independent think-tank, said that increasing overseas migration is crucial to the economic growth and sustainability of the outer fringes of cities and towns in Regional Australia….


Australia’s Top Polluters Will Get $600 Million to Reduce Emissions by 5 Percent Every Year

Australia’s biggest polluters will be required to reduce their net emissions by almost 35 percent by 2030 under the federal government’s new safeguard mechanism reforms. Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said the reforms will support the country’s biggest emitters to remain competitive in a global economy while they work to reduce emissions….


Top Ranked Catholic Leader George Pell Dies 81

Cardinal George Pell and formerly the Vatican’s top finance minister, has died aged 81. Pell was the former Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne and Sydney before becoming the Secretariat of the Economy for the Vatican in 2014, regarded as the third highest position in the hierarchy. It was the highest position ever held by an Australian….


REPLAY: Preview of US Priorities Before 2023 North American Leaders’ Summit

On Jan. 6, National Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols previewed U.S. priorities heading into the tenth North American Leaders’ Summit. From Jan. 9 to 10, heads of governments from Canada, Mexico, and the United States will attend the 2023…


Brazil’s Lula to Visit White House for ‘In-Depth’ Meeting on ‘Wide-Ranging Shared Agenda’

President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation with Brazil’s newly-elected president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the White House announced on Monday, noting that the socialist leader will visit Washington in early February “for in-depth consultations on a wide-ranging shared agenda.” In a joint statement released by Biden and Lula, the two leaders pledged to…


Australia Denies Asylum to Defecting Chinese Spy Wang Liqiang

Wang Liqiang, who publicly defected from Beijing on Australian national television, has been denied asylum. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) said Wang could not be granted refugee status despite having “well-founded” concerns about returning to China because he committed fraud before entering Australia on a tourist visa, The Daily Telegraph reported. The AAT also doubted…