British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told journalists on his way to the G-20 summit in Indonesia that China poses the “biggest state-based threat to our economic security.” China’s leader and head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping, will be at the G-20 summit in Bali and Sunak said, “Hopefully I will have…
China Is ‘Biggest State-Based Threat’ to Britain’s Economic Security, Says Rishi Sunak
Australia Can No Longer Rely on the US as a Our ‘Security Guarantor’: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Richard Marles has warned that the situation in the Indo-Pacific has become “far too precarious” to depend on the United States as Australia’s security guarantor. Australia’s alliance with the United States has been central to the country’s view of the world and national security since World War II. However, in a keynote address…
US Navy Seizes Over 170 Tons of Hazardous Materials Smuggled to Yemen
The U.S. Navy found a massive volume of missile fuel and type of explosive material often used in terrorism aboard a vessel bound for Yemen from Iran, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday. CENTCOM said in a statement that its forces had interdicted a stateless sailing dhow on Nov. 8 that appeared to…
Australia, China Leaders to Meet on the Sidelines of the G20
Leaders from Australia and China have agreed to meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, suggesting a thawing in diplomatic relations. This will be the first time in over two years that leaders have met after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took issue with the Australian Morrison government calling for an…
Experts Rule Out 3rd COVID Booster Shot for Australians
Australians won’t be able to receive a third COVID-19 vaccine booster until at least next year. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) said it did not recommend the rollout of a fifth vaccine dose, or third booster, despite a rise in the number of virus cases. Health Minister Mark Butler said ATAGI noted an…
Australian Police Received One Million Tip-Offs About COVID Rules-Breakers During Pandemic Years: Study
Australian police received over a million tip-offs during the pandemic years from individuals reporting breaches of public health orders, a new study has revealed. In 2019 Crime Stoppers, the country’s community program for receiving anonymous information on criminal activity, received 313,000 tip-offs nationally. In 2020, this number jumped to 416,000 amid the first lockdowns and…
Australian Police Received One Million Tip-Offs on COVID Rules-Breakers During Pandemic Years: Study
Australian police received over a million tip-offs during the pandemic years from individuals reporting breaches of public health orders, a new study has revealed. In 2019 Crime Stoppers, the country’s community program for receiving anonymous information on criminal activity, received 313,000 tip-offs nationally. In 2020, this number jumped to 416,000 amid the first lockdowns and…
Australian Police Received One Million Tip-Offs on COVID Rule-Breakers During Pandemic: Study
Australian police received over a million tip-offs during the pandemic years from individuals reporting breaches of public health orders, a new study has revealed. In 2019 Crime Stoppers, the country’s community program for receiving anonymous information on criminal activity, received 313,000 tip-offs nationally. In 2020, this number jumped to 416,000 amid the first lockdowns and…
Australian Town Sees 2nd Flood in a Fortnight, Residents Ordered to Evacuate
Residents in the New South Wales (NSW) rural town of Forbes have been issued their second emergency flood evacuation warning in two weeks as major flash flooding occurs throughout the state. The State Emergency Services (SES) changed its warning for people in Forbes and the surrounding areas to evacuate before 7 a.m. because the nearby…
Australia Commits $50 Million to Global Pandemic Fund
Australia has pledged $50 million (US$33.4 million) to the new Pandemic Fund, a new global fund launched by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Bali on Nov. 13. The Pandemic Fund, hosted by the World Bank, is the result of global lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic, designed to improve preparedness capabilities for future pandemic threats…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta