Tag: International

China Is ‘Biggest State-Based Threat’ to Britain’s Economic Security, Says Rishi Sunak

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…


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…