Tag: International

Antony Blinken Testifies to House Committee on Conflicts, Budget, and Great Power Competition

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies at 10 a.m. ET on March 23 to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on the State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition. …


Senator Thrown to the Ground by Police After Interfering in Women’s Rights Rally

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was pulled to the ground by a police officer after attempting to interrupt a women’s rights rally on the lawn of Parliament House in Canberra. In several videos posted online, Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (also known as Posie Parker), the British women’s rights advocate behind the “Let Women Speak” rallies in Melbourne and…


Details of Upcoming Referendum to Change Constitution Revealed

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed the exact wording that Australians will vote on in the upcoming referendum on whether to change the country’s Constitution. Voters will be asked: “A proposed law to alter the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice. Do you approve…


Japan’s Kishida Pledges Aid for Ukraine-Backing Poland

WARSAW, Poland—Japan’s prime minister pledged Wednesday to provide Poland with development support to help the European country assist neighboring Ukraine as it defends itself from Russia’s invasion. Polish Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Warsaw a day after Kishida made a surprise visit to Kyiv and met with Ukrainian…


At Least Nine Dead in Russian Air Strikes on Two Ukrainian Cities

RZHYSHCHIV, Ukraine—Russian air strikes on Ukrainian cities on Wednesday killed at least nine people in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said showed Moscow was not interested in peace. In a series of early-morning drone strikes, at least eight people were killed and seven were injured when two dormitories and a college were hit in Rzhyshchiv,…


Right to Faith-Based Education Sacrificed at the Altar of Progressivism

Commentary If, like most of us, you are under the impression that parents have a “right” to see their children educated within their own values system, you are mistaken. In practice today, mainstream religion, and all the values that it connotes, are being erased from our national education system. Every child in Australia has the…


The Prize for Supporting Women’s Rights: Expulsion in the Name of ‘Inclusion’

Commentary A political observer might be surprised by the ability of the Liberal Party to condemn itself to a long period in the political wilderness. Although the reasons for this are complex, its inability (or unwillingness) to serve its conservative support base is a contributing factor. This was most visibly demonstrated in the event that…


Chinese Firm Wins Bid to Upgrade Solomon Island’s International Seaport

The Solomon Islands government has handed a multi-million-dollar contract for a port upgrade to China’s largest construction company. The state-owned China Civil Engineering Construction Company was the only company to bid for the project, according to government sources. “This will be upgrading the old international port in Honiara and two domestic wharves in the provinces,”…


Banking Turmoil Pounding Investor Confidence, Surveys Show

LONDON—This month’s U.S. banking system turmoil and renewed recession worries have left global investor confidence at one of the lowest levels in the last 20 years, and that does not even account for this week’s demise of Credit Suisse. A monthly survey carried out by investment bank BofA following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank…


Victorian Government Orders Transgender Flag Flown in Response to Women’s Rights Protest

A new transgender flag will fly in front of Melbourne’s Treasury Place alongside two LGBT+ pride flags until the end of the month. The Victorian state Labor government made the decision following a rally on women’s rights on the weekend where women discussed transgender people taking part in women’s sports. State Premier Daniel Andrews wrote…