Billions of dollars in equipment in Australia but with huge returns to the local economy March 13, 2025 On 19 February 2025, Australian Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy spoke at the ADM AUKUS Pillar II conference in Canberra, focusing on defence policy…
Humanity’s “Real Hero” Julian Assange Free June 27, 2024 “Julian Assange is free” and on Monday left the UK and the maximum-security prison near London where he had been held for five years,…
Malcolm Fraser and the Australian Foreign Policy Debate January 18, 2024 In the world of international relations, alliances between nations are often seen as essential to mutual security and prosperity. For many countries, close alignment…
Albemarle withdrew from the acquisition of Liontown Resources losing Australia’s best lithium deposit November 16, 2023 US lithium mining giant Albemarle has pulled out of its acquisition of Liontown Resources Ltd. of A$6.6 billion (US$4.2 billion) after Australia’s richest woman…
The Causes that the Citizens of the West blame their Political systems April 13, 2023 Last fall, a little-discussed report issued by the UN noted that human development had fallen in 90 percent of countries for two consecutive years,…
New Zealand becomes the first smoke free country December 15, 2022 New Zealand has set itself the goal of weaning the young generation away from smoking, becoming the first country to follow this policy by…
Australia Uses All Its ‘Diplomacy’ To End Case Against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange July 16, 2022 “Soft diplomacy”, “soft approach”, “loud approach” and “avoid megaphone diplomacy” have all been employed as strategies to “close” the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian…
Australia strengthens its forces in Antarctica with helicopters and UAVs February 24, 2022 Australia plans to spend €511 million over the next decade on the purchase of helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles to bolster Australia’s national interests,…
Australia Refuses to Commit to Methane Emissions November 4, 2021 Australia opposes joint EU-US commitments to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030, seeking to protect gas, agriculture and livestock with this policy (cattle…