Human rights protesters and pro-China supporters have clashed as the Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived at Parliament House for an official visit on Monday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is hosting China’s second-in-command for the annual leaders meeting which will be followed by a lunch hosted in the Great Hall ofContinue Reading
Hundreds of human rights protesters and pro-China supporters have gathered outside Parliament House in anticipation of the arrival of Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to host China’s second-in-command for bilateral talks on Monday that will culminate in an annual leaders meeting followed by a lunch hostedContinue Reading
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to arrive in Australia for a four-day tour including diplomatic talks that are expected to bring good news for the country’s winemakers and panda lovers. Meanwhile, leaders and national security experts have urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to remain firm in condemning human rightsContinue Reading
Student protesters in Canberra have relocated their pro-Palestine encampment 50m down before the midday deadline set by the university. Protesters at the Kambri Tent Encampment at the Australian National University spent most of Monday defending their camp after a heavy police presence was deployed to observe and monitor the situation.Continue Reading
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has been appointed by the UN Secretary-General as his special envoy for Myanmar, amid violence escalating in the country since a violent military coup three years ago. Ms Bishop, who has held a raft of cabinet positions over her decorated political career until her retirementContinue Reading
The federal government has made a grim concession after revelations it lifted ankle bracelet monitoring and curfew conditions imposed on an ex-detainee convicted of serious sex crimes. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said an individual known as XTVC, released under a High Court ruling in November, was released without monitoringContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has praised the partnership between Australia and the Philippines, saying the countries were united by a vision of a “peaceful, secure, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific”. Philippines President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr addressed both houses of parliament on Thursday, declaring the Philippines would “not allow any attempt by anyContinue Reading
Supermarket giant Coles has signed a major deal with an American data intelligence firm that provides high-level analytical technology to the CIA and the Pentagon. Experts warn the arrangement with Palantir could lead to job losses and vast cost-cutting, as the company seeks to save $1 billion in operating expensesContinue Reading
An international fraud operation running out of Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries has been robbing thousands of their life savings across the world, using people in the country to conduct the scams in conditions described as modern-day slavery. Reporters at CNN conducted an investigation into ‘pig butchering’: where scammersContinue Reading
Amnesty International has raised alarm over the industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries, detailing a string of ugly human rights offences related to the ongoing demand for electric vehicles and smartphones. In a newly released report titled Powering Change or Business as Usual?, Amnesty International and theContinue Reading