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Australia Unveils Defense Strategic Review
ABC News Australia: Defence force shifts posture to ready Australia for ‘missile age’, and combat threats further from shore The world has entered a new military age and Australia must “re-posture”, the first major review of the nation’s…
Australia Must Continue To Expand Practical Cooperation With India: Australian Defence Review
Focus on stronger ties with India, Japan amidst China military build-upAustralia must continue to expand its military relationships and practical cooperation with key powers, including India, a landmark defence strategic review released by Canberra has said. It said China’s assertion of sovereignty over the South China Sea threatens the global rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific in a way that
‘Excited….World’s Number One Leader Coming To Australia,’ MP Wood On PM Modi’s Visit
Melbourne: Australian Member of Parliament (MP), Jason Wood on Sunday said that the country is very excited about Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Australia in May.Speaking on the sidelines of Sadbhavana, Wood, who is the shadow minister for Community Safety, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Australia said, "Prime Minister Modi, you’ve got the biggest democracy in
In China’s shadow, new Australian defense review focuses on denial, long-range weapons
The review also takes Australia’s acquisition strategy to task, saying it’s too slow to get capabilities into the hands of the armed forces.
Australia Needs to Overhaul Its Defense, Government Review Reveals as China Rises
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it’s the country’s most significant review of national security capabilities since World War II.
Bruce Haigh, Diplomat Who Helped Battle Apartheid, Dies at 77
An Australian, he assisted South African dissidents like the journalist Donald Woods, whose story was told in the movie “Cry Freedom.”
India Is The Most Important Bulwark Against China: Expert
Washington: Under President Xi Jinping, China has grown more militaristic, aggressive, and hostile, however, India will be one key to countering China, reported Washington Examiner."The United States increasingly supports Taiwan and bolsters Australia’s defence capabilities, but ignoring India will likely condemn any counter-China strategy to failure. Of the 14 countries that border China (21 if
Google Calls for Relaxing of Australia’s Copyright Laws So AI Can Mine Websites For Information
Google and other tech giants have called on the Australian government to relax copyright laws to allow artificial intelligence to mine websites for information across the internet. From a report: In a submission to the government’s review of copyright …
Thousands Flock to See a Rare Total Solar Eclipse in Australia
Tens of thousands descended on a tiny town in Western Australia, hundreds of miles from any city, to view a celestial spectacle.