Australia donates 49 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Australia’s Albanese government is giving 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, despite apparently having played down the prospect of the donation earlier this year.
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Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of their citizens from New Caledonia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian military has flown 115 passengers on two flights from the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and a French government flight was expected to evacuate another 100 stranded passengers on Wednesday, an Australian government minister said.
In Australia, anti-Aukus protesters hit out at ‘belligerent nuclear plans’
Following backlash from unions and environmental groups, the government has said it had not decided on Port Kembla, a bastion of the ruling centre-left Labor government that media had reported to be the favoured location for the base.
Australia sure it will get nuclear subs despite U.S. funding cut
SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Australia is confident the U.S. will follow through with the sale of nuclear-powered submarines as part of the AUKUS deal, a minister said on Wednesday, after mooted cuts to the U.S. program sparked concerns the deliveries could be delayed or scrapped.
Australia steps up aid for East Timor amid China’s growing influence in the Pacific
Underlying these gestures however are pre-existing tensions between the two countries, especially in differences over the development of the controversial but valuable Greater Sunrise gas fields located in the Timor Gap, the strip of water between the two countries.