Thursday, November 21

Tag: Australia

Australia backs Palestinians’ ‘permanent sovereignty’ at UN in significant foreign policy shift

Australia has voted to recognise Palestinians' "permanent sovereignty" over their natural resources in a significant foreign policy shift that breaks with the US and Israel. Votes in favour of two United Nations draft resolutions on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) are the latest in a series of more pro-Palestinian votes Australia has taken at the global body, angering local pro-Israel groups but draw praise from Palestinian advocates. The draft resolution in the UN's Second Committee recognised the "permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources". Votes on both resolutions will now go to the UN's General Assembly. (AP Photo/Julia Ni...

Biden ‘chuffed’ by PM’s gift as leaders meet at President’s home ahead of Quad Summit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined US President Joe Biden for a meeting at his home in Wilmington, Pennsylvania the day before the Quad Leaders' Summit. Albanese is the first, and so far only world leader to be invited to meet the outgoing President at his home. "It was wonderful to be invited into his home for a one-on-one firstly, and a bit of a look around his home," Albanese said. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined US President Joe Biden for a meeting at his home in Wilmington, Pennsylvania the day before the Quad Leaders' Summit. (Supplied/Instagram) Albanese is the first, and so far only world leader to be invited to meet the outgoing President at his home. (Nine) The two then opened up their meeting to the Australian delegation and some of Biden's ke...

‘The Quad is here to stay’: Joe Biden’s vow as Indo-Pacific powers gather in USA for summit

The safety of Australia's backyard is the top priority for Anthony Albanese during the PM's visit to the US for the all-important Quad summit meeting. Albanese was hosted by US President Joe Biden at his home in Delaware before meeting with leaders of the Quad alliance: Australia, the United States, Japan and India. This week's meeting is the final chance for Biden to shore up the alliance for future administrations and the president made it clear it was a priority as his time in power comes to a close. President Joe Biden talks with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as he leaves the Quad leaders summit at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Del., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (AP) "The Quad is here to stay," Biden said during his...
Julian Assange pleads guilty in US court

Julian Assange pleads guilty in US court

Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to a single felony charge in the courthouse of a remote US territory in the Pacific, ending a decade-plus legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents. The plane carrying the WikiLeaks founder to apparent freedom landed in the remote US territory of Saipan in the ocean between Papua New Guinea and Japan shortly before 6.30am, his supporters posted on X, for the final stage of a plea deal reached with the US Justice Department. Assange, clad in a dark suit with a bronze-coloured tie, arrived at the US courthouse in Saipan shortly before 8am AEST (Saipan is in the same timezone as Australia's east coast). WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arives at the United States courthouse in Saipan. (AP) He was accompanied by Aus...
King Charles’ first official portrait vandalised by activists

King Charles’ first official portrait vandalised by activists

Activists from an animal rights group have vandalised the first official portrait of King Charles, which is on display in a London gallery. Campaign group Animal Rising posted a video on its social media channels on Tuesday showing two activists using a paint roller to stick signs over the portrait of the monarch. Members of the public have been free to visit the portrait of the monarch, which is on display at the Philip Mould gallery in central London until June 21. The painting, the first official portrait of King Charles as monarch, raised eyebrows when it was unveiled earlier this year. Artist Jonathon Yeo depicted the king against a background of crimson red brush strokes, sparking mixed reactions. Activists covered the king's head with an image of British ...
US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea

US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea

US and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, have unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes and sank a mock enemy ship as part of largescale war drills in and near the disputed South China Sea that have antagonised Beijing. Military officials and diplomats from several countries watched the display of firepower from a hilltop along a sandy coast in Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's northern home province. More than 16,000 military personnel from the United States and the Philippines, along with a few hundred Australian troops and military observers from 14 countries, were participating in annual combat-readiness drills called Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder....
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