Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, at the left podium, is surrounded by members of the First Nations Referendum Working Group as he speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, March 23, 2023. Lukas Coch/AP hide caption toggle caption Lukas Coch/AP Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, atContinue Reading
Comment on this story Comment CANBERRA, Australia — Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in what authorities and scientists say is caused by floods and hot weather. The Department of Primary Industries in New South Wales state said the fish deaths coincided with a heat waveContinue Reading
Brisbane, Australia CNN — The US State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy up to 220 long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, making it only the second US ally to obtain the US-made weapon after the United Kingdom. According to a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the deal willContinue Reading
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — Authorities in Thailand are scrambling to locate a metal cylinder with dangerous radioactive contents that went missing from a power plant this week, warning the public of serious health risks should they come across it. The revelation comes just two months after Australia was forced toContinue Reading
England begin their race to win back the Ashes from Australia when the first test starts in Brisbane on Wednesday. Joe Root’s squad aim to become the first England team to win under since 2010-11, while the Australia holders, now led by Pat Cummins, only need a draw to keepContinue Reading
Canberra, Australia CNN — More than a year after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia dropped the tightly held news they were combining submarine forces, the trio released more details Monday of their ambitious plan to counter China’s rapid military expansion. Under the multi-decade AUKUS deal, the partnersContinue Reading
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II. Australian officials said the deal will cost up to $245 billion over the next threeContinue Reading
San Diego CNN — President Joe Biden was flanked on Monday by a 377-foot submarine – the USS Missouri – as he announced an accelerated timeline for Australia to receive its own nuclear-powered submarines early next decade. But looming much larger was the increasingly tense US relationship with China, whichContinue Reading
A Royal Australian Navy submarine arrives at a logistics port visit on April 1, 2021 in Hobart, Australia. New nuclear-powered submarines will eventually replace them. Handout/Australian Defence Force via Get hide caption toggle caption Handout/Australian Defence Force via Get A Royal Australian Navy submarine arrives at a logistics port visitContinue Reading
Tokyo CNN — China should not be surprised Washington and its allies in Asia are deepening military ties given Beijing’s aggressive behavior toward many of its neighbors, the US ambassador to Japan said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with CNN. “You look at India, you look at the Philippines, youContinue Reading