Australian and Japanese troops will now be able to operate in each other’s countries following the start of a new defence agreement that aims to promote bilateral defence and security ties. The Japan-Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement, which is also known as the Japan-Australia RAA, was signed at the beginning of 2022 and is viewed as part of an […]

The Biden administration announced it will be strengthening U.S. ties with Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the broader Pacific by posting a Coast Guard vessel to the country in August. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement on July 27 during his visit to PNG, which is the first time a U.S. secretary of defense […]

Beijing will continue deepening ties with Moscow—despite assurances the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would remain neutral over Ukraine—following a meeting between Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Li, recently appointed defense minister, said his visit to Russia was specifically designed to “emphasize the special character and strategic importance” of bilateral […]

One of the United States’ most trusted allies is asking for an explanation around what appears to be a cache of leaked top secret defense documents. The Australian government has said it is seeking further information on the matter and that it is concerned about the potential disclosure of alleged classified U.S. defense information after […]

The Australian government has banned the social media app Tiktok from all government devices following a security review by Home Affairs Minister Claire O’Neil. The ban, which was announced on Tuesday by Australia’s Attorney General Mark Dreyfus, will prohibit any government-issued devices operated by politicians and public servants from installing the social media app as […]

New Zealand (NZ) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed she will be resigning after six years in the position as the nation heads into an election year. Ardern, who was elected as the prime minister in 2017, will step down sometime between Jan. 19 and Feb. 7 after the NZ Labour party decides on her […]

Seven of the world’s largest Big Tech firms have been told to do better in tackling online child sexual exploitation by the Australian government after a report undertaken by the eSafety Commissioner found their response inadequate. Apple, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Snap, Microsoft, WhatsApp, Skype, and Omegle were reprimanded by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, who […]

A former U.S.-military pilot who was arrested in Australia in October is facing conspiracy charges over allegations he unlawfully exported defense services to China. Former fighter pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan is facing charges of conspiracy to unlawfully export defense services to China and violating the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, according to a 2017 indictment that was […]

An alleged former U.S. Marine fighter pilot and flight instructor has been arrested in Australia after a warrant was issued by the United States for his provisional arrest. Reuters reported that Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, on Oct. 21 in the rural town of Orange in New South Wales, with judicial records showing […]

The Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has requested the Australian Defense Forces (ADF) launch an investigation into allegations Beijing has been headhunting former and serving members. This comes after the BBC reported that up to 30 former UK military pilots were believed to have been recruited by the Chinese regime to train members of the […]

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that it will be engaged in multiple military exercises that will see it training with multiple nations in the Indo-Pacific—including Australia, Japan, and the Republic of Korea—until December as part of the country’s continued tilt toward the region. A flight of four Typhoon fighters and one Voyager […]

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has announced that it will begin engaging in the Asia-Pacific region both practically and politically in light of Beijing’s growing influence and coercion and its unwillingness to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking following the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs on April 7, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg […]

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his first official trip to Australia for the QUAD Security Dialogue, has said that China is seeking to institute a new world order characterised by illiberalism that will allow it to dominate the world. Speaking to The Australian newspaper in an exclusive interview, Blinken said that […]

Novak Djokovic has issued a statement apologizing for not isolating after testing positive to COVID-19 in December saying that he had felt obliged to do an interview and believed since he was asymptomatic and was socially distanced it would be alright. “This was an error of judgement and I accept I should have rescheduled this […]

The Russian-backed Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) has agreed to send in military forces to Kazakhstan to combat what has been called a “terrorist threat” after thousands of Kazakhs across the country continued to protest despite the resignation of the current sitting government. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called on the Russian-aligned bloc of former soviet countries […]

Protests over rising fuel prices have forced the resignation of the Kazakh government on Jan. 5 after demonstrations across the Central Asian nation saw President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev personally intervene in the crisis. The news of the resignation comes after a state of emergency was declared in the Mangistau and Almaty regions until Jan. 22, after thousands of […]

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has said the Delta variant outbreak of the CCP virus in Sydney had become a “national emergency.”

The New Zealand parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion that declared China was committing severe human rights abuses on the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Politicians in parliament declared they were “gravely concerned about the severe human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.” They […]

Morrison has said that while Australia has always been open to discussing any of the Chinese regime’s issues, he will not concede to China’s demands.

Political elites worldwide have criticized big tech companies for banning President Donald Trump from their social media platforms.