Canberra, June 4 (IANS) Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has announced that he would review a security agreement signed with China. Addressing a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra, Wale said he had to remove “certain people from key positions” to gain access to the document and got a copy of it just a day before leaving for Australia. Wale’s visit to Australia is his first overseas visit since assuming office in May. When asked whether …
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Canberra, June 2 (IANS) The Australian government on Tuesday imposed sanctions on three Israeli individuals and four entities in response to escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Announcing the sanctions in a statement, Penny Wong, Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, said settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank undermines Israel’s security and its standing in the world.According to Wong, the individuals and entities will be subjected to financial…
Canberra/New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and Australia on Monday discussed advancements in bilateral maritime security cooperation and efforts to finalise the Joint Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap. During the second India–Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue held in New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, agreed to progress the collaborative maritime domain awareness activities by maritime patrol aircra…
Canberra, May 28 (IANS) Hailing their bilateral relationship, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that the ties between the two nations continue to deepen through culture, education, cricket and trade and that he looks forward to hosting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the near future. In his address at the Australian Parliament, Albanese highlighted India’s economic growth and emphasised that the trade relationship between the two nations has been further enhanced by the Economic …
Tokyo, May 1 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday arrived in Hanoi as she commenced her five-day visit to Vietnam and Australia. Ahead of her departure from Tokyo, the Prime Minister’s Office stated that Takaichi will hold meetings with the General Secretary of the Communist Party, President To Lam and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, and other Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi.The focus of the meetings, said Japanese Foreign Ministry, would be on strengthening the Japan-Vietnam Compreh…
Canberra, April 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Australia in July as part of a broader regional tour that will also take him to Indonesia and New Zealand, the local media reported on Friday citing government and diplomatic sources. The Australia Today reported that PM Modi will travel to Indonesia first, before heading to New Zealand on July 7 and 8 and then expected to arrive in Australia for a two-day visit on July 9 and 10, marking his return to the country amid de…
Sydney, April 22 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced the government has secured additional diesel shipments.Albanese told reporters in Sydney that four shipments, two from South Korea and one each from Brunei and Malaysia, with a combined 200 million litres of diesel, have been secured by the government in collaboration with BP and Viva Energy.He said that the government has been working to guarantee Australia’s domestic fuel supply amid global volatility and…
Sydney, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that Australia welcomes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and will consider deploying military assets to secure shipping in the region. Speaking to reporters in Sydney, Albanese welcomed Iran’s announcement that the Strait has completely reopened for all commercial vessels during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.”This was positive news that we received last night,” Albanese said. “We want to see, though, this fr…
Canberra, April 17 (IANS) Australia will import 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser urea from Indonesia under a deal announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday.Albanese said in a joint statement with Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and Minister for Agriculture Julie Collins that the deal between Australian supplier Incitec Pivot Fertilisers and manufacturer PT Pupuk Indonesia will supply 20 per cent of Australia’s fertiliser needs for the current season.”This is a significant outcome fo…
Melbourne, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that a major fire that broke out at one of Australia’s two oil refineries will have a minimal impact on fuel production.Albanese on Friday returned early from an official trip to Brunei and Malaysia to inspect the damage at Viva Energy’s refinery southwest of Melbourne after equipment failure caused a major fire on Wednesday night. The fire was extinguished around midday on Thursday.Speaking to reporters at the refinery, A…