January
PM, Dutton threaten Russia over feared execution of Australian soldier
The Albanese government has left the door open to expelling Russia’s envoy if reports captured Australian fighter Oscar Jenkins has been executed are true.
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- Andrew Tillett
December 2024
Azerbaijani plane crash ‘reminiscent’ of downed MH17
Russian-backed rebels shot down the Malaysian Airlines flight a decade ago. Russians are also suspected to be behind the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash.
- James Jackson
August 2024
Britain issues alert for Iran, Lebanon airspace as risks rise
Egypt issued a similar warning, as Western and Arab nations are seeking to head off a major regional conflict in the Middle East.
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- Joanna Plucinska and Rajesh Kumar Singh
July 2024
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Climate balance sheet reveals a dire bottom line
Letters from readers on the climate debate; ANZ’s bonds scandal; energy wars; Fortescue job losses; remembering MH17 victims; and a post-election exodus from the US.
Trump could be ‘a loser’ if he abandons Ukraine, says Tony Abbott
The former prime minister reckons that Vladimir Putin owes the families of MH17 victims an apology and compensation for the “atrocity”.
- Andrew Tillett
June 2023
Australian government sanctions three MH17 culprits
Three men involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have been sanctioned by the Australian government.
- Paul Osborne
February 2023
Putin supplied missiles that downed MH17
A Dutch-led international team found there are “strong indications” President Vladimir Putin approved supplying the missile system to Russia-backed rebels.
- Constant Méheut
November 2022
Perrottet makes Sydney train travel free for a week
The move was done to address rail industrial action; Twitter workers flee after Elon Musk’s “hardcore” deadline; Victorian Liberals accuse electoral commission of “interfering”. How the day unfolded.
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- Georgie Moore and Campbell Kwan
Three pro-Russians guilty of shooting down MH17
Australian families said they found some solace in the sentences, while Foreign Minister Penny Wong called on Russia to surrender the guilty men.
- Mike Corder and Raf Casert
March 2022
Australia launches new MH17 legal case against Russia
Canberra and the Netherlands have begun fresh legal proceedings over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
- Tom McIlroy
February 2022
Ukraine closes airspace to civilian flights as Russia invades
Europe’s aviation regulator is also warning against the hazards to flying in bordering areas of Russia and Belarus, because of military activities.
- Jamie Freed and Tim Hepher
January 2022
- Opinion
- Putin's Russia
It’s about much more than Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s pressure on Ukraine is a test of the West in the broadest possible sense. Australia must draw lessons from it, too.
- Elizabeth Buchanan
September 2021
‘A childless father’: MH-17 families speak of deep trauma
A Dutch court has heard harrowing testimony from relatives of people killed when the Malaysian Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine.
January 2020
Foreign carriers eye stake in Malaysia Airlines
The Malaysian government has been seeking a strategic partner for its national airline, which has struggled to recover from the twin tragedies of 2014.
- Liz Lee and Anshuman Daga
June 2019
Long road ahead for MH17 justice, Marise Payne says
Australia will continue to work with Dutch partners in a bid to pressure Russia to hold those guilty of shooting down flight MH17 to account.
- Andrew Tillett
Four face murder charges in downing of MH17 airliner
Almost five years after 298 people died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, prosecutors are laying murder charges on four men.
- Toby Sterling and Anthony Deutsch