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Five years on, Australia is calling out the thugs who jailed me for what they are

Last week I quietly marked the fifth anniversary of my freedom from prison in Iran. November 25 was on the surface a day like any other, but to me, this date is more significant than my birthday.

  • Kylie Moore-Gilbert

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Australian armed reconnaissance Tiger helicopters being sent from Australia to Ukraine.

‘Offer on the table’: Australian army helicopters set to aid fight against Putin

The transfer would help make amends for the much-criticised decision to dispose of the army’s fleet of Taipan helicopters instead of sending them to Ukraine.

  • Matthew Knott
Nauru President David Adeang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Australia was alerted to millions in suspicious payments to Nauru politicians. Then it signed a $2.5b deal

Nauru’s current president along with a former president and his wife were suspected of money laundering and corruption by Australian authorities in 2022.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Israeli ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon will end his posting in January and return to Israel.

Israel’s top diplomat prepares to depart after acrimonious posting

Ambassador Amir Maimon is preparing to leave the country after a period that saw the biggest downturn in Israel-Australia relations.

  • Matthew Knott
Anti-immigration protesters marched in Sydney in August.

Trump administration orders US embassy to collect data on migrant crime in Australia

In an intervention into domestic affairs, diplomats at the US embassy in Canberra have been instructed to report on migrant-related crime.

  • Michael Koziol
Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke.

$2.5b Nauru deal won’t be made public without court challenge or agreement, says Burke

A secretive memorandum of understanding has been kept under wraps since the deal was inked in August.

  • Nick Newling
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The Jamnagar refinery in India is the world’s biggest.

Indian refinery pulls Russian oil from Australian petrol amid backlash

The Indian supplier has come under fierce criticism for using cheaper Russian oil to boost its profits, helping Putin finance his war in Ukraine.

  • David Crowe
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It’s been 10 years since his dire message was delivered to the world. In hindsight, it wasn’t gloomy enough

One of Australia’s top foreign policy experts argues Australia needs to strive for a more influential role on the world stage, beginning with Donald Trump.

  • Matthew Knott
Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.

‘We will not stand still’: Wong sets out foreign policy vision for contest with China

The government is moving to strike security deals with Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu following landmark recent agreements aimed at crimping China’s influence.

  • Matthew Knott
“It’s a sweaty, dirty place that a lot of the time will kick your arse,” Josh Pugh says of his adopted hometown.

How a bloke from Adelaide became one of the most well-known Australians in New York

He stepped off a plane a decade ago wearing shorts in the middle of snowy January. “America Josh” has not looked back.

  • Michael Koziol

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