The remaining five members of the drug-smuggling ring have been whisked home in secret, returning as free men after they were ‘plucked from jail’, with no prisoner-swap required as part of the unprecedented deal.
Tokyo has established a powerful new ‘all-Japan’ committee to lead its campaign to win a $10bn frigate deal with Australia, as questions grow over the level of risk associated with its bid.
Convicted drug smugglers Matthew Norman, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, Scott Rush and Michael Czugaj have returned home to Australia as free men after more than 19 years behind bars in Indonesia.
Long-running maintenance problems surrounding the troubled submarines have put five of the six boats out of action.
A global scam operated by Kim Jong-un’s cash-starved regime is stealing hard currency and Western trade secrets, while taking advantage of post-Covid remote work rules.
The Palestinian general delegation to Australia has expressed ‘deep appreciation’ for Labor’s shifts on the global stage.
A historic $600m deal to establish a PNG NRL team has dashed China’s hopes for a security pact with Australia’s nearest neighbour for at least a decade.
Spending $600m over a decade on a Papua New Guinean NRL team is a stunningly good investment in Australia’s national security.
Ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming has spoken for the first time since winning her defamation battle against John Pesutto, saying the Victorian Opposition Leader hasn’t proven to be ‘trustworthy’.
Anthony Albanese has issued an emotional plea for national unity to end the ‘evil’ of anti-Semitism after a fresh hate crime in Sydney, as he defended his government against claims its hard-line stance on Israel had encouraged attacks on Australian Jews.
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