ASIO boss Mike Burgess says remarks endorsing terrorism, the destruction of Israel or the October 7 massacre would result in negative security assessments after arguing rhetorical support for Hamas was ‘not a problem’.
The US Acting Under-Secretary of the Navy says the US is ‘here to stay’ and that Australia will retain full sovereignty over future Virginia-class submarines.
A concession by Anthony Albanese to weaken his proposed environmental watchdog by removing its decision-making powers has failed to win the endorsement of the Coalition and attracted the fury of the Greens.
At least 749 Palestinians have applied for protection visas since arriving in Australia following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict on October 7, with more than 300 applications in June and July.
Jim Chalmers’ comments shift blame on to the central bank governor, Michele Bullock, ahead of the release of GDP data this week expected to show growth slowing to a crawl.
An initial version of the Pacific Islands Forum communique published on Friday mistakenly referenced Taiwan after leaders had agreed to leave the territory out of the final document.
Reaching 2030 emission reduction targets presents a ‘major challenge’ in the wake of fresh figures revealing the cuts to greenhouse gases have been ‘flatlining’ over recent years, experts say.
US admiral William Houston says providing Australia with nuclear-powered subs will be ‘challenging’ but that ‘we are on the path to achieve this’.
CBA boss Matt Comyn has lashed the Greens’ proposed $514bn ‘Robin Hood’ tax on major corporations as an exercise in ‘insidious populism’.
The Coalition has pledged to reopen Australia’s embassy in Kyiv, with Simon Birmingham warning the delay has become an irritant in the relationship on a visit to Ukraine this week.
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