The ACLU has joined more than 120 other American civil rights groups in issuing a joint travel advisory to overseas visitors heading to soccer World Cup games in the US next month. Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union […]
Australian superannuation funds are eyeing French and United Kingdom investments amid continuing geopolitical tensions with the US. A delegation comprising of IFM Investors AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super, CBUS, HESTA, Rest, and Super Members Council is meeting in France
Defence spending will increase by an extra $53 billion in 10 years and account for 3% of Australia’s Gross Domestic Product by 2033. The 2026 National Defence Strategy released by the federal government today says the GDP allocation will bring
An RAAF Wedgetail airborne warning aircraft keeping an eye on the United Arab Emirates airspace will stay on in the Middle East. Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed the decision in an interview with ABC’s 7.30pm program earlier this week, A
No warship will be sent to the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East, Federal Transport Minister Catherine King says. The minister made the comment in an interview with ABC Radio National’s Sally Sara today. “We’ve been very clear about
Panic buying of fuel due to the war in Iran is completely senseless, says Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell. His comment comes as the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) calls on Canberra to reduce a dependence on fuel imports. “We
Australia is expecting the United States to honour its free trade deal and not impose new tariffs, says trade minister Don Farrell. And the EU, America’s largest trading partner, has echoed that sentiment as they froze a new trade deal
A geopolitical storm of fast-changing global trade rules and volatile prices will test Australia agricultural exporters this year, a new report says. But the report’s published, global agribusiness bankers Rabobank, says Australian agribusiness is strong enough to navigate these global
Dual citizenship is the new ‘Plan B’ for American and British citizens as their passports continue losing visa-free access, a new report says. The interest comes at a time when the US and UK governments are tightening visa-free access to
Two mobile classrooms for training airborne warning crews that were shipped from South Africa to China have been intercepted by the US. The US Justice Department says the two shipping container-sized classrooms were flight simulators which contained US military technology
