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[Link] Australia’s Future Fund bans investment in Israeli defence contractor over cluster munitions allegations
Read: 13/3/2022 www.theguardian.com
The Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems has denied producing cluster munitions after two big investment funds banned investment in the company, saying it was involved with the weapons.
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[Link] Australia urged to spend more on Covax program amid criticisms of ‘vaccine diplomacy’
Read: 30/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
Australia has distributed 18m doses of Covid-19 vaccine to neighbouring countries but is being urged to dedicate money and resources to Covax – the global vaccination mechanism – so that the world’s least-inoculated countries can access vaccines.
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[Link] Alleged mini meth lab and firearms discovered in PNG hotel, but Australian manager won't face drug charges
Read: 25/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Papua New Guinea police say outdated drug laws have left them unable to lay drug charges against the Australian manager of a Port Moresby hotel where an alleged clandestine meth lab and illegal firearms were discovered.
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[Link] French officials vent fury over Australian leak of Macron text message
Read: 2/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Elysée officials have expressed fury at the Australian prime minister Scott Morrison’s decision to leak a private text message from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the diplomatic rift between the two countries deepened.
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[Link] Closer ties with Indonesia army the focus of joint military training in Top End
Read: 23/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Battling heatwave conditions and pandemic precautions, about 300 Australian and Indonesian soldiers are conducting their largest ever annual joint combat training across defence bases in the Top End.
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[Link] British defence chief reveals new AUKUS security pact could expand to include other allies
Read: 22/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
The UK's departing Chief of the Defence Staff has signalled the new trilateral AUKUS security pact with the United States and Australia could be expanded to include other allies such as Japan.
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[Link] Federation 'ill-equipped' to deal with 21st-century challenges as Australia grows 'vulnerable'
Read: 21/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
More than 250 stakeholders are behind a report, as part of the National Resilience Project (NRP), that makes recommendations on topics including energy security, climate change responses, global and regional security risks, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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[Link] Indonesia and Malaysia 'worried' AUKUS will start a regional arms race with China
Read: 19/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Malaysia and Indonesia have said they share strong reservations over Australia's decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons were not part of the plan.
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