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Sanctions backlash adds to ‘uncertainty’ with US

Australia is doubling down on its decision to impose tough sanctions on two “extremist” Israeli government ministers in defiance of the US, which has urged a reversal. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Wednesday the targeted sanctions in a joint statement alongside her counterparts from Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.

AAP Newswire/Reuters

11 Jun 2025

Australia

10 Jun 2025

PM asks US for answers over Aussie reporter shot in LA

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says images of an Australian journalist being injured during protests in Los Angeles are “horrific” and that his government has contacted the United States over the incident. ”We have already raised these issues with the US administration. We don’t find it acceptable that it occurred,“ Albanese told reporters.

AAP Newswire/Reuters

10 Jun 2025

Australia

15 May 2025

Albanese hails Indonesian ties

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on defence cooperation and global trade, describing Jakarta as an “indispensable partner” on his first international visit since his re-election. Albanese, sworn into office on Tuesday after his centre-left Labor party won an increased majority in parliament, said his visit showed the priority Canberra placed on defence and economic ties with Jakarta.

AAP Newswire/Reuters

15 May 2025

Australia

15 Jan 2025

Fears Aussie POW killed by Russia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sworn to take “the strongest action possible” if Russia has executed an Australian prisoner of war. Australia has summoned the Russian ambassador over reports the Melbourne man has been killed after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine.

AAP Newswire/Reuters

15 Jan 2025

Pacific

16 Dec 2024

Aussies caught up in Fiji poisoning

Two Australians hospitalised in a suspected mass alcohol poisoning are on their way home as Fiji reassures tourists of their safety. Another two Australians are among a total of seven people hospitalised, and the federal government is providing consular assistance to two families. It comes after two Australians died in Laos from a suspected mass ethanol poisoning. The father and grandfather of two of the Australians, David Sandoe, said his daughter Tanya and her daughter Georgia had been discharged from hospital and received confirmation they were medically fit to travel.

AAP Newswire/Reuters

16 Dec 2024

Australia

29 Nov 2024

Australia passes landmark tech law

Australia has become the first country in the world to ban social media for children younger than 16 after laws passed federal parliament, a move big tech corporations are saying was “rushed”. In a bipartisan deal, the proposal was signed off by the House of Representatives following a late-night sitting of the Senate.

AAP Newswire/Reuters

29 Nov 2024

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Sanctions backlash adds to ‘uncertainty’ with US

PM asks US for answers over Aussie reporter shot in LA

Albanese hails Indonesian ties

Fears Aussie POW killed by Russia

Aussies caught up in Fiji poisoning

Australia passes landmark tech law