Australia and Papua New Guinea have postponed signing a major mutual defense treaty, Canberra’s latest stumble as it seeks to counterbalance Beijing’s expanding presence and clout in the Pacific region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/politics/australia-papua-new-guinea-defense-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #indopacific #papuanewguinea #defense #china #anthonyalbanese #jamesmarape
Australia is confident its wide-ranging AUKUS security agreement will push ahead despite a Pentagon review, sources said, with Canberra recently announcing at least $9 billion in related defense investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/aukus-us-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific#aukus #us #donaldtrump #australia #uk #defense #china #anthonyalbanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, is "in denial" about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/world/politics/australia-albanese-netanyahu-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #australia #anthonyalbanese #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #benjaminnetanyahu #newzealand
Australia plans to recognize a Palestinian state as early as Monday following similar moves by France, Britain and Canada. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/world/politics/australia-recognize-palestinian-state/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #australia #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #anthonyalbanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that "dialogue" must be at the heart of ties between Canberra and Beijing as he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/asia-pacific/politics/albanese-xi-australia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #anthonyalbanese #china #xijinping #indopacific #taiwan #us #donaldtrump