Speaking on Thursday, Wang Wenbin, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, told gathered press that Beijing intends to “resolutely and forcefully fight back” against Canberra’s move to cancel China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Victoria, calling on Australia to immediately reverse its decision. “China has lodged solemn representations with Australia and reserves the right …
Read More »Australia falls short 3 MILLION doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, authorities point finger at EU
Canberra is still waiting for more than 3 million doses of AstraZeneca’s jab that were supposed to be delivered from abroad. Speaking with Sky News on Tuesday, Acting Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd said that the shortage was the result of “problems with shipments that we’ve seen happening here and …
Read More »Thousands protest violence against women in Australia as PM Morrison government rocked by rape allegations (VIDEOS)
Hundreds of demonstrators flocked to the Parliament House, which also houses the Australian government, including the Prime Minister Scott Morrison office, on Monday, as part of #MarchForJustice campaign against sexual abuse of women. Attendees carried signs reading “Enough,”“It’s time for men to change”, “Rape Place,” as they stood in the …
Read More »Australia’s defence minister apologizes, now has to pay up for calling alleged rape victim ‘lying cow’
Linda Reynolds, who is currently on sick leave from her cabinet position, reiterated her apology to Brittany Higgins on Friday for calling her a “lying cow.” She said in a statement that her rude remark was not meant “in the sense it may have been understood” by the public and …
Read More »UK neo-Nazi group to become first far-right body to be outlawed in Australia amid calls from home affairs minister
While there are currently believed to be no members of the group in the country, Australia’s national security officials have been expressing increasing concern over the threat of far-right extremism in recent months, with a gathering of white supremacists back in January sparking calls for the group and other far-right …
Read More »#MeToo does Australia: Political manipulation around alleged rape wracks government
That, however, is precisely the situation that has arisen over the past three weeks in Canberra. The fact that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government finds itself in such a predicament is due to the extraordinary power and irrationality of the #METOO movement, and the seeming inability of politicians to deal …
Read More »Australia is now paying the price economically for its hostility to China and slavish loyalty to the US
A recent study by the Australian National University found that Chinese investment in the country fell by more than 60 percent in 2020. The report states that the drop goes beyond declining global investment – which was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic – and followed a 47 percent slump in …
Read More »Australia’s Facebook fight a ‘proxy battle’ for world seeking to regulate tech companies – federal treasurer
The Australian treasurer made the remark after Facebook reversed its decision to ban all news content from its pages in the country over a row about the new media bargaining code which is set to become law there in the next few days. Frydenberg, who led the talks with Facebook, …
Read More »Facebook to lift ban on Australia’s news after standoff as Canberra agrees to amend law forcing Big Tech to pay media
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Facebook had promised “to restore Australian news pages in the coming days” in a statement on Tuesday, noting the Scott Morrison administration would soon introduce “further amendments” to the media bargaining code. “These amendments will provide further clarity to digital platforms and news media businesses about …
Read More »‘Corporate titans acting as sovereign bullies’: Australia plans publicity campaign for Covid-19 jab rollout, but not on Facebook
As Australia launched its mass vaccination using the Pfizer jab on Sunday, Health Minister Greg Hunt promised a wide-ranging communication campaign to promote inoculation. The publicity drive will take place both offline and online – but nothing will be posted to Facebook, Hunt told national broadcaster ABC. Exclusion of the …
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