The U.S. secretary of state confirmed Australia has lobbied the U.S. to end the WikiLeaks publisher’s prosecution, but said unequivocally that it would continue, reports Joe Lauria.
In the second part of her coverage of the Australian Defence Department’s new Frigates project, Michelle Fahy says it is a jobs merry-go-round for former military officers, bureaucrats and weapons makers.
Amid growing trade and economic cooperation in the region, M.K. Bhadrakumar looks at how smaller countries there are trying to steer clear of Washington’s attempts to cause friction between them and China.
Missing records, billions in over-runs and flawed ships. Michelle Fahy reports on how the Australian Defence Department’s new BAE frigates project is a boondoggle for the British weapons-maker.
Australia has every reason to seek good relations and friendship with India, writes Peter Job. But that does not require an unqualified endorsement and deification of Prime Minister Modi and his agenda.
The U.S. president would not likely move on the case without some face-saving measure to ward off pressure from the C.I.A. and his own party, writes Joe Lauria.
An editor at Radio New Zealand has been suspended and is under investigation for the time-honored practices of providing balanced and factual reporting, writes Tony Kevin.
The use of military grade spyware by Australian government departments means the most personal data stored on mobile phones is no longer secret, writes Antony Lowenstein.
China’s defense minister has made it clear that his government is open to dialogue with Washington, writes Vijay Prashad. However, he has put forward a precondition – mutual respect.