Federal government minister Ed Husic says it took “a lot of guts” for his colleague Fatima Payman to express concern over the Israel-Gaza war, but did not say whether he agreed with her assessment...

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The Iran-backed militants, who say their actions are aimed at supporting Hamas, vowed retaliation and said the attacks had killed at least 5 fighters at multiple rebel-held sites.

The Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei says he’s hypocritically been removed from a British exhibition because he chose to design a piece that addressed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s incarcera...

Labor members have called on the Albanese government to withdraw from the AUKUS partnership, ahead of high-level talks...

UN officials including secretary general describe humanitarian breakdown in territory as they plead for immediate ceasefire

South Australian crossbencher Rex Patrick claims Mike Pezzullo wanted him to stop criticising his department, an allegation the Home Affairs Secretary strongly denies.

Defence minister says consequences of a conflict over Taiwan are ‘so grave’ and says status of island must be ‘arrived at peacefully’

A group of former leaders of Pacific island nations have condemned the AUKUS security pact saying it is “bringing war much closer to home” and goes […]

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Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his government will send 11 military personnel to support a U.S.

A mere stroke of the pen by US President Joe Biden can see the immediate release of Julian Assange.

The Australian government has recklessly joined this conflict and has done so with almost no proper accountability or transparency.

US marines have touched down in the Top End and will train with Australian troops as tensions in...

Palestinian Australians are calling on the federal government to support South Africa's genocide case against Israel in the...

Cook Islands Prime Minister has joined a growing list of Pacific leaders to object to the $US250 billion nuclear submarine deal between Australia, United Kingdom and the United States (Aukus).

Contingency force on standby if Australians in region need to be flown to safety, Richard Marles says

McDonald’s on Monday said the ongoing tensions in the Middle East are putting a dent in its business. In its fourth quarter and full-year 2023 report released Monday, the Chicago-based burger…

Garland traveled to Lviv, Ukraine, at the invitation of the Ukrainian prosecutor general, Justice Department officials said.

The Yemen-based Houthis are continuing their harassment campaign of commercial and military ships despite significant strikes by US and allied militaries.

There is little interest in how to dispose of the high level uranium waste from AUKUS SSNs, let alone put First Nations voices to the fore.

In a video address to the Munich Literature Festival yesterday, the human rights activist and Booker Prize-winning author of The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy made a powerful speech in solidari…

Former defence minister Christopher Pyne is riding high with his lobbying interests, making friends in very high places.

ASPI Senior Analyst Malcolm Davis says critics of the AUKUS agreement are motivated by “anti-Americanism” and attempting to rupture and end the strategic alliance between the US and Australia.

It was there for all to see. Embarrassing, cloying, and bound make you cough up the remnants of your summit lunch, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III stopped...

Assange (pictured in 2017), 51, who is on remand in maximum-security jail HMP Belmarsh, is an Australian national.

The United States and Britain launched dozens of military strikes on Yemen on Thursday, raising fears of an escalation of conflict in the region. The strikes, launched in response to Houthi attacks...

Until Assange walks free everyone should assume that any statements by any of the governments involved is at best a half truth.

It’s easy to see why the advisory opinion of the ICJ might give Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, a few matters for consideration.

Australia’s secret support for the Israeli assault on Gaza, through Pine Gap.

Greens leader Adam Bandt has threatened Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus with legal action over remarks he made that Mr Bandt says were defamatory.

Australia deploying additional force, 2 aircraft 'due to risk of security situation deteriorating further,' says defense minister - Anadolu Ajansı

The letter focussed on AUKUS’ cost, and its likely inadequacy by the time its nuclear submarines are delivered.