The defense ministers of Japan and Australia have confirmed their countries will strengthen bilateral defense cooperation. The two sides had signed contracts to jointly develop new frigates to be introduced in Australia. Koizumi Shinjiro and Richard Marles met for about … Read More
Dear friends, It’s been quite a week. A shooting at Brown University, leaving two dead and many others injured, quickly turned into a days-long manhunt. It resolved with an apparent suicide but was also soon linked to the murder of … Read More
An Israeli citizen was among the 16 victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack, which also saw one of the gunmen killed and 29 people hospitalised during Hanukkah celebrations. Follow SkyNews.com.au for rolling coverage. Australia has suffered its worst mass … Read More
Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected to be closely monitored by global tech companies and policymakers around the world. Canberra’s ban, … Read More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Britain and other Western allies of giving Hamas a “prize,” saying: “It will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River.” LONDON — The United Kingdom, Canada and … Read More
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won a fierce contest to build the Australian navy’s new fleet of warships, beating a bid from German rival ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on Tuesday that cabinet had selected Japan’s … Read More
Over 150 people have been taken to safety and hundreds more are isolated. Hundreds of people have been rescued during one-in-500-year flooding after parts of Australia’s east copped four months of rain in two days. Flooded residents are warned to … Read More
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday what he called a “world-leading” plan to implement a social media ban for all children under the age of 16. While much of the detail of the proposed legislation has yet to be … Read More
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that Australia, Britain and the United States now have comparable export-control regimes, a significant step needed to facilitate technology sharing and allow the trilateral AUKUS … Read More
SYDNEY, May 6 (Reuters) – A Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an “unsafe” and “unacceptable” confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia said on Monday. The Chinese air force J-10 jet dropped flares above and several hundred … Read More