https://sagire.online/topic/australia/ Articles and notes about Australia. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/c82f25d4/https://sagire.online/wire/c82f25d4/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:22:00 -0300The public inquiry into the $368 billion nuclear submarine agreement called AUKUS the worst, riskiest and most costly defense decision ever made by an Australian government, recommending its immediate termination and the suspension of plans for new bases, and said Australia risks being dragged into military conflict with China, estimating an additional $180 billion to deal with the nuclear waste.AustraliaDefenseNuclear https://sagire.online/wire/9ae1b3ea/https://sagire.online/wire/9ae1b3ea/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:24:00 -0300Shell agreed to sell its 16.67% stake in Australia's North West Shelf project to subsidiaries of XRG, the international arm of Abu Dhabi's state oil company (ADNOC), for $1.45 billion, according to Reuters, in text published by MarketScreener. The deal is expected to close in 2027 and includes an additional milestone-linked contingent payment on top of the base consideration. It is XRG's first investment in Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG); the project has 14.3 million tonnes a year of liquefaction capacity.AustraliaUnited Arab EmiratesEnergyTrade https://sagire.online/wire/b9ada772/https://sagire.online/wire/b9ada772/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:21:00 -0300The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its key interest rate from 4.6% to 4.85%, its fifth hike this year, to try to regain control of surging inflation, which reached 4.3% in the year to September.AustraliaEconomyOceania https://sagire.online/wire/323e93ef/https://sagire.online/wire/323e93ef/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:22:00 -0300Heavily armed police officers have started patrolling Sydney's streets with assault rifles, part of heightened security measures following last year's deadly shooting at Bondi Beach. 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in December when two gunmen opened fire on an event marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the beach. The rifle patrols are an Australian first.AustraliaPublic security https://sagire.online/quad-atlanta-g20-duas-mesas/https://sagire.online/quad-atlanta-g20-duas-mesas/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:30:00 -0300Four Quad ministers in Atlanta recorded grave concern about economic coercion, arbitrary export restrictions and non-market policies that generate overcapacity, and left the country those words describe unnamed. In the same city on the same weekend, the G20 ended without a common declaration and without an official photograph, because European officials refused to stand beside Sergei Lavrov.ChinaUnited StatesJapanAustraliaIndiaTradeDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/e62f2ca7/https://sagire.online/wire/e62f2ca7/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:23:00 -0300The foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) announced plans to provide more than $85 million in technical and financial support to improve access to trusted artificial intelligence across the Indo-Pacific, according to the joint statement from the Atlanta meeting. The text also records a US commitment of $10 million to develop facilities in India and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to recover critical minerals from waste, according to The Times of India. India’s external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar, said the Quad must safeguard freedom of choice and secure supply chains and tackle non-market practices, without naming any country, and called for a “more contemporary” agenda for the group, with a practical approach.United StatesIndiaJapanAustraliaMulti-alignmentArtificial intelligenceCritical minerals https://sagire.online/wire/34a4939a/https://sagire.online/wire/34a4939a/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:23:00 -0300Quad foreign ministers expressed “grave concerns” over economic coercion, including through arbitrary export restrictions and non-market policies and practices that result in overcapacity and disrupt global supply chains in critical industries, in the joint statement issued after Saturday’s meeting in Atlanta, according to Reuters. The text also emphasized the “absolute necessity to protect and preserve navigational rights and freedoms in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait”.United StatesJapanIndiaAustraliaSupply chainsTradeStrait of Hormuz https://sagire.online/wire/cc28e2a4/https://sagire.online/wire/cc28e2a4/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:23:00 -0300The traditional family photo that opens the G20 foreign ministers' meeting was canceled in the United States after Australia, the UK and several countries refused to appear beside Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, The Guardian reported. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled the plug after European delegations, the UK and Australia made it known they would boycott or walk out of the ceremonial snapshot. European diplomats refused to stand for an official photo with Lavrov, leading the American hosts to cancel the planned picture, the BBC reported.United StatesRussiaUnited KingdomAustraliaEuropean UnionDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/db7456d1/https://sagire.online/wire/db7456d1/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:23:00 -0300Australia’s Defense Ministry has approached Washington about cost and delivery timelines for the US Marine Corps’ Medium Range Intercept Capability, which uses the SkyHunter, a US-built version of the Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor, according to the Jerusalem Post. A tender issued in mid-October wants a “proven” off-the-shelf system selected by the end of next year, followed by a live firing during Exercise Talisman Sabre by 2029.AustraliaDefenseUnited States https://sagire.online/wire/2c79056d/https://sagire.online/wire/2c79056d/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:22:00 -0300Australian SAS officers knew that soldiers under their command were using “throwdowns” — planting weapons on dead Afghan civilians to portray them as combatants — and did nothing to stop the unlawful practice, according to a previously unpublished military report cited by The Guardian. The executive summary of a 2021 investigation into the “cultural context” of the special operations command by the inspector general of the Australian Defence Force, posted online this week, is scathing about the “breakdown of command” and the erosion of military discipline. An earlier Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) report, the Brereton Inquiry, made public in 2020, found credible information that Australian special forces personnel murdered 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners.AustraliaAfghanistanHuman rightsDefenseConflict https://sagire.online/wire/86fe599f/https://sagire.online/wire/86fe599f/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:23:00 -0300Australia returned two stone sculptures to China that had been abroad for more than 30 years, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. The statues, showing the heads of a military official and a civil servant, had been given to the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra by a private collector and date back to the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). China's National Cultural Heritage Administration received the heads on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.AustraliaChinaDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/db84e0fa/https://sagire.online/wire/db84e0fa/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:24:00 -0300Australian independent MP Helen Haines, 65, had both her legs amputated after what authorities say was a deliberate attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east of Melbourne, on Monday, the BBC reported. Her condition has improved from critical to serious but stable. Nugent, arrested moments after he allegedly drove his Toyota LandCruiser into the MP, faces three charges — dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury, and causing harm to a Commonwealth public official.AustraliaPublic security https://sagire.online/wire/54639a60/https://sagire.online/wire/54639a60/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:22:00 -0300Australian independent MP Helen Haines, 65, underwent surgery overnight, has lost a leg and remains in critical condition in a Melbourne hospital, according to Australian media outlets. Eyewitnesses said the man accused of the attack made a U-turn before ramming her twice near her electorate office. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the alleged targeting appeared to be an “isolated incident” and that there were no known further threats associated with the attack.AustraliaPublic security https://sagire.online/wire/fb39364b/https://sagire.online/wire/fb39364b/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:21:00 -0300Australian police are investigating a suspected car attack that left independent lawmaker Helen Haines in critical condition, DW reported. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corp., according to NPR: “This wasn’t an accident. There was a deliberate act, it would appear. We don’t know what the motivation is.” Police said they found and seized a knife inside the Toyota.AustraliaPublic security https://sagire.online/wire/58f43a2d/https://sagire.online/wire/58f43a2d/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:22:00 -0300Russia condemned the crime of the FlyDubai co-pilot, according to the Foreign Ministry, in a statement cited by TASS. Australian authorities launched a probe into the Omani co-pilot’s time in Australia after he was detained over an alleged attempt to seize an Israel-bound aircraft and crash it, according to AP, in a text republished by the San Bernardino Sun. The pilot is in custody in the United Arab Emirates after the alleged attempt to take control of the plane.United Arab EmiratesAustraliaRussiaThe GulfConflictJustice