MYSTERIOUS: 3 - What They Never Told You

Spy agency head suggests disillusioned Chinese officials cooperating with Australia

In rare public address Asis chief says there are ‘more signs of officials and individuals interested in a relationship’ due to China’s ‘enforced monoculture’

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2022

Spy chief suggests Chinese officials are increasingly feeding information to Australian agencies

Australian Secret Intelligence Service director-general Paul Symon says individuals unhappy with "the trajectory of closed societies" are increasingly willing to "speak up and take risks".

ABC News · May 10, 2022

Penny Wong says annual aid to Solomon Islands is 28 per cent lower on average under the Coalition than it was under Labor. Is she correct?

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong says the Coalition has spent 28 per cent less on development assistance to the Solomon Islands than Labor did when last in government. Is that correct?

ABC News · May 4, 2022

The Morrison government wants a 'khaki' election. How do the two major parties stack up on national security?

Unless you have been under a political rock for the past few weeks, you could not have missed the emergence of a “khaki election”.

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2022

Lowy Institute flags slower growth in China

A leading think tank believes China's economic growth will be slower than first predicted.

The Canberra Times · Mar 15, 2022

Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2022

PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2022

Australians' meth, cocaine use leading to growing drug-related problems across Pacific, says report

Drug trafficking and production is on the rise in the Pacific Islands and Australia's addiction to methamphetamine and cocaine is driving the problem, a Lowy Institute report finds.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022

UK: Russia Risks 'Quagmire' in Ukraine

Russia risks becoming embroiled in a "terrible quagmire" if it invades Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is to warn Friday in a speech in Sydney. The UK's top diplomat will tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that he is on the brink of making a strategic blunder by launching military…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 21, 2022