Australia condemns Myanmar military junta executions Federal Penny Wong has joined international peers in condemning reports that pro-democracy advocates and members of Myanmar’s political opposition had been executed by the country’s military
More aid money for desperate Afghanistan amid ‘economic collapse’ April 5, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Australia will add $40 million in aid to its $100 million for humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan for vulnerable groups, including women and children, and address
‘Dire’ Myanmar situation a threat to regional stability October 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Foreign minister Marise Payne has endorsed a five-point consensus document for the now military-controlled Myanmar, calling for an urgent return to democracy in the beleaguered
Private sector steps up humanitarian support for Afghan refugees August 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The charitable arm of Airbnb has committed to providing temporary housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees at a free or discounted rate with the company footing
More chaos amid the the struggle to escape Kabul August 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence Scott Morrison has ruled out that any ADF personnel will be able to help those in Afghanistan who cannot make it to the airport, while
WA to quarantine first group of Afghanistan evacuees August 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social On Thursday the Australian government announced that the first group of people the ADF has been able to extract from Kabul airport will quarantine for
Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink June 23, 2020 By George Rennie Editors' Picks After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a sense history had ended, and that the United States represented a supreme endpoint. Today, the
