ISTANBUL (AA) – Australia was part of the joint strikes targeting multiple Houthi targets inside Yemen, Defense Minister Richard Marles has confirmed. “Australia’s support of these actions came in the form of personnel in the operational headquarters,” Marles told reporters in Geelong, Victoria. The action taken was about “maintaining fr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A journalist sacked by Australian broadcaster ABC allegedly for criticizing Israel’s war on Gaza says she is weighing her legal options. “This is not a win for journalism or critical, fair thinking,” said journalist and author Antoinette Lattouf, who was terminated by ABC over reported comments about Isr...
ANKARA (AA) – The US has asked Australia to join a maritime task force in the Red Sea to stop the Houthi group’s targeting of Israeli vessels, local media said on Thursday. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Canberra is considering the request by Washington but that the focus is on naval efforts closer to […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as “indiscriminate”. The United Nations General Assembly also overwhelmingly backed a non-binding resolution demanding an immed...
ANKARA (AA) — An Australian opposition lawmaker has claimed that the Labor government blocked her attempt to introduce the names of slain Palestinians in parliament. Mehreen Faruqi, deputy leader of the Australian Greens, said she attempted to introduce the names of people killed by the state of Israel in Gaza in the Senate. “I have [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – Hundreds of Australians prevented an Israeli cargo ship from docking at Sydney’s Port Botany, saying that the international company transports weapons to Israel. Protesters who gathered at the port on Saturday claimed that they had forced the Israeli ship to reschedule its arrival. Pro-Palestinian protesters waved Palestini...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia has urged Israel to stop the killing of civilians and warned that Tel Aviv faces “grave risks” if the conflict in Gaza spreads. Speaking to reporters in Adelaide on Thursday, the South Australia capital, Foreign Minister Penny Wong reiterated her country’s call for humanitarian pauses in Gaza. “We want humanitaria...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The world must “stand together against Islamophobia,” Australia’s foreign minister has said. Penny Wong’s remarks came after two mosques in Adelaide, South Australia, were hit by arson attacks last week, a development she said left her “appalled.” “All of us, including every political leader, must stand ...
ANKARA (AA) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has pushed for UN reform, warning that conflict between great powers could be an “existential threat” for the entire world. “Often small countries, vast distances from major powers, have borne the brunt of a race for dominance, with legacies of those contests casting...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia has jumped into the diplomatic fray between Canada and India over the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in the Canadian westernmost province of British Colombia, expressing its deep concern over alleged New Delhi involvement through its intelligence agency network. Australia is “deeply concerned̶...
