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A letter previously referenced by the two countries’ officials that France claimed indicated Australia would authorize the submarine contract contained no such references, media says, on making the document public. The diplomatic row between Canberra and Paris continues, with a letter sent to France’s Naval Group on the matter of the now-infamous submarine deal being […]
Australia Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Wednesday that the government has decided it is time for emergency Covid payments “to come to an end,” as vaccination rates rise and people around the world return to “their normal lives.” Speaking to Australia’s Seven News, Frydenberg unveiled the government’s decision despite the country’s two biggest cities, Melbourne and […]
AUKUS este unul dintre cele mai importante acorduri după cel de-al Doilea Război Mondial, pentru cele 3 state. SUA și UE trebuie să își rezolve problema încrederii apărute în urma acordului. Joe Biden și Emmanuel Macron urmează să se întâlnească în octombrie. Acordul trilateral AUKUS dintre Australia, Regatul Unit și SUA n-a stârnit valuri doar […]
French shipbuilder Naval Group has said it will send a “detailed and calculated proposal” to Australia after Canberra canned a $40 billion submarine deal in favor of a new pact with the US and UK, much to France’s dismay. On Wednesday, Naval Group CEO Pierre Eric Pommellet told France’s Le Figaro newspaper that Australia would […]
The Australian government has dismissed a French minister’s claims that Canberra had recommitted to the French submarine deal just hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a nuclear submarine pact with the UK and US. On Thursday, an Australian Department of Defence official hit back after France’s Armed Forces Ministry spokesman Hervé Grandjean claimed on […]
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Australia’s southern coast, according to local authorities, inflicting significant damage seen in videos circulating online, including in Melbourne, the country’s second-largest city. The quake hit around 9:15am local time on Wednesday and was recorded at a magnitude of 6 by Australia’s Geoscience agency, which noted there is currently no tsunami […]
Documents show Australia issued numerous warnings that its submarine deal with France was at risk, with a 2020 report from Canberra’s Auditor-General flagging concerns that the agreement was not in the national interest. Australian officials have stood by their decision to turn to the new AUKUS deal to build submarines, citing documents going back several […]
EU powerhouse Germany says France being snubbed by Australia in favor of a partnership with the US and the UK is a signal to continental European nations to stand together and boost self-reliance. France invoked EU solidarity after Australia cancelled a $40 billion contract for French-made attack submarines in favor of US-made nuclear-powered boats. The […]
France has reiterated its unwillingness to set aside its dispute with Australia, claiming EU ministers are firmly on the side of Paris amid concerns that Gallic anger may derail a trade deal between Brussels and Canberra. Speaking on Tuesday, France’s European affairs minister Clement Beaune said that his European counterparts supported France in its dispute […]
Franța încearcă să obțină sprijinul țărilor europene pentru a amâna semnarea acordul comercial dintre UE și Australia, negociat în prezent. Contractul de 56 de miliarde de euro care prevedea livrarea de submarine nucleare a fost punctul central al colaborării dintre Franța și Australia. Franța încearcă astfel să pedepsească Australia pentru că a încheiat un acord […]
A violent protest against mandatory Covid-19 vaccination erupted outside of a Melbourne trade union office on Monday, after it was announced that construction workers would have to be vaccinated to continue doing their jobs. Protesters wearing high-vis construction clothing smashed windows, chanted “We are union!” and “F**k the jab,” and threw projectiles at the Construction, […]
Fumul de la incendiile de vegetație australiene din 2019 și 2020 au cauzat o „înflorire” a fitoplanctonului în Oceanul Sudic mai mare decât întregul continent australian, potrivit noilor cercetări. O echipă internațională de oameni de știință a descoperit prin intermediul datelor colectate de sateliți că „înflorirea” fitoplanctonului, alge marine microscopice, a avut loc în oceanul […]
American Republicans called on the United States to impose sanctions against Australia this week in response to several cases of Australian police officers violently attacking ‘unauthorized protesters’. On Sunday, Ben Kew – the English editor of the conservative Florida-based publication El American – declared in an article that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison “must be […]
Uniunea Europeană a criticat dur parteneriatul de securitate al Statelor Unite cu Marea Britanie şi Australia, argumentând că acesta este un motiv suplimentar pentru consolidarea autonomiei strategice europene. „Eu presupun că un acord de acest fel nu a fost conceput alaltăieri. Necesită un anumit timp; cu toate acestea, noi nu am fost consultaţi”, a afirmat […]
French FM Jean Yves-Drian has continued to criticize the US and Australia for the AUKUS submarine deal, meant to go to Paris, insisting there may be major consequences to French-US relations and for the transatlantic alliance. “There has been lying, duplicity, a major breach of trust and contempt. This will not do,” Foreign Minister Le […]