Indonesia and Australia held high-level talks in Jakarta on Friday as the neighboring countries seek to strengthen security ties by signing a defense cooperation agreement in the coming months. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, who is set to become Indonesia’s next president, said that he and Australian counterpart Richard Marles discussed ways of maintaining and enhancing … Read more
India has had a busy couple of weeks. Following the India-U.S. 2+2 strategic dialogue in early November, India had another 2+2 with Australia last week. New Delhi hosted the second edition of the India-Australia Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue on November 20. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sign a strategic partnership agreement in Manila, Philippines, September 8, 2023. Credit: Twitter/Anthony Albanese Advertisement On Friday, Australia and the Philippines agreed to elevate their relationship to the level of a strategic partnership, amid the intensifying frictions in the South China Sea. Prime Minister … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Chau Van Kham, a member of the banned pro-democracy group Viet Tan, was arrested during a trip to Vietnam in 2019. Advertisement The Australian national Chau Van Kham has reunited with his family in Sydney after being released from prison in Vietnam, four-and-a-half years after his arrest on terrorism charges. Chau, a … Read more