Prime Minister Scott Morrison implied the public service was the source of a leak,but then pivoted to saying the report might not be correct.
It’s so moving to see how welcoming the host countries are to those fleeing the conflict. But I’m deeply concerned about my family who are trapped in Ukraine.
Australia likes to think of itself as a good international citizen but our overall record has been patchy at best,lamentable at worst,and is presently embarrassingly poor.
A team of Australian personnel have gone ashore from HMAS Adelaide after the ship was hit by a COVID-19 outbreak and power outage.
HMAS Adelaide has been providing recovery equipment and essential supplies to Tonga after an undersea earthquake and tsunami struck the archipelago.
Tonga’s strict COVID-19 quarantine measures are adding complexity to a difficult clean-up mission,with international surge capacity unable to be deployed.
An email sent to Australian posts throughout the Pacific this week reminded hundreds of DFAT staff to acknowledge the tensions about Australia Day.
There has been a COVID-19 outbreak on the navy supply ship on route to Tonga,the coronavirus-free archipelago recovering from a volcano eruption and tsunami.
The Tongan government reported extensive damage to housing on outlying islands following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano.
Australia has now shared more than 17.5 million doses – most of which have been locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines - with the Pacific and south-east Asia.
The UN and others have warned the freezing of Afghanistan foreign reserves,mostly held in the US,brought the country to the brink of disaster.