The Albanese government’s lukewarm support for Ukraine has been a source of embarrassment months. The measly financial and military assistance is now moving into potentially dangerous territory.
This multibillion-dollar aid package shores up US friends and allies with priceless support amid existential struggles across three continents.
The US House Speaker’s personal dilemma likely explains months of delay that undoubtedly cost Ukrainian lives and has helped Russia make battlefield gains.
The foreign minister’s failure to say more about the world’s most serious conflict is symptomatic of the way Ukraine has slipped down the list of Australia’s priorities.
The emergence of cheap drones,not dissimilar to commercially available models,has been exploited to great effect in Ukraine. The tank’s place as a war-winner may be over.
The House swiftly approved $150 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine,Israel and other US allies after months of hard-right resistance to helping Ukraine.
Copper is shaping up as a star for the mining giant,as it edges closer to making a final call on its nickel business in West Australia.
After agonising over how to proceed on the package for days,Mike Johnson notified Republicans he would push to hold three votes on Ukraine,Israel and the Indo-Pacific.
To be morally consistent with previous actions and to uphold to amendments Wong herself pushed for,Australia must change its tune towards Israel.
Facing rebellion from conservatives fiercely opposed to aiding Ukraine,Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to force action after months of delay.
Some 90 per cent of Russia’s microelectronics and machine tools used to produce missiles,tanks and aircraft,come from China,says the US.