Category : Defence
Author: MALCOLM TURNBULL

With the swirl of media soundbites, the impression has been created that the Australian government has replaced a diesel-electric French-designed submarine for a nuclear-powered American or British one. This is not the case.

Australia now has no new submarine program at all. We have cancelled the one we had with France and have a statement of intent with the UK and the US to examine the prospect of acquiring nuclear powered submarines.

Article: https://warontherocks.com/2021/10/trust-is-at-the-heart-of-australias-influence/
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Category : News
Author: WION - China Unsensored

China has hardened its stance on Taiwan. Chinese president Xi Jinping has vowed to reunify Taiwan. Remember this comes amidst the heightened tensions as Chinese jets made record incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone.

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj6seebvasw
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Author: Masha Macpherson

France’s ambassador to Australia says Australian officials lied to his face and raised the risk of confrontation in Asia by crafting a secret submarine deal with the United States and Britain that undermined trust in democratic alliances.

France is determined to protect its interests in the Indo-Pacific region, and to put “muscle” into Europe’s geopolitical strategy towards an increasingly assertive China, Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault said Friday. He spoke in an interview with The Associated Press before heading back to his post in Canberra.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/300426902/french-envoy-to-australia-claims-officials-lied-to-his-face-over-sub-deal-raised-risk-of-confrontation-in-asia
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Author: Reuters

Taiwan should be called a country, a senior French senator said on Friday (local time) during a visit to Taipei, doubling down on earlier comments that have angered Beijing, which views the island as one of its provinces, not a country.

Taiwan's name is a tricky issue.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/10/flagrant-violation-china-angry-after-french-senator-urges-people-call-taiwan-a-country.html
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Author: Inklint

“CANZUK” is a proposed supranational union of the most outspoken members of the Commonwealth: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Now that Britain has left the European Union, is CANZUK a suitable alternative? In this video, I explain what CANZUK is as well as the potential benefits and negatives of such a union.

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-qIXKJFsrA
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Author: Reuters

A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing scores of worshippers in the country's third attack this week on a religious institution.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that state-run Bakhtar news agency said had killed 46 people and wounded 143. Two health officials told Reuters the death toll could be between 70 and 80.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/10/dozens-killed-in-suicide-bombing-on-afghan-mosque.html
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Author: Jenna Lynch

The Government is preparing a massive carrot stick approach for the hospitality and events sector. 

It's planning a revamped alert level system for life after lockdown. Bars and restaurants will be given a choice: either be a vaccine-only venue or you'll have a customer limit.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/10/government-set-to-revamp-covid-19-alert-levels-with-new-traffic-light-system.html
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Author: Dan Satherley, Lana Andelane & Hannah Kronast

Northland will be moving back to a strict alert level 3 lockdown from 11:59pm on Friday night after a positive case travelled extensively around the region.

COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed the woman, who is now in an Auckland MIQ facility, travelled to the region on October 2 from Auckland reportedly under false pretenses and was there until the evening of October 6.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/10/coronavirus-latest-on-covid-19-community-outbreak-friday-october-8.html
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