15/10/2015
SYDNEY — Australia has announced an AUS $89 billion (US $65 billion) shipbuilding package to construct new frigates and patrol boats locally, with a decision on an international supplier for replacement submarines to be made “in coming months.” The “continuous shipbuilding” proposal, which involves the replacement of frigates, patrol boats and submarines over two decades, […]
16/11/2014
Russia has sent a fleet of warships towards Australia in an apparent display of muscle-flexing ahead of the G20 meeting amid tensions between the two countries over the MH17 crash. Defence announced late on Wednesday it is “monitoring Russian naval vessels that are currently transiting through international waters to the north of Australia”. It stressed: “The movement […]
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Комментариев нет » 16/11/2014
If Ukraine is to be a cohesive, peaceful, prosperous country, the pro-Europeans and the pro-Russians will need to cooperate together and learn the art of compromise Russian President Vladimir Putin.Photograph: Darko Vojinovic/AP If the G20 is to operate as an effective organisation, its membership must learn to behave with civility to each other. How Australia’s […]
Опубликовано в Australia, Policy, Press Review, Press Review, Press Review, Russia, The South Pacific Комментариев нет » 27/10/2014
Australia’s draconian new national security laws fundamentally threaten our open society. Coalition backbenchers must listen to the community where the attorney general will not The Australian government paraded its new national security laws through the Senate last week, enthusiastically heralding a new era for the security state. They did so with help from the Labor […]
27/10/2014
Someone should tell Tony Abbott that gaffes aren’t like baby turtles; you don’t increase their chances of slipping by watchful predators by producing more of them. It certainly seems like he’s trying to increase his output. Not even a whole day has passed since his reality-shunning collection of mouth sounds “Coal is good for humanity” […]
31/10/2013Former PM Jim Bolger ‘absolutely stunned’ to be offered a nuclear sub and two MiGs in lieu of money, new book reveals. Russia made the unusual offer of two MiG fighters in 1993, when it was struggling to pay its debts after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Photograph: AAP/MiG Jet Adventures. How do you […]
Опубликовано в Articles, Articles, Articles, New Zealand, Policy, Russia, The South Pacific Комментариев нет » 18/07/2012Fairfax NZ News, New Zealand has launched a diplomatic effort to get the country restored to a prestigious European Union banking and corporate “white list” after it was struck off for having weak money laundering and counter terrorist financing laws. The Russian Federation was also removed, but because of corruption. Being struck off the white […]
18/07/2012“New Zealand and Russia have long-standing friendly relations established during the Second World War. They are characterised by close people-to-people contacts. It is an important market for New Zealand, and we would welcome further development of our trade links on a mutually beneficial basis,” – John Key, New Zealand Prime Minister. “I believe that agriculture […]
18/07/2012By Chris Elder On 9 May each year, a small group of elderly men gather before a memorial plaque on the waterfront of Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. They are joined there by staff of Russia’s Embassy in New Zealand. Each year the numbers are less, yet each year the occasion is more significant. For these […]
18/07/2012Think about it this way….the gains from an FTA are strategic The Prime Minister and Trade Minister have announced that New Zealand will be entering free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (RBK) with the aim of concluding talks in 2012. NZIER modelling indicates the FTA will deliver gains of around $27 […]