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Outspoken tech executive Matt Barrie has blasted the Albanese government’s record high immigration intake as a “national disgrace” in a blistering speech to business leaders and bureaucrats.The Freelancer chief executive, speaking at The…

Inherently explosive? Or just a load of hot air? Beijing’s brazen bid to send a spy balloon over some of the US’ most secret sites has sparked a diplomatic firestorm. But strategic analysts are struggling to come to grips with what it all…

“The United States is not preparing to go to war against China. The United States is preparing Australia to go to war against China.” Beijing has seized on the words of a former diplomat to portray Australia as the “Ukraine” of South East…

China suffered a big drop in its influence in Asia over the past year, with the fallout from Covid lockdowns being largely blamed, according to a new report.The Lowy Institute released its latest Asia Power Index, which revealed that the US…

The push for an additional two annual public holidays in Australia has intensified to align the country with its growing reputation as a multicultural society. Current public holidays represent Western Christian traditions despite only a…

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is on her way Down Under.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the popular world leader would be delivering deliver a speech at the Lowy Institute accompanied by a business delegation.The 37-year-old —…

Just days after an apparent détente between China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chinese state media has laid out its conditions: AUKUS is dangerous, AUKUS must go.“AUKUS is a tool to stir up trouble and create…