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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security today tabled a report by statement endorsing the relisting of Islamic State, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) as terrorist organisations under Division 102 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). This report concludes the Committee’s review of the 2023 relisting of three organisations as terrorist organisations under … Continued
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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review of the relisting of Islamic State East Asia (ISEA) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). ISEA is a Philippines-based organisation affiliated with Islamic State. The Australian Government has listed ISEA as a terrorist organisation since 2017. Since its last relisting in … Continued
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A Monash University legal expert on nuclear deterrence, disarmament and non-proliferation is able to comment on why the AUKUS Alliance is a contravention of the Treaty on the Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons. Dr Monique Cormier, Senior Lecturer, Monash University LawContact: +61 3 9903 4840 or [email protected] more of Dr Cormier’s work at Monash Lens The … Continued
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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has endorsed Rules that allow sharing of information between administrators of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS) and the Foreign Arrangements Scheme (FAS). Committee Chair Mr Peter Khalil MP today presented to Parliament a report by statement on the Committee’s review of the Rules, made under subsection 53(2) of the Foreign Influence … Continued
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7 September 2023 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is attending the ASEAN and East Asia summits in Indonesia. Charles Darwin University (CDU) Lecturer in Indonesian Studies Dr Nathan Franklin says Australia and Indonesia will use the opportunity to discuss better trade between the two countries including two-way trade and investment. Dr Nathan Franklin, Lecturer in … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has tabled a report recommending the ratification of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (Geneva, 17 June 2022). The Agreement, which is noted as ‘a historic achievement’ by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), is a significant advancement in ocean sustainability. The Agreement will … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing today into the Audiovisual Co-production Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Australia. Committee Chair, Mr Josh Wilson MP said: “The Agreement builds on the already strong relationship between Australia and India to develop high quality projects that will encourage screen industry employment, … Continued
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CANBERRA, ACT, (4 September 2023) – Tibetans from across Australia will meet in Canberra to speak with Parliamentarians today for what is the 12th annual Tibet Lobby Day organised by Australia Tibet Council. Tibet Lobby Day empowers Tibetans in Australia to speak directly to Australian Parliamentarians about the ongoing human rights violations in Tibet. This … Continued
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South-East Asia presents a “bright spot” for Australian and New Zealand dairy exporters in an “increasingly lethargic global economy”, Rabobank says in a recently-released sector report. The specialist agribusiness bank says “better times lie ahead” for the dairy markets of the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam, beyond short-term headwinds currently at play across … Continued
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22 August 2023 The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) expresses our concerns regarding Australia’s eagerness to secure early support for its bid to host COP31. Australia, through its Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, will host a dialogue with Pacific island nations on August 23, 2023, seeking early commitments … Continued
