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Fears grow for missing Indonesian submarine crew, Australian Defence force to help with rescue mission By defence correspondent Andrew Greene © Provided by ABC NEWS The submarine and 53 crew went missing off the coast of Bali. (Supplied: Indonesian Navy) Concerns are growing for the crew of an Indonesian submarine that has been missing in waters off Bali for over 24 hours, with fears it may have sunk well below its safe operating depth. The ageing German-made submarine, KRI ...

The navy chief said the other vessels that had been involved in the drill including 21 warships, two submarines and five planes had joined the frantic search. If the submarine had sunk too deep, however, the outlook was grim, according to Indonesian defence analyst Connie Rahakundini Bakrie. “If it lies at that depth I have to say with a heavy heart that the steel structure of the vessel won’t be strong,” she said. Former submariner Frank Owen, who is secretary of the Submarine Institute ...

A military submarine missing off the coast of Bali is due to run out of oxygen within hours, sparking grave fears for the 53 sailors on board.  The submarine - carrying 49 crew members, its commander and three gunners - has not been seen or heard from since Wednesday when it was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of Bali.  The KRI Nanggala-402 vessel lost contact after being granted clearance to dive and could have sunk to a depth of between 600 and 800 metres, well below its safe ope...

Australia has been enlisted by Indonesia to help in the desperate search for a missing military submarine with 53 sailors on board. The German-made KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters about 96 kilometres north of the island of Bali on Wednesday, but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said.  Officials fear the vessel sank to the bottom of a trough with a depth of 2,300ft during the torpedo military exercise. The navy has deployed a number of warsh...

Last modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 00.30 EDT Robodebt campaigners and federal MPs have hit out at Services Australia over so-called “vanishing” Centrelink debts, warning they are giving welfare recipients “false hope” and causing confusion and distress. Welfare recipients have access to a page – called Money You Owe – that outlines any debts they might owe to Services Australia, how much they have paid back and any repayment arrangements that have been reached. Under...

Last modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 20.32 EDT The federal government will not allow Australians to see the key instructions Scott Morrison has issued to his ministers, prompting criticism it is using cabinet “as a transparency shield”. Prime ministers typically send a letter to each minister setting out overarching priorities and responsibilities in the portfolio – but the government has blocked a freedom of information request from Guardian Australia to access this correspondence. It says t...

Australia’s ‘meek and muddled’ approach to the great power in the north We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss April 21, 2021 — 5.00am April 21, 2021 — 5.00am Save Normal text size Advertisement However you describe the latest accounts of the Chinese authorities’ human rights violations against the Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang – “genocide”, “crimes against humanity” or in Foreign Minis...

A number of local residents, particularly the consulate’s immediate neighbours, were angry that they had had no power to stop the consulate from being constructed: fences were removed without warning; drones were deployed; and floodlights now shine into homes. The consulate is a heavily fortified compound of eight large house blocks surrounded by 2.5–3 metre fences. It reportedly houses 10-12 consular staff, who also reside there, and service and maintenance staff. It is said to be the larg...

Former-Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate With her claim gender was a factor in how she was treated, Christine Holgate has astutely tapped into the new women’s movement, and in doing so has hit the PM where he’s particularly vulnerable, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN. QUEENSLAND Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, juggling a couple of committee engagements, hadn’t planned to attend Tuesday’s (April 13) hearing at which former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate appeared. Mi...

Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, juggling a couple of committee engagements, hadn’t planned to attend Tuesday’s hearing at which former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate appeared. But party elder Ron Boswell was insistent, telling Canavan he must be there, in the room, fighting for Australia Post’s small business licensees. Boswell, himself a former senator, retains one of the best political “noses” in the business. He’d spoken to Canavan soon after the Holgate affair b...