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China Reacts To Australia s Cancellations Of Victoria State-China Deals On Belt And Road Initiative
April 29, 2021 | By Heath Sloane
Introduction
On April 21, 2021, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced that Canberra had revoked two major accords between the Australian State of Victoria and China, effectively terminating Australia s limited participation in China s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).[1]
In a press release, Payne pointed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Victoria and China s National Development and Reform Commission on Cooperation within the Framework of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative, signed October 8, 2018. He also noted the Framework Agreement between the Government of Victoria and China s National Development and Reform Commission of the People s Republic of China on Jointly Promoting the Framework of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Roa
Richard Prebble: Five Eyes fuss ignores the lessons of history
27 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta. Photo / Andrew Warner
NZ Herald
OPINION: The border crossing between Israel and Lebanon is on a coastal road on the edge of cliffs that plunge into the Mediterranean. I was there to meet a member of the UN Fiji peacekeepers. There was a delay. Looking around, I noticed halfway down the cliff face a railway line. It produced a how did they build that? thought. The British built the railway during the First World War to support their advance against the Turks, said my liaison officer.
Politics by Campbell Gellie
Premium Content  HOME Affairs Secretary Michael Pezzullo has used his Anzac Day address to warn the drums of war are beating and that Australia is bracing for the curse of war . Sent to all Home Affairs staff, Mr Pezzullo said we must continue to search unceasingly for the chance for peace , the Australian reported. Today, as free nations again hear the beating drums and watch worryingly the militarisation of ¬issues that we had, until recent years, thought unlikely to be -catalysts for war, let us continue to search unceasingly for the chance for peace while bracing again, yet again, for the curse of war., he was reported to have written.
Beehive Diaries: The bubble, coughing fits and health reform typos
23 Apr, 2021 02:23 AM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described today s travel bubble opening as an important milestone in New Zealand s economic recovery. Ardern thanked everyone who has come to New Zealand from Australia - welcome .
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described today s travel bubble opening as an important milestone in New Zealand s economic recovery. Ardern thanked everyone who has come to New Zealand from Australia - welcome .
NZ Herald
A recess week at Parliament delivered the transtasman bubble, major health reforms, a visit by an Australian Foreign Minister, and Jimmy Barnes.