Author: Kirsty Needham
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON – Australia and New Zealand have announced plans to send government planes to evacuate their nationals from New Caledonia, a French territory that has been rocked by deadly riots following electoral changes implemented by the French government in Paris. With the airport closed for commercial flights, France’s High Commission in New Caledonia has assured the deployment of military personnel to protect public buildings. Approximately 3,200 individuals are currently stranded in New Caledonia, unable to leave or enter due to the cancellation of commercial flights in light of last week’s unrest. In response to the escalating violence and chaos, both…
The Case of Former Marine Pilot Facing Extradition SYDNEY – A former U.S. Marine pilot, Daniel Duggan, is currently fighting extradition from Australia on charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers. His lawyer recently revealed that Duggan unknowingly collaborated with a Chinese hacker during this time. Duggan, a 55-year-old naturalized Australian citizen, expressed concern that requests for sensitive information from Western intelligence agencies were endangering his family’s safety, as stated in a legal filing by his lawyer. Further evidence in the case connects Duggan to convicted Chinese defense hacker Su Bin, as supported by reports referenced…
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly condemned the actions of the Chinese military that put Australian defense personnel at risk in international airspace. The incident occurred during an operation to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea. On Monday, Australia reported that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter in an unsafe confrontation over the Yellow Sea. The Chinese Air Force J-10 jet dropped flares above and ahead of an Australian MH60R Seahawk helicopter during a routine flight as part of the operation to enforce sanctions against North Korea, according to Defense Minister Richard Marles.…