Detention of Cheng Lei

This Sunday is the third anniversary of Cheng Lei’s detention in China. Cheng Lei’s message to Australians, being reported week, is both touching in its poignancy, but heartbreaking in the cruelty it exposes and reinforces, yet again, why her detention should end. Anniversaries such as this are another opportunity to highlight the plight of Ms…

Labor’s factions force another about-face on Israel

One week out from its National Conference, it’s clear Labor’s factions have forced the Albanese Government into another about-face in relation to Australia’s policies on Israel and the Palestinian territories.   Labor’s back-room decisions on Israel and the Palestinian territories have everything to do with managing factional differences ahead of the Labor National Conference and…

Sky News Live – First Edition

Topics: Australia’s International Development Policy; PM meeting with Xi Jinping; wine 07:50AM AEST 08 August 2023     Peter Stefanovic:  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged a potential meeting with China’s Xi Jinping next month. It comes as the Government prepares to release its new Overseas Development Policy today which aims to counter Beijing’s Belt…