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☆ Exclusive: Google to run internet cables to Pacific islands in Australia-US deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) will run undersea cables powering internet access to at least eight far-flung Pacific Ocean nations under a joint U.S.-Australian deal set to be announced on Wednesday, according to a U.S. official. The deal will expand an existing commercial project by Google in the region to the nations of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Set to be announced during an official White House visit by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the previously unreported deal involves contributions from both governments. Google is currently working on a fiber-optic cable that links Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by China, with the Philippines and the United States. As part of the Pacific islands project, the United States will work with the countries on cybersecurity resilience, helping them back up key information to global cloud networks, according to the official.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, White, Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden, Trevor Hunnicutt, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Google, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Australian, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, U.S, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor, Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Canberra, Washington, China, United States, Taiwan, Philippines

☆ Biden and Albanese Say the U.S. and Australia Stand Together With Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Katie Rogers | More About Katie Rogers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

President Biden and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia expressed their shared condemnation of the Hamas attack this month on Israeli civilians and soldiers, saying during a state visit on Wednesday that they would stand with Israel. In recent months, the Australians have accelerated efforts to supply missiles for the United States and expand joint military cooperation and training between the two countries. At one point, Mr. Albanese invoked the words of Mr. Biden’s late son, Beau, to emphasize the strength of their partnership: “When there’s an Australian with you, they’ll always have your back.” Mr. Biden bowed his head. The Biden administration is relying on Congress to pass legislation that would allow for the shipment of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, as part of an agreement called AUKUS among the United States, Britain and Australia. U.S. officials said before the visit that Mr. Biden would tell the prime minister that the United States would fulfill that promise.

Persons: Biden, Anthony Albanese, Mr, Albanese, ”, “, Richard Marles, . Albanese, Biden’s, Beau, there’s, they’ll, ” Mr, Israel “, Mira Rapp, Hooper, Charles Edel, Edel Organizations: White, China, Biden administration’s, East, Biden, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Israel, United States, Australia, Ukraine, Britain, East Asia, Oceania, China, Papua New Guinea

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the Israel-Gaza crisis should have "a path to peace" including independent states for the Israelis and Palestinians and integrating Israel among its Arab neighbors. "Israelis and Palestinians equally deserve to live side by side in safety, dignity and in peace," said Biden. Biden said he believed one reason Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, killing 1,400 people on Oct. 7, was to prevent normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Biden said he had "no notion" that the Palestinians were telling the truth about how many had been killed. Biden, a self-described "Zionist", has strongly supported Israel following Hamas' Oct. 7 attack while cautioning the country to abide by democratic principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Anthony Albanese, They're, Albanese, Leah Millis, Jeff Mason, Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland, Susan Heavey, Tom Hogue, Heather Timmons, Josie Kao Organizations: Australian, Reuters, West Bank, AUSTRALIA, Albanese, White, REUTERS, U.S, Russia's, Pacific, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Washington , U.S, Sydney, Washington, PHILIPPINES, China, Philippines, United States, U.S, Beijing, American, Taiwan, South China, Canberra, Japan

Up to 350 guests had returned RSVPs and claimed seats for the fourth White House state dinner of President Joe Biden's term, this one honoring Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The B-52s, an American new wave band, had originally been lined up to entertain guests after dinner. He then invited Albanese to Washington for an official state visit. Dinner will be held in a temporary pavilion on the White House lawn decorated in pastel shades meant to evoke the feel of Australian spring, the current season Down Under, and American autumn. The first lady continued her practice of inviting an outside chef to work with White House staff on the menu.

Persons: RSVPs, Joe Biden's, Anthony Albanese, Jill Biden, Biden, ” Biden, Albanese, Katie Button, Jodie Haydon, Albanese's Organizations: WASHINGTON, White House, Australian, Ukraine, National Institutes of Health Clinical, National Cancer Institute Locations: U.S, American, Israel, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Washington, France, South Korea, India, Asheville , North Carolina, Bethesda , Maryland

☆ Biden: Israel-Hamas war must end with vision for a 'two-state solution'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint press conference with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., Oct. 25, 2023. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden Wednesday stressed the United States believes the conflict between Israel and Hamas must end with a vision of a "two-state solution." "It also means, when this crisis is over there has to be a vision of what comes next, and, in our view, it has to be a two-state solution." Achieving this, Biden said, means "a concentrated effort for all the parties — Israelis, Palestinians, regional partners, global leaders — to put us on a path toward peace." Biden spoke in the White House Rose Garden, standing beside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference after their bilateral meeting Wednesday afternoon, and ahead of a state dinner.

Persons: Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese, Biden, — Organizations: Australia’s, White, WASHINGTON, Australian Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Israel

☆ The Full Guest List for Biden’s State Dinner With Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Chris Cameron | More About Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The White House invited more than 300 guests to the state dinner hosted by President Biden for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia on Wednesday night, including business leaders, musicians, athletes and prominent Australian Americans. Here is the full list of those invited as provided by the White House. THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDENTHE HONORABLE ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, AND MS. JODIE HAYDONJoyce Aboussie and Greg KellerRepresentative Pete Aguilar, Democrat of California, and Alisha AguilarElizabeth Allen, under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, and Edward Price, senior adviser to the secretary of state

Persons: Biden, Anthony Albanese of, BIDEN, ANTHONY ALBANESE, JODIE HAYDON Joyce Aboussie, Greg Keller, Pete Aguilar, Alisha Aguilar Elizabeth Allen, Edward Price Organizations: White House, Anthony Albanese of Australia, White, DR, OF AUSTRALIA Locations: California

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Settler violence against Palestinians has intensified since the Hamas attack, and Palestinians have been killed by settlers, according to Palestinian authorities. The West Bank Protection Consortium, a coalition of nongovernmental organizations and donor countries, including the European Union, says hundreds of Palestinians have been forcibly displaced in the West Bank due to settler violence since Oct. 7. The president also said that after the Israel-Hamas conflict comes to an end, Israeli, Palestinians and their partners must work toward a two-state solution. “Israel should be incredibly careful to be sure that they’re focusing on going after the folks that are propagating this war,” Biden said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, Anthony Albanese, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Josh Boak Organizations: WASHINGTON, Wednesday, West Bank, Australian, West Bank Protection Consortium, European Union, Bank, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Ministry, White, Associated Locations: Israel, Washington, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, “ Israel

The collaboration, which also involves the United Kingdom, is known as AUKUS, an acronym for the three countries' names. “State visits are a big deal," said Charles Edel, a senior adviser and Australia chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The day's events end with a state dinner in a pavilion erected on the South Lawn of the White House. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said there's “no more important time than now” to hold the state visit to demonstrate the strength of the U.S. relationship with Australia. Biden wants $3.4 billion to expand naval production facilities to help provide Australia with the nuclear-powered submarines.

Persons: Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese, Biden, Albanese, they're, Charles Edel, “ They’re, ” Biden, they've, Jill Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, there's, Bidens, Jodie Haydon, Xi Jinping, “, ” Albanese, Xi, Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, —, ”, John Lee, Sullivan, Lee Organizations: WASHINGTON, Australian, Hamas, Microsoft, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Office, White, Israel, Australia, House Republicans, Arlington National Cemetery, Australians, Economic Cooperation, APEC, U.S, Capitol, Hudson Institute Locations: U.S, Pacific, Israel, East, Europe, Ukraine, The U.S, Australia, United Kingdom, Washington, Gaza, White, France, South Korea, India, Japan, Papa New Guinea, Arlington, China, San Francisco, Beijing, Asia, Sydney

☆ Australia, U.S. Leaders to Discuss Pacific Infrastructure, Critical Minerals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Kirsty NeedhamSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia and the United States will announce plans to cooperate on critical minerals and bolster Pacific Islands infrastructure as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Washington this week, a senior Biden administration official said. The two leaders will flesh out details of further cyber security cooperation, in addition to a $5 billion Microsoft investment in Australia, the Biden administration official said. The minerals that will power the globe in the 21st century are things that Australia has significant amounts of," he told reporters in Washington on Monday. Albanese and Biden will also discuss the South China Sea, where tensions between China and the Philippines are rising. The partnership aims to sell Australia nuclear-powered submarines and build a new class of submarine in Australia by 2040.

Persons: Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Anthony Albanese, Albanese's, Biden, Albanese, Kirsty Needham, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Biden, U.S, U.S . Department of Defense, USAID, Australia, U.S . Congress Locations: Australia, United, Pacific, Washington, United States, U.S, China, Papua New Guinea, Solomon, Philippines, Britain

Without directly referencing the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war, the first lady announced Tuesday that "we’ve made a few adjustments to the entertainment portion” of the dinner. Albanese is the fourth world leader to be honored with a state visit during Biden's term, after the leaders of France, South Korea and India. Hundreds of lawmakers, business titans and celebrities are typically invited to state dinners, but the White House keeps the guest list secret until just before people start arriving for the black-tie affair. The dinner program, including an exchange of toasts, will unfold in a temporary pavilion being built on the White House lawn. The White House said postponing was not an option, casting Albanese's visit as part of the important diplomatic balancing act that a president must undertake with U.S. allies worldwide.

Persons: Jill Biden, we’ve, Anthony Albanese, Katie Button, Joe Biden, Albanese, Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, “, John Kirby, ” Albanese, Jodie Haydon Organizations: WASHINGTON, White House, Army and Air Force, Australian, House, Washington, Republican, White, Press, Biden, National Security Council Locations: Israel, Asheville , North Carolina, Australia, France, South Korea, India, Washington, United States

☆ No 'Love Shack' at White House - B-52s won't play Aussie dinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A preview of the menu and place settings for the state dinner in honor of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - At the White House, the dinner is on but the band is out. The B-52s' planned performance at U.S. President Joe Biden's state dinner for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday was scrapped as the event takes on a more somber tone due to the Middle East crisis. Biden welcomed Albanese to the White House on Tuesday evening and will host a lavish dinner party after the two allied leaders discuss rare earths and cyber security Wednesday. First lady Jill Biden said Tuesday the B-52s will attend the dinner as guests instead.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Sarah Silbiger, Joe Biden's, Biden, Albanese, Jill Biden, Trevor Hunnicutt, Heather Timmons, Rod Nickel Organizations: Australian, White, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Hamas, Biden, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, U.S, U.S ., Georgia, Israel, Gaza

☆ On the Agenda for Australia’s State Visit: China, Trade and a U.S. Marine Band
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Katie Rogers | More About Katie Rogers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

This week, Mr. Biden is steering American involvement in two overseas wars and monitoring the continuing calamity of a speakerless House of Representatives, and there is another government shutdown crisis looming next month. John F. Kirby, a White House spokesman, played down the idea that global crises could distract Mr. Biden from his visitor, or perhaps even keep him waiting. During Mr. Biden and Mr. Albanese’s time together, which includes a news conference scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, they are expected to emphasize their shared interests. Mr. Biden’s advisers say the administration is supportive of the meeting between Mr. Albanese and Mr. Xi. Mr. Biden and Mr. Albanese are also likely to touch on the dysfunction in Congress.

Persons: Biden, Anthony Albanese, John F, Kirby, Mr, “, ” Mr, ”, Jill Biden, ” Dr, Bruce Jones, Albanese’s, Donald J, Trump, Scott Morrison, Morrison, Albanese, Xi Jinping, Jones, Xi Organizations: Representatives, U.S . Marine, Army and Air Force, China, Center for East Asia Policy, Brookings Institution, East Locations: Australia, United States, Washington, China, Georgia, Britain, Papua New Guinea, Israel, ”, American, Hormuz

☆ A Fall-Themed Menu for Australia’s State Dinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The fourth state dinner hosted by the Biden administration, to honor Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia, will feature a menu of fall vegetables, a backdrop of florals and a selection of instrumental music performed by military bands. “Nurturing our partnerships and relationships with our allies is critically important, especially in these tumultuous times,” Jill Biden, the first lady, said as she previewed the event at the White House on Tuesday. “Food is comforting, reassuring and healing, and we hope that this dinner provides a little of that as well.”Here are some details of the event, scheduled for Wednesday evening. The entertainmentWorld events prompted the White House to change plans for the entertainment portion of the visit. The United States Marine Band and the Army and Air Force Strolling Strings will provide instrumental music instead.

Persons: Biden, Anthony Albanese, ” Jill Biden Organizations: White, United States Marine Band, Army and Air Force Locations: Australia, Georgia

☆ Biden, Australian PM to announce tech innovation cooperation - White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Navy Gateway Inns and Suites, in San Diego, California U.S., March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce a plan to cooperate on technological innovations, including artificial intelligence, clean energy, and critical minerals, during their meeting in Washington this week, the White House said on Tuesday. "They are going to be announcing new advanced technology cooperation, particularly on artificial intelligence," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. "We'll also be highlighting a new space agreement that will allow U.S. companies to launch into space from Australia." Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Writing by Ismail ShakilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese, Leah Millis, John Kirby, We'll, Trevor Hunnicutt, Ismail Shakil Organizations: Australian, Gateway Inns, San Diego , California U.S, REUTERS, Rights, House, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, Washington, Australia

☆ Microsoft to spend $3.2b in Australia as AI regulation looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Byron Kaye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SYDNEY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) said it will spend A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing abilities in Australia over two years as part of a wide-ranging effort that includes skills training and cyber security. The U.S. tech giant said it would raise its computing capacity in Australia by 250%, enabling the world's No. "This is a major investment in the skills and workers of the future," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement issued by Microsoft. A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, January 25, 2023. It said it would expand its data centre footprint in Australia from 20 sites to 29.

Persons: OpenAI, Anthony Albanese, Gonzalo Fuentes, Brad Smith, Steven Worrall, Byron Kaye, Gerry Doyle Organizations: SYDNEY, Microsoft, Australian Signals Directorate, REUTERS, Australia, Thomson Locations: Australia, U.S, Issy, Paris, France

SYDNEY (AP) — A Sydney court on Monday postponed an extradition hearing for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators until May as his lawyers attempt to further build their case. Boston-born Dan Duggan, 55, was scheduled to fight his extradition to the United States at a Nov. 23 hearing in the downtown Downing Center Local Court. But a magistrate decided to use that date to rule on what additional information that the Australian defense department and security agencies should provide defense lawyers. U.S. lawyer Trent Glover told the court the United States was ready to proceed with the extradition, but had agreed with defense lawyers the hearing should take place after November. Duggan’s lawyers say they expect additional material will demonstrate the overtly political aspects of the extradition request.

Persons: Dan Duggan, Trent Glover, Duggan’s, Dennis Miralis, Dan, ” Miralis, Duggan's, Saffrine, Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden, Albanese, Duggan, “, ” Albanese, ” Duggan Organizations: SYDNEY, Sydney, Downing, Local, Australian, U.S . Marine Corps, Prosecutors, Test Flying Academy of South Locations: U.S, Boston, United States, Washington, Australian, Orange , New South Wales, China, Beijing, Test Flying Academy of South Africa

☆ Australia PM to visit China, taking steps to resolve wine dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

China announced in November 2020 it would impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties of up to 218% on most Australian wine, causing trade to collapse. The measures were part of a barrage of trade restrictions that China imposed after Australia called for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. Most of the trade restrictions have been lifted since a change of government in Canberra last year. Aside from wine, China maintains barriers on imports of lobsters and meat from some abattoirs. In 2019, Australia shipped wine worth around $800 million to China, its trade data show.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Albanese, Xi, Premier Li, Sam McKeith, Peter Hobson, Chizu Nomiyama, Sonali Paul Organizations: SYDNEY, Australian, Australia's, Huawei, Saturday, Trade Organization, China, Thomson Locations: China, Beijing, Shanghai, Canberra, Australia

☆ Australia PM to visit China, reaches deal to resolve WTO wine dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Australia and China have agreed we will suspend the dispute on wine in the WTO pending the outcome of this review." The measures were part of a barrage of trade restrictions that China imposed after Australia called for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. Most of the trade restrictions have been lifted since a change of government in Canberra last year. Aside from wine, China maintains barriers on imports of lobsters and meat from some abattoirs. In 2019, Australia shipped wine worth around $800 million to China, its trade data show.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Albanese, Xi, Premier Li, " Albanese, Sam McKeith, Peter Hobson, Chizu Organizations: SYDNEY, Australian, Australia's, Trade Organization, China, Thomson Locations: China, Beijing, Shanghai, Australia, Canberra

☆ After Bruising Vote, Indigenous Australians Say ‘Reconciliation Is Dead’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The result of the referendum was decisive, and at the same time, divisive. It bruised Indigenous Australians who for decades had hoped that a conciliatory approach would help right the wrongs of the country’s colonial history. So, the nation’s leader made a plea. “This moment of disagreement does not define us. And it will not divide us,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, visibly emotional, said this month, after voters in every state and territory except one rejected the constitutional referendum.

Persons: Anthony Albanese Organizations: ”

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will visit China in early November, making the announcement Sunday hours before he was to fly to the United States to meet with President Joe Biden. Albanese will become the first Australian prime minister to visit China in seven years when he travels to Beijing and Shanghai on Nov. 4-7. The visit will come near the 50th anniversary of Labor Party leader Gough Whitlam becoming the first Australian prime minister to visit the People's Republic of China in 1973. Albanese accepted an invitation weeks ago to visit China this year, but finding suitable dates had been challenging. It will be the ninth time Biden has met with Albanese as prime minister.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden, Albanese, “, ” Albanese, Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Gough Whitlam, Biden, Cheng Lei, “ We’ll, ”, “ I’ve Organizations: Australian, House, U.S, China, Labor Party, World Trade Organization, Biden, Economic Cooperation, Darwin Port, Shandong Landbridge Group Locations: CANBERRA, Australia, China, United States, Beijing, Shanghai, United Kingdom, U.S, Britain, People's Republic of China, Washington, Asia, San Francisco, Tokyo, Japan, India, Darwin

Former architect and tour guide Peter Sekules poses for a photo at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Sydney Opera House celebrated its 50th birthday on Friday, with a laser show planned to illuminate the iconic building. Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973, the Opera House is widely regarded as one of the greatest architectural designs of the 20th century, with 10.9 million people visiting every year. As part of the 1956 Opera House international design competition, 233 designs were submitted by architects from around the world with Jorn Utzon from Denmark chosen as the winner. The Sydney Opera House was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2007.

Persons: Peter Sekules, Alasdair Pal, Queen Elizabeth II, Robin Fox, Anthony Albanese, Jorn Utzon, Construction, Utzon, Lincoln Organizations: Sydney Opera House, REUTERS, Rights, Opera, Sydney Opera, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Australian, Denmark

☆ British navy chief says AUKUS submarine project needs 'rat-catchers' not regulators
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( David Brunnstrom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the Australia - United Kingdom - U.S. (AUKUS) partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Leah... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The head of Britain's Royal Navy joined Australia on Tuesday in questioning U.S. bureaucratic hurdles facing the three-country AUKUS project to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. "If your rules environment is to prevent your adversaries from getting it and seeing what it is, that's probably realistic," Key said. "If your rules environment is to allow you a competitive edge in a different way, then I would question whether that's really enabling what matters to us all, which is to try and ensure a security framework." Rudd spoke ahead of a visit to Washington next week by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at which AUKUS will be high on the agenda.

Persons: Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese, Rishi Sunak, Leah, Sir Ben Key, we'd, Key, we've, Biden, Kevin Rudd, Rudd, David Brunnstrom, Lincoln Organizations: Australian, British, U.S, Naval Base Point, San Diego , California U.S, REUTERS, Britain's Royal Navy, Australia, Washington's Center, Strategic, International Studies, Britain, State Department, Thomson Locations: Australia, United Kingdom, Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego , California, WASHINGTON, U.S, Trafalgar, Jutland, Washington, Britain

☆ Fiji and Australia boost cyber security cooperation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Fiji and Australia will cooperate on cyber security, with Australia also boosting aid to its Pacific Islands neighbour under an enhanced partnership, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said after meeting his Fijian counterpart on Wednesday. Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, on his first three-day official visit to Australia since becoming leader in December, said the relationship with Australia was warm. Under Rabuka's government, Fiji has put a decade-old policing agreement with China on hold, and sought to increase defence ties with Australia. Albanese said Australia had agreed to provide more budget support to Fiji "to help economic recovery and to boost growth", and would sell it 14 Bushmaster protected vehicles to support the Fiji military's peacekeeping operations around the world.

Persons: Mike Segar, Anthony Albanese, Sitiveni Rabuka, Rabuka, Albanese, Kirsty Needham, Lincoln Organizations: United Nations General Assembly, REUTERS, Rights, Australian, Fijian, Fiji, Australia, Lowy Institute, Pacific, Fiji military's, Thomson Locations: Fiji, U.N, New York City , New York, U.S, Australia, China, Canberra, United States

☆ Australia hopes for China wine breakthrough as deadline nears
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Bottles of Australian wine are seen at a store selling imported wine in Beijing, China November 27, 2020. Australia lodged a complaint over China's tariffs on its wine at the WTO in 2021. Until the tariffs, China was Australia's top wine export market, peaking at A$1.2 billion ($770 million) for the 12 months to January 2020. Officials are unable to comment publicly on a WTO report prior to publication. Australia wanted to take the faster path of negotiating an outcome with China on wine, as it did in the barley dispute.

Persons: Florence, Anthony Albanese, Albanese, Don Farrell, Farrell, Kirsty Needham, Gerry Doyle, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Canberra, World Trade Organization, Australian, WTO, Trade, China Business Council, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Australia, Canberra

☆ Australia 'hopeful' on China wine breakthrough as deadline nears
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Bottles of Australian wine are seen at a store selling imported wine in Beijing, China November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday he remained "very hopeful of a breakthrough" in a trade dispute with China over wine tariffs, as a deadline for the publication of a World Trade Organization ruling nears. "I'm very hopeful of a breakthrough that removes the impediments when it comes to wine," Albanese told reporters on Tuesday, noting Australia's wine industry had substantial exports to China before the tariffs were imposed in 2020. Officials are unable to publicly comment on a WTO report until it is published. Australia last month rejected China's proposal for a "packaged solution" that would tie the wine dispute to those about duties on Australian imports of Chinese steel.

Persons: Florence, Anthony Albanese, Albanese, Don Farrell, Farrell, Kirsty Needham, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Australian, World Trade Organization, WTO, Trade, Sky News, COVID, Trans, Pacific, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Australia

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