AUSTRALIA – FOREIGN RELATIONS – ASIA

Singapore backs AUKUS subs

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Original article by Andrew Tillett, Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 6-Mar-24

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use a speech on Wednesday to emphasise that Australia’s destiny lies in the Asia-Pacific region. He will also tell ASEAN leaders that Australia is committed to working with them to ensure that the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, equality and independence are upheld. Albanese held meetings with the leaders of Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Timor Leste on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Melbourne on Tuesday. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Albanese that Australia’s future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines will be welcome to visit the Changi naval base. He also urged China to drop its remaining trade sanctions against Australia.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS, SINGAPORE. PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

Australia commits 10 million vaccines to south-east Asia

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Original article by Anthony Galloway
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 28-Oct-21

Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressed the Association of South-east Asian Nations on Wednesday. He said that Australia will supply south-east Asian nations with 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by mid-2022, in addition to the four million doses it has already provided. Morrison also advised that Australia will provide the region with $124m to address "complex and emerging challenges" such as terrorism and energy security. He also stressed that the AUKUS alliance – and Australia’s deal to acquire nuclear-powered submarines – will have no impact on Australia’s commitment to both ASEAN and nuclear non-proliferation.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS

Solitude warning for Australia

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Original article by Michael Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 23-Sep-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stated that his visit to Washington will lay the foundation for another century of friendship between Australia and the US. However, Chinese academic Yu Lei has stated in ‘The Global Times’ that Australia risks straining its relationship with Asian nations if it boosts military ties with the US, and that this could leave it in solitude. US President Donald Trump stated during Morrison’s visit that the trade war with China could run until the presidential election in November 2020, while he stated during a joint news conference with Morrison that China represents a "threat to the world".

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Crackdown on terror funding

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Original article by Simon Benson
The Australian – Page: 2 : 22-Nov-17

AUSTRAC and its fellow finance intelligence units within South East Asia are to share information in an attempt to clamp down on the funding of terrorism. Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan will announce the formation of the Southeast Asia Counter-Terrorism Financing Working Group on 22 November, with Keenan noting that terrorists are capable of creating significant damage with just small sums of money. The 2002 Bali Bombings are said to be have been carried out with funding of less than $A100,000.

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PM sets regional terror role

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Original article by Dennis Shanahan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 2-Jun-17

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will stress the need for greater effort in combatting terrorism within the Asia-Pacific region at the annual Shangri-La defence dialogue in Singapore on 2 July 2017. He will also call for continued free trade, stating that this, along with combatting the growing threat from Islamist-inspired terrorism, will help to ensure continued economic stability and security within the region. Turnbull is also expected to stress the importance of intelligence-sharing in the fight against terrorism.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF DEFENSE, ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS, SINGAPORE. PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY