Andrew Greene
Defence Correspondent at ABC News (Australia)
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5 days ago |
abc.net.au | Andrew Greene
Russian authorities have laid criminal charges against Australian man Oscar Jenkins for being a "mercenary in an armed conflict", four months after the former teacher was captured while fighting for Ukrainian forces. In a statement the Prosecutor's Office for the occupied territory of Lugansk said it had "approved the indictment in the criminal case against 33-year-old Australian Commonwealth citizen Oscar Charles Augustus Jenkins".
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6 days ago |
abc.net.au | Stephen Dziedzic |Andrew Greene
One of Australia's closest neighbours has declared it is willing to join Chinese-led military exercises but insists it would only do so if the activity is "not directed at any perceived hostile entity". Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos Horta has raised the prospect of his nation's tiny military taking part in drills led by the People's Liberation Army, as negotiations with Australia over the critical Greater Sunrise gas project drag on.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Andrew Greene
A potential diplomatic stand-off is emerging over Russia's next diplomatic appointment to Australia after the previous ambassador quietly departed over a week ago. The ABC can reveal Dr Alexey Pavlovsky concluded his posting to Canberra on April 5 and flew out of the country, leaving Chargé d'Affaires Ms Yulia Gromyko as the Russian embassy's most senior diplomat.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Andrew Greene
Israel's military has completed trials of an advanced weapon made by a Canberra-based defence supplier which boasts its “high precision” and “lethal” product can strike targets up to two kilometres away. The ABC can reveal the remote weapon system (RWS), designed and built by Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS), was one of dozens of counter drone technologies tested by the Israel Defense Forces earlier this year.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Andrew Greene
Israel's military has trialled a remote weapon system manufactured by a Canberra defence company which boasts its "high-precision" and "lethal" product can hit targets up to two kilometres away. The Albanese government maintains Australia has not supplied any weapons or ammunitions to Israel since the Gaza war began, and the manufacturer has declined to discuss the recent counter-drone demonstration citing "commercial sensitivities".
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