Stephen Dziedzic
Foreign Affairs Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
Foreign Affairs (Asia Pacific) reporter, ABC. Canberra-based. Personal account. Pron: JED-jets. https://t.co/UasBAiHfZh
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1 day ago |
abc.net.au | Annika Burgess |Ahmed Yussuf |Daniel Keane |Stephen Dziedzic
It has been a chaotic two weeks since Israel launched its surprise attack on Iran, igniting a war between the regional powers. At least 627 people have been killed in Iran and 28 in Israel, according to authorities in each country. Thousands more were injured in the 12 days of relentless back-and-forth strikes. A ceasefire brokered by the US — days after it bombed Iran's key nuclear facilities — appears to be holding for now.
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2 days ago |
abc.net.au | Stephen Dziedzic
Australia will provide Solomon Islands with dozens of vehicles and cyber security support to help it host a high-profile meeting of Pacific leaders in September, as well as ramping up funding for aerial surveillance to track illegal fishing flotillas across the region. The Pacific Minister Pat Conroy is in Honiara on Thursday, where he will announce a $20 million support package for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders meeting.
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3 days ago |
abc.net.au | Stephen Dziedzic
An Australian naval destroyer has joined a British patrol vessel to conduct a freedom of navigation exercise in the South China Sea, in another sign Australia's military remains intent on pushing back on Beijing's claims over the contested waters. The UK Defence Ministry's Permanent Joint Headquarters publicised the operation on social media on Tuesday — although the Australian Defence Force has not announced it publicly and has not yet responded to the ABC's questions about the activity.
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4 days ago |
abc.net.au | Stephen Dziedzic
US politicians supportive of AUKUS are lobbying the Trump administration not to dump the submarine deal. Last month, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a 30-day review of the security deal to ensure it fits within Donald Trump's priorities and was something the US shipbuilding industry could support.
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4 days ago |
abc.net.au | Stephen Dziedzic
The confused state of the war is being mulled by the Albanese government. The war also razing questions about the transparency of US deployments here in Australia.
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RT @NewZealandMFA: It was a privilege for New Zealand to welcome parties to the Bougainville Peace Agreement back to Burnham today, 28 year…
Story: Solomon Islands blocked visit by Taiwan MOFA officials in March ahead of PIF leaders meeting this year. But Pacific officials remain confident they’ve got an understanding with Honiara that Taiwan WON’T be locked out when leaders gather in September https://t.co/U8qZNolSlr
Hmm. Taiwan, Marshall Islands sign a "letter of intent" on security cooperation which will cover "intelligence sharing to capacity-building programs" among other things - is this the first time Taipei has signed an agreement like this with a Pacific ally? https://t.co/hfIOc0wzRQ
