December 9, 2023
IT is uncommon for high-profile military men to hang up their hats in exchange for a civilian career overseas, specifically in the merchant marine industry. Stavros Tiliakos was among this rare kind. He was a commodore in the Hellenic Navy, a rank equal to that of a one-star or brigadier general in the army. For
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the federal government has expressed its concerns about the HMAS Toowoomba incident with Chinese officials. Divers from the Royal Australian Navy suffered minor injuries after an interaction between the HMAS Toowoomba and a navy destroyer from the People’s Liberation Army during a routine operation. The Chinese warship acknowledged multiple warnings
READ MOREA visiting Chinese official on Tuesday warned Australia to act with “great prudence” in deploying warships in the South China Sea after a recent confrontation between the two navies. Liu Jianchao, the Chinese Communist Party’s international minister, gave the warning while speaking at a Sydney university during a trip that paves the way for President
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of being “tricky” with his words addressing the Chinese naval incident last week. Australian naval divers were injured in international waters off Japan when a Chinese vessel used sonar pulses near them. “Anthony Albanese has opened himself up to criticism by not providing more detail
READ MOREPrime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday criticized China for a “dangerous” encounter between Chinese and Australian warships but declined to say whether he had raised the issue in recent talks with President Xi Jinping. He said one Australian diver was injured when a Chinese destroyer used sonar while near an Australian frigate in international waters
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There has been growing pressure on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over whether he raised the Chinese naval incident which injured Australian divers to the country’s President Xi Jinping. Divers from the Royal Australian Navy suffered minor injuries after an interaction between the HMAS Toowoomba and a navy destroyer from the People’s Liberation Army during routine
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Australian navy divers have suffered minor injuries after a Chinese ship used its hull-mounted sonar pulses. ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Professor John Blaxland said the behaviour from the Chinese ship was “reprehensible”. “The question is was that ship’s captain acting on an impulse or acting on directive,” Mr Blaxland told Sky News Australia.
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The Opposition is calling on the Prime Minister to reveal if he raised concerns with China’s President Xi Jinping, about a naval incident, which injured Australian divers. Anthony Albanese met with President Xi and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the APEC summit last week. Mr Albanese emphasised stabilising the relationship between the two countries.
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Australia has expressed its disappointment to China over an incident that saw naval personnel injured while operating in waters off the coast of Japan. Several Australian divers were clearing fish nets from a frigate’s propellers on Tuesday when a Chinese warship began operating sonar pulses nearby. The divers suffered ear injuries as a result. Home
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Australia has expressed its disappointment to China over an incident that saw naval personnel injured while operating in waters off the coast of Japan. Several Australian divers were clearing fish nets from a frigate’s propellers on Tuesday when a Chinese warship began operating sonar pulses nearby. The divers suffered ear injuries as a result. Home
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