International Affairs, The Guardian. Australia. Fellow @risj_oxford Oxford University. Opinions - hilarious/insightful/otherwise - my own.
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Despite the global upheaval caused by the Trump administration, the Australian government is trying to plough on with AUKUS as if Biden was still in charge.
@BenDohertyCorro joins @EmmaShortis to discuss Australia's gamble on the AUKUS submarine deal.
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ALT Photo of Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese at the White House NEW EPISODE | Australia gambles on AUKUS as Trump rides Iran merry-go-round Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Australian Institute of International Affairs event:
Hear from author of The Curious Diplomat, Lachlan Strahan, about what diplomacy really involves, and what his experiences reveal about Australia's place in a rapidly changing world. bit.ly/4cATCuV
ALT The image is a promotional material for an event titled "The Curious Diplomat," featuring a conversation with Lachlan Strahan and Ben Doherty. It includes event details: Tuesday 3 March, 6pmā7.30pm, at Glover Cottages. The event is organized by the Australian Institute of International Affairs. The cover of the book "The Curious Diplomat" is visible.
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26 Aug 2025
On 11 January 2023 officials drafted a nomination form to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation under Division 102 of the Criminal Code, but the Govt didnāt proceed with the listing. Why? Did they ignore a threat? More to follow! #auspol
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Ben Doherty retweeted
23 Aug 2025
In Opposition Labor took a stand against modern #slavery and supported my private Senatorās bill to ban imports of goods produced by slave labour. Now in Govt theyāre going slow, fearful of upsetting Beijing. One had hoped for better. #Uyghur #auspol theguardian.com/law/2025/augā¦
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12 Aug 2025
A Govt spokesman stated, āselection of any designated zone for high-level waste will be informed by extensive consultation with the community and key stakeholdersā. So why is Govt fighting me in the Fed Court to keep selection plans secret? #AUKUS #auspol theguardian.com/world/2025/aā¦
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9 Aug 2025
I have sadly been forced to take the Australian Govt to the Full Federal Court to fight for Australian high level radioactive waste related documents š¤·āāļø. 2/2 #FOI #auspol michaelwest.com.au/secret-auā¦
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9 Aug 2025
What will happen to #AUKUS sub high level radioactive waste? Neither the US or UK have a permanent storage solution and the Aust Sub Agency are silent on the issue (even thought they told me last month they have 14217 docs that mention the topic). #auspol theguardian.com/world/2025/aā¦
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Ben Doherty retweeted
30 Jun 2025
Wonderful reporting here from @BenDohertyCorro and Mike Bowers
30 Jun 2025
Bougainville fought a war to shut down Panguna mine. Now it wants to reopen it | Rio Tinto | The Guardian theguardian.com/business/202ā¦
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Ben Doherty retweeted
6 Jun 2025
Meanwhile, away from the @elonmusk & @realDonaldTrump spat, in news from people w/o power... important refugee reporting in @GuardianAus by @BenDohertyCorro in PNG, w/pix by @mpbowers :
āHow long do we wait? What will happen to us? We deserve answers.ā
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Ben Doherty retweeted
19 Mar 2025
#auspol @BenDohertyCorro
Bob Carr says Aukus a ācolossal surrender of sovereigntyā if submarines do not arrive under Australian control
Former foreign minister says it is āinevitableā US wonāt supply nuclear-powered submarines under Aukus
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Ben Doherty retweeted
24 Jan 2025
I spoke to @GuardianAusās @BenDohertyCorro about the threat of vigilante billionaires and an increasingly virulent global plutocracy
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Ben Doherty retweeted
12 Jan 2025
ICYMI: Australia is responsible for asylum seekers on Nauru, the UN Human Rights Committee ruled late last week. In this @BenDohertyCorro @GuardianAus story (bit.ly/405Ck16) about the cases brought by
@AlisonBattisson and by @SarahRACS, @madelinegleeson put it this way:
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Ben Doherty retweeted
31 Oct 2024
āAmerica is running a high temperature at the moment.ā
I spoke with @GuardianAusās @BenDohertyCorro about what the US presidential election means for the world. theguardian.com/us-news/2024ā¦
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Ben Doherty retweeted
22 Oct 2024
Such a raw, personal and powerful piece from my @UNSWLaw @KaldorCentre colleague Sherine Al Shallah @amiranu2ta theguardian.com/commentisfreā¦
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Ben Doherty retweeted
29 Aug 2024
The impact of the flawed fast track process is widely documented.
Itās time for #permanentvisasnow
āMy hand does not stop shaking .. I am sick, a lot of us are very sick. There is so much pressure. We live on edge the whole time, without family..ā theguardian.com/australia-neā¦
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Ben Doherty retweeted
28 Jul 2024
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Lolita came to Australia for safety. She is now gone.
Women are entitled to be and feel safe.
@australian covers what we believe happened to Lolita.
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Demand action
#FindLolita #FreeLolita
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The federal government could repatriate Australian women and children from Syrian detention camps if it had the āpolitical willā, the full bench of the federal court has said. But there's no legal obligation to...
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āThe depression is very bad, very bad. What is our future, no one can tell us.ā
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12 Jun 2024
āThe depression is very bad, very bad. What is our future, no one can tell us.ā
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