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Former senior bureaucrat Dennis Richardson to lead urgent review into agency tasked with $368bn Aukus contract
The defence minister has appointed former senior defence and security bureaucrat Dennis Richardson to conduct an urgent top-to-bottom review of the Australian Submarine Agency amid serious concerns about how it is managing
Australia’s $368bn Aukus submarine contract
.Guardian Australia has confirmed that Richardson will undertake a rapid …
South Korea police investigate President Yoon as ruling party vows to block impeachment
South Korea’s ruling party says it will block a move by the opposition to impeach the beleaguered president, Yoon Suk Yeol, as police said they were investigating Yoon for alleged insurrection over his botched attempt to impose martial law.
The floor leader of the People Power party vowed on Thursday …
Thursday briefing: What the martial law attempt means for South Korea’s future
South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, is facing impeachment
after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets with his baffling and sudden declaration of martial law on Tuesday. The move stirred memories of past dictatorships in the country, moving thousands to come out on …Georgia opposition leader arrested as mass anti-government protests stretch into seventh night
Georgian police have raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to quash a wave of mass protests triggered by the governing party’s decision to
suspend negotiations on joining the European Union
.Protesters on Wednesday night gathered for a seventh …
Dan Murphy’s stock shortages hit NSW and Victoria as Woolworths industrial action continues
Alcohol retailer Dan Murphy’s is alerting customers to stock shortages at some of its New South Wales and Victorian stores, as industrial action at Woolworths-operated warehouses leaves a growing number of grocery, beer and wine shelves bare.
The disruptions in the busy pre-Christmas trading period come ahead of a crucial …
Hundreds detained in Northern Ireland in crackdown on people smugglers
Hundreds of people have been detained in Northern Ireland trying to get into Great Britain by crossing the border from Ireland in anoperation aimed at cracking down on people smugglers.
Criminal gangs are charging up to €8,000 for the illegal travel package they present as a safer route to crossing …
French PM to resign after government falls while Macron seeks solution to crisis
The French prime minister, Michel Barnier, is expected to resign on Thursday, a day after his government became the
first to be toppled by a no-confidence vote
in more than 60 years and just three months after it took office – a record ouster.Barnier is due …
How South Korea’s impeachment process works after Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid
South Korea’s opposition parties have initiated
against the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, after his shock declaration of martial law on Tuesday night that was withdrawn within six hours after united opposition from parliament.The dramatic events, which saw military troops entering the National Assembly before …
Bitcoin price hits record-high $100,027 as Trump win fuels crypto fever
Donald Trump
’s election victory. – prone to volatile market surges and routs – has been lifted in …Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy delegation meets with Trump team – report
A Ukrainian delegation met on Wednesday with senior representatives of Donald Trump
,a source familiar with the meeting told the Reuters news agency. The Ukrainian delegation was
led by Andriy Yermak, head of the office of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
. The group met in Washington with Trump’s …