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Africa Day Celebrated in Canberra with Renewed Focus on Australia–Africa Partnership
Canberra’s diplomatic community gathered at the Canberra Rex Hotel this week to celebrate Africa Day 2026, marking the anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963 and reflecting on the growing relationship between Australia and the nations of Africa. The evening brought together African Heads of Mission, Australian ministers, parliamentarians, diplomats,…
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Georgia’s Independence Day Celebrated in Canberra With Diplomacy, Culture and Georgian Hospitality
Canberra’s diplomatic community gathered at The Marion at Regatta Point on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Independence Day of Georgia, marking 107 years since the declaration of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918. Hosted by the Ambassador of Georgia to Australia, His Excellency Mr Beka Dvali, the reception brought together diplomats, parliamentarians, business…
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‘Build the Arch de Trump’: Hockey and Mulvaney’s Candid NPC Conversation on AUKUS, President Trump and Australia’s Strategic Future
At the National Press Club of Australia this week, former Australian Treasurer and former Ambassador to Washington Joe Hockey joined former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for one of the more revealing geopolitical conversations seen in Canberra this year. While the discussion covered everything from China to trade tensions and the future of Donald Trump’s presidency, it was…