Jim Chalmers will meet his state and territory counterparts today as the RBA releases its latest statement on the direction of interest rates
No balloons seen over Australia
Australian defence officials say they are not aware of any incidents of Chinese surveillance balloons travelling over Australian territory.
We’re not alone in this … We’ve already shared information with dozens of countries around the world both from Washington and through our embassies. We’re doing so because the United States was not the only target of this broader programme which has violated the sovereignty of countries across five continents.
Defence remains unaware of a similar balloon over Australia, however we monitor such issues closely.
Continue reading…Jim Chalmers will meet his state and territory counterparts today as the RBA releases its latest statement on the direction of interest ratesNo balloons seen over AustraliaAustralian defence officials say they are not aware of any incidents of Chinese surveillance balloons travelling over Australian territory.We’re not alone in this … We’ve already shared information with dozens of countries around the world both from Washington and through our embassies. We’re doing so because the United States was not the only target of this broader programme which has violated the sovereignty of countries across five continents.Defence remains unaware of a similar balloon over Australia, however we monitor such issues closely. Continue reading…