Australia blocks new Russian embassy near parliament in Canberra Government fast-tracks legislation in parliament amid national security concerns over location.

CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's highest court on Monday dismissed Russia's request for an injunction that would have halted the eviction of its embassy from a site in the capital, Canberra. A ...

RIGA, Latvia — A Russian embassy staffer has been squatting for days on the planned construction site of a new embassy building in Canberra, the Australian capital, after the government last ...

CANBERRA, Australia — A suspected Russian diplomat is apparently squatting on the site of Moscow’s proposed new embassy in Canberra after the Australian government vetoed the plan on security ...

A suspected Russian diplomat is squatting on the site of Moscow’s proposed new embassy in the Australian capital, Canberra, in a growing national security standoff.

CANBERRA, Australia — Russia accused Australia of “Russophobic hysteria” for canceling the lease on the land where Moscow wanted to build its new embassy, which the Australian government ...

Russia and Australia’s dispute over the site of Moscow’s proposed new embassy in Canberra has escalated, with local media reporting a Russian diplomat is squatting on the land despite the ...

Australia has blocked Russia from building a new embassy near its parliament, citing a spying risk. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said intelligence agencies had given "very clear security advice ...

The Australian government is introducing legislation to terminate a lease of a new Russian embassy near Parliament House in the capital Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said ...

A staffer from Russia's embassy has been squatting on government property after Australia's parliament, citing national security concerns, cancelled a lease for land where a new embassy was to be ...

A fence surrounds a seemingly unoccupied building on the grounds of a proposed new Russian Embassy near the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Feb. 28, 2023. A suspected lone Russian diplomat was ...