Russian Diplomats Squatting At Revoked Embassy Site Amidst Legal Challenge

Russian Diplomats Squatting At Revoked Embassy Site Amidst Legal Challenge
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, June 15, 2023. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
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Russia has launched legal action against the Australian government to stop it from revoking its right to a new embassy site deemed a security risk to the country.

The legal bid, launched on June 23, will seek to overturn laws passed on June 15 that allow the Australian government to seize a parcel of land in the capital, Canberra, which had been reserved for Russia’s new embassy.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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