Update: Australia’s New Powers to Stop Foreign Deals

Update: Australia’s New Powers to Stop Foreign Deals
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Canberra, Australia on Feb. 6, 2020. Andrew Taylor/AFP via Getty Images
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Update: The Foreign Relations bill was passed by both houses of Parliament on Thursday night.

The Australian government will soon be given new powers under the Foreign Relations bill to void arrangements with foreign nations that aren’t in Australia’s national interests.

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