fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks agoRussia loses legal battle to build embassy near Australia's Parliament
Australia passed legislation in 2023 to mothball the planned embassy building after officials deemed it to pose a security threat. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at the time that his government decided to revoke the lease over the specific risk posed by the site, located about 300 metres (328 yards) from Parliament House. Russia, which blasted the move as Russophobic hysteria, challenged the legislation in court, arguing that it was not valid under the Australian Constitution.
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