{"id":1912,"date":"2025-11-12T08:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:53:11","slug":"russia-loses-legal-battle-to-build-embassy-near-australias-parliament-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1912","title":{"rendered":"Russia loses legal battle to build embassy near Australia\u2019s Parliament | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Australia\u2019s High Court says government acted within its rights when it passed a law revoking 99-year lease for planned Russian embassy site.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/jp-1730786685-rotated.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 12 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">12 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Russia has lost a legal fight to build a new embassy near Australia\u2019s Parliament, with the nation\u2019s top court ruling that Canberra acted within its rights when it cancelled the lease for the site.<\/p>\n<p>Australia passed legislation in 2023 to mothball the planned embassy building after officials deemed it to pose a security threat.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at the time that his government decided to revoke the lease over the \u201cspecific risk\u201d posed by the site, located about 300 metres (328 yards) from Parliament House.<\/p>\n<p>Russia, which blasted the move as \u201cRussophobic hysteria\u201d, challenged the legislation in court, arguing that it was not valid under the Australian Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>In a unanimous ruling on Wednesday, the High Court found that the cancellation of the lease had been a \u201cvalid exercise of the legislative power\u201d to enact laws related to the acquisition of property.<\/p>\n<p>The court, however, ruled that Russia was entitled to compensation after\u00a0paying about $2m for the 99-year lease in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The court previously rejected a bid by Moscow to stop its officials from being evicted from the site.<\/p>\n<p>The government introduced new legislation on June 15 to end the Russian lease on the land after intelligence agencies warned the location was a risk to national security.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement following the ruling, Attorney General Michelle Rowland said, \u201cAustralia will always stand up for our values and we will stand up for our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government welcomes the High Court\u2019s decision that found the government acted lawfully in terminating the Russian Embassy\u2019s lease,\u201d Rowland said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government will closely consider the next steps in light of the court\u2019s decision,\u201d Rowland added.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian embassy said it was studying the judgement, according to Australian broadcaster ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Russian side will carefully study the text of the court ruling, which sets a precedent,\u201d an embassy official said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Relations between Australia and Russia have been strained for years.<\/p>\n<p>Ties deteriorated sharply after the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which multiple investigations blamed on pro-Russian separatists, and then plunged further after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: The lease was granted to Russia in 2008, but was withdrawn when parliament passed a new law citing ASIO advice that the planned embassy could pose a threat to national security. <a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@abcnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\/status\/1988389429128688127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s High Court says government acted 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