Russia takes fight over cancellation of embassy near Parliament House to Australia’s high court

Australia's solicitor general tells high court Russia should not be paid compensation for problems they cause themselves'

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Russia has claimed the cancellation of its embassy lease in Canberra was illegal as lawyers for the Australian government argue in the nation's highest court that the lease posed a security risk.

Diplomatic tensions between Australia and Russia have played out in the high court after the Albanese government rushed laws through parliament in 2023 to cancel Russia's lease on a plot of land where it planned to build a new embassy.