Russia is suing Australia over a long-running stoush about its embassy, claiming the federal government is trying to “unreasonably” cancel a 99-year lease in the heart of Canberra’s prime diplomatic quarter.
In court documents published on Wednesday and seen by The New Daily, Russia asks the Federal Court to tear up a lease termination for its Yarralumla embassy site, or alternatively, approve a hefty compensation bill for more than $10 million it has spent on the land since it was leased back in 2008.
