カテゴリー: Penny Wong
Chinese envoy in Canberra largely positive about enhancing ties between countries while stepping up criticism of Aukus security dealFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily n…
Foreign minister says in Beijing she will press for detained Australians Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun ‘to be reunited with their families’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or dai…
PM pays tribute to foreign minister Penny Wong for diplomacy that led to freeing of Australian economist after 650 daysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has paid tribute to his foreign minister Pe…
Ian Gowrie-Smith says he was frustrated the Australian government did not respond to urgent funding request for turtle conservationGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe owner of 21 tropical islands off the coast of Papu…
Manasseh Sogavare calls Australia’s offer ‘an assault on our parliamentary democracy’ after saying his country had to delay elections because of costFollow the day’s news, liveGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe prime…
While leaders presented a picture of harmony, more vexing topics like Australia’s fossil fuel ambitions and China were kicked down the roadGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastAt the close of the Pacific Islands Forum the…
Saifuddin Abdullah points to risk of regional arms race but pledges increased trade and cooperation on cybersecurity with AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingMalaysia’s…
The new government has struck a different tone with Beijing but the same difficult problems – from trade to the Indo-Pacific – remainAfter the end of a two-year diplomatic freeze between China and Australia, the new Albanese government is embarking on …
Foreign minister uses speech in Fiji to declare ‘this is a different Australian government’ that will act responsibly on climate changeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe ne…
Labor would not take ‘a backward step’ on China disagreements, Wong says, after foreign minister meets new Chinese ambassadorFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingLabor’s foreign …
Coalition urged to do more to give people on temporary visas pathways to remain permanentlyAfghanistan – latest updatesEnd of war takes emotional toll on Australian veteransGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe Australian government …
Inflammatory image posted by foreign ministry spokesman draws revulsion across political spectrum but disagreement on Australia’s responseAn inflammatory tweet by China’s foreign ministry spokesman about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has emboldened…