カテゴリー: Scott Morrison
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…
Scott Morrison has made curry night part of his carefully manufactured image, but this one didn’t go down so well. Stephanie Convery explains it to Cait Kelly, quicklyStephanie – apparently a meal Scott Morrison cooked for Sunday dinner is causing quit…
Labor’s Penny Wong has called a newly signed security agreement between China and Solomon Islands, ‘the worst Australian foreign policy blunder in the Pacific since the end of world war two’. Prime minister Scott Morrison defended the move, s…
Taiwan says Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton’s comments reiterated the ‘need to guard against the use of Chinese force’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingTaiwan has expressed “sincere gratitude” to the Australian prime minister, Scott …
Marise Payne says she regrets France’s ‘deep disappointment’, as tension with Indonesia over Aukus deal revealedGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralia’s foreign minister will meet with the French ambassador next week in an attem…
Jean-Pierre Thebault was angry about Aukus as he left Australia on Saturday night, saying: ‘It’s like in a couple, you know, when you commit … you don’t run away’Australia ‘regrets’ France’s recall of ambassadorGet our free news app; get our morning em…
For some Afghans, the trauma of watching their homeland descend into civil war has been compounded by the fact they might have to go backEven as the Taliban swept across Afghanistan, overrunning cities and ultimately seizing the capital, the Australian…
Scott Morrison says Australian troops would be put at ‘great risk’ if they were to engage in operations beyond Afghanistan’s main airportGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralian forces will not leave Kabul airport to help Austral…
Scott Morrison says the 3,000 humanitarian intake places now allotted is ‘a floor not a ceiling’ and the overall program could expand to ‘achieve more’Australia may expand its humanitarian migration intake to accept more Afghan refugees fleeing the Tal…
Leaders from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada have reacted to the news that the Taliban has begun taking control of Kabul after a 20-year mission to Afghanistan led by western countries. UK prime minister Boris Johnsons said, ‘we don’t wan…
After 20 years on the ground, Australian and allied forces have rapidly exited Afghanistan – ending Australia’s longest war. The Taliban has launched a nationwide offensive and violently acquired territory from the Afghan government, leaving local work…
A Zoom meeting of prime ministers and presidents was never going to be a particularly smooth affairThere was what looked like a virtual walkout, veiled criticism of certain nations, a video address from the US president and of course, technical issues:…
Labor’s Penny Wong says it’s disappointing the Australian prime minister did not secure a private meeting with the US presidentScott Morrison has met with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 summit and agreed to work closely on challenges in the incre…
Beijing says the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand made ‘irresponsible’ comments after Queenstown talksBeijing has accused the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand of making “irresponsible” comments, after the pair condemned “destabi…
Australian and New Zealand prime ministers talk up closeness of ties as Ardern is forced to defend ‘soft’ stance on Beijing The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has warned that “there are those far from here that would seek to divide us”, dur…