カテゴリー: Scott Morrison
Differences on China and an Australian deportation policy that disproportionately affects New Zealanders may mar talksThe prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand are set to meet this weekend to discuss their countries’ eventual reopening to the wo…
Afghans say they have been abandoned and face retribution from the Taliban once Australian forces leaveAfghan security guards who have been working at Australia’s embassy in Kabul say they feel abandoned after the sudden announcement of the embassy’s c…
Decision leaves more than 9,000 Australian citizens who have registered with Dfat stuck, 650 of whom are considered vulnerableAustralia will immediately suspend all passenger flights from India and send an initial humanitarian support package to the Co…
Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand can return to ‘normal’ only when the rest of the world does tooCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJacinda Ardern has said New Zealand and “the world” need to return to some semblance of normality…
Prime minister says if the Chinese state media reports are correct the ban would be a breach of WTO rulesScott Morrison has accused China of breaching international trade rules and its agreement with Australia through its reported ban on Australian coa…
Australian mum desperate for flight home after autistic son stops talking without vital therapyA four-year-old Sydney boy with autism stranded in India and separated from his father since March has missed specialist treatment for so long he has become …
Fourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050Pacific leaders have condemned Australia’s Paris climate target as “one of the weakest”, urging Canberra to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and abandon its Ky…
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…
Scott Morrison won’t confirm Iran’s claims three bombers who tried to kill Israeli diplomats have been freed in return for academic Australia has refused to be drawn on whether it was involved in a prisoner swap deal to release academic Kylie Moore-Gil…
The PM reveals Kiwis won’t need to complete a two-week quarantine as Victoria records two more deaths and 15 new Covid casesFollow our coronavirus live blogFull Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by stateNSW cases map; Vic cases mapSign u…
VJ Day was declared when emperor Hirohito ordered his people to stop fighting in second world warThe 75th anniversary of VJ Day – the victory over Japan which signalled the very end of the second world war – has been commemorated with a series of event…
Iran’s president estimates 25m could be infected; mass health screenings in Xinjiang; Australian parliament suspendedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIran’s president says an estimated 25 million people in the country could b…
Australian Strategic Policy Institute stands by claim the attacks were ‘95% or more’ likely to have been launched from ChinaThe US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has said he raised China’s “coercion” of Australia during a frank, six-hour meeting with…
Call comes after China warned students to reconsider going to Australia because of ‘incidents of discrimination’ targeting people of Asian descentAustralian politicians must unite against racism after Chinese-Australians were subjected to “awful and sh…
Spokesman says PM will attend if invited, after US president cited Australia among possible additions to event line-upScott Morrison has confirmed he has been in talks with the United States about attending the postponed G7 summit, after the US preside…