Penny Wong has rejected Coalition pressure to reopen the Australian embassy in Ukraine saying it was ‘still too unsafe’ despite more than 70 countries providing a presence in Kyiv.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has taken a swipe at Peter Dutton for suggesting Australia cut ties with the International Criminal Court over its prosecutors’ pursuit of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Israelis and Palestinians have both paid the price of a conflict that has spanned our lifetimes.
Penny Wong
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and partner Sophie Allouache have tied the knot after nearly two decades together in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers.
Kimberley Caines
Penny Wong says military power is expanding but measures to constrain military conflict are not, giving rise to ‘the most confronting circumstances in our region for decades’.
Katina Curtis
Penny Wong has decried the ‘pervasive challenge’ of people smuggling and illegal fishing while highlighting the critical nature of the region beyond Western Australia’s coastline to the country’s security.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are pushing back against China’s claim that Japan fired the sonar pulse which injured two Australian navy divers in international waters.
Penny Wong has defended her decision to not visit the sites of the October 7 Hamas attacks during a trip to the Middle East, saying her focus will be advocating for a pathway out of the conflict.
The Labor frontbencher has kept her relationship with Allouache fiercely private over the years, but guests have confirmed invitations have been sent
Rachel Fenner
Foreign Minister Penny Wong is backing steps towards a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas but has also urged Israel to stop attacking hospitals as it seeks to rout out the terrorist organisation.
Penny Wong has warned war in Taiwan would be catastrophic for all involved while saying Australia’s diplomatic efforts to keep stability in the region must be underpinned by military heft.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong will meet with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday on the 50th anniversary of Australia-China relations.
Pool Reporter
Foreign Minister Penny Wong is playing down expectations of her historic trip to China, saying the meeting with her Chinese counterpart will be the outcome.
Penny Wong is heading to China to try to repair Australia’s fragile relationship with the superpower in possibly the most important visit since Gough Whitlam established ties with the Communist regime.
A bipartisan trip to the Pacific this week is paying off with Australia and Vanuatu strengthening their security ties in a major setback for China’s regional ambitions.
Kimberley Caines In Port Vila, Vanuatu
Anthony Albanese, John Howard and Penny Wong have joined Australians at services on the east coast, remembering victims of the Bali bombings on the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks.
As millions of people scramble to get new driver’s licenses and passports in the wake of the hack on Optus, the government has demanded the telco cover the cost of issuing new documentation.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will put the finishing touches on his ministry after arriving home from a whirlwind trip to Japan for high-level security talks with three key allies.
The two women competing to lead Australia’s foreign policy after the Federal election have revealed how they would manage the nation’s relationship with China.
Labor is set to launch its plan to win back the Pacific after Scott Morrison’s apparent bungle over the Solomon Islands deal with China.
Lanai Scarr
Labor says it will prioritise repairing relationships in the Pacific and increase foreign aid after accusing the government of a major national security failure with Solomon Islands.
Kate Purnell
Labor Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has hit back at trolls who have targeted the McGowan family after one of his children was hospitalised last night with COVID-19.
Jake Dietsch
Penny Wong has positioned WA as kingmaker at next month’s election after stepping in for COVID-stricken Labor Leader Anthony Albanese during a visit to Perth on Friday.
Josh Zimmerman
Penny Wong says Peter Dutton is ‘amping up’ the possibility of war with his comments that it would be ‘inconceivable’ for Australia not to stand against China’s move to reunify Taiwan.
Sarah Ison
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