Anthony Albanese has locked in support for a far-ranging Pacific policing pact designed to counter China’s growing security presence in the region.
Japan lodged a formal protest with the Chinese government,summoning the Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese embassy in Tokyo.
The idea that international travel is a prime ministerial luxury,akin to a relaxing holiday,is a tabloid trope of the most juvenile kind.
Australian officials hope the ambitious Pacific-wide policing pact will help stymie Beijing’s energetic efforts to gain a security foothold in the region.
The Diplomatic Sauna Society,as the gatherings are now called,is now a coveted invitation in Washington.
Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi says Paul Keating’s description of the self-governing island as “Chinese real estate” was a “stupid statement”.
Elbridge Colby is a self-proclaimed “big fan” of Australia. When it comes to nuclear-powered submarines,he has changed his mind.
Penny Wong said today’s milestone would deepen the links between the two countries “and make it easier to foster greater commercial ties” between Australia and the US.
Israeli officials were especially incensed that the foreign affairs minister described the April killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers as an “intentional strike”.
Kevin Rudd may have called him “nuts”,but a re-elected Donald Trump would learn the former PM is a crafty diplomat,not easily intimidated.
Vietnam’s Communist Party’s Nguyen Phu Trong presided over his country’s transformation and reshaped its leadership with his “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign.