Putin’s presence at Bali G20 just like Abbott inviting him to Brisbane:envoy

Putin’s presence at Bali G20 just like Abbott inviting him to Brisbane:envoy

Indonesia’s ambassador to Australia compares Russia’s likely participation this year to that “shirtfront” invitation after the downing of MH17.

  • byChris Barrett andKaruni Rompies

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‘Unjustified attack’:Australia slams Russian invasion at G20 event

‘Unjustified attack’:Australia slams Russian invasion at G20 event

Russia’s ambassador to Jakarta said Morrison’s push to boycott Putin’s appearance at the G20 summit was “driven by illogical hatred”.

  • byChris Barrett andKaruni Rompies
‘Russia invited’:Vladimir Putin plans to attend G20 in Bali

‘Russia invited’:Vladimir Putin plans to attend G20 in Bali

Jakarta’s ambition to be a global player is under the spotlight as it wrestles with the G20 presidency following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • byChris Barrett andKaruni Rompies
Our walking,talking,weaving,wedging Prime Minister

Our walking,talking,weaving,wedging Prime Minister

Scott Morrison has once again sought to vanish an inconvenient event,and emerge unmoved and untarnished.

  • byNiki Savva
How Morrison was torn apart by Macron’s Napoleonic zeal

How Morrison was torn apart by Macron’s Napoleonic zeal

Emmanuel Macron’s political strike on Scott Morrison was not just about submarines - Australia had inadvertently curbed the French President’s broader,global,strategic ambitions.

  • byChris Uhlmann
Morrison descended into political hell. Now he hopes to emerge

Morrison descended into political hell. Now he hopes to emerge

The federal election will not be fought over the submarines contract. But the Prime Minister’s horror trip to Rome and Glasgow could still shape what comes next.

  • byDavid Crowe
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From foreign relations disasters to climate policy:Scott Morrison’s week in Europe

From foreign relations disasters to climate policy:Scott Morrison’s week in Europe

Today on Please Explain,chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Nathanael Cooper to unpack a dramatic week in foreign relations.

  • byNathanael Cooper
Morrison should end this schoolyard fight with France
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Morrison should end this schoolyard fight with France

Notwithstanding the bad feeling over the cancelled submarine deal with France,Australia now finds itself at the centre of a geopolitical row which is testing our PM’s diplomatic skills.

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Slurs,lies and sledges:is Macron or Morrison telling the whole story?

Slurs,lies and sledges:is Macron or Morrison telling the whole story?

At the heart of the collapse of Emmanuel Macron and Scott Morrison’s relationship are two questions.

  • byBevan Shields
‘Hopes unfulfilled’:G20 fails to agree on climate change goals

‘Hopes unfulfilled’:G20 fails to agree on climate change goals

Leaders and representatives of almost 200 countries have now arrived in Glasgow for two days of talks that many see as the last chance to keep the Paris agreement climate goals alive.

  • byDavid Crowe,Bevan Shields andNick O'Malley
‘I don’t think,I know’:French President Macron says Scott Morrison lied to him

‘I don’t think,I know’:French President Macron says Scott Morrison lied to him

A political storm over the Prime Minister’s integrity has been ignited by French President Emmanuel Macron saying he’d been deceived about the submarine deal.

  • byBevan Shields andDavid Crowe