After criticism from Penny Wong,a Dutton spokesperson said:“It was a phrase that shouldn’t have been used,and no offence was intended from Mr Dutton.”
The office of Foreign Minister Penny Wong has raised concerns with Chinese authorities after letters appeared on Australian doorsteps offering large sums of money for information about dissidents.
The PM’s decision to fund NSW public schools to the tune of $4.8b is a cynical political ploy,writes Kevin Farrell.
Most countries do not officially recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital even though it is the site of the Israeli parliament.
The shadow cabinet has nowhere near the same amount of talent,writes Robert McAulay.
The foreign minister accused the Coalition of seeking political advantage from ships’ exercises in the Tasman with inflammatory rhetoric on China.
The NRL is appearing to endorse an extreme and divisive political figure,a reader in Washington writes.
The Foreign Minister says the Coalition is "beating the drums of war" by attacking the government over its handling of the Chinese navy's live fire exercises in the Tasman Sea.
Wong’s comments echoed those of her colleague,Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus,who earlier this month described as “grotesque” the political debate on antisemitism.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission will start investigating six public officials after its original decision not to pursue them for their role in the unlawful debt recovery scheme.