Australian engineer Robert Pether allowed to leave Iraq five years after arrest
Australian Robert Pether has left Iraq five years after his arrest, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed. Mr…
Australia launches campaign for two-year seat on UN Security Council
Anthony Albanese plans to trade on Australia’s good name and international reputation when he officially launches the campaign…
Nepal-Tibet floods live updates: Death toll reaches 392 as Australians remain among hundreds missing
Here is a summary of today’s events: At least 392 people have been killed and nearly 1,500 are…
Dave Sharma warns key witnesses must be called before time runs out on antisemitism Royal Commission
Senator Dave Sharma has warned the antisemitism Royal Commission risks failing to uncover the drivers of rising hatred…
Foreign Minister Penny Wong to warn monoculturalism a threat to national security
Foreign Minister Penny Wong will use a high-profile speech on Friday to declare that the rise of populism…
Penny Wong emphasises strategic importance of Indigenous ties to Pacific
Historic relationships formed over hundreds of years between First Nations peoples and their Pacific neighbours offer Australia a…
Gasoline in Australia Jumps to Highest Level Since March
Fuel prices in Australia hit last week the highest level since March as the hostilities in the Middle…
China demands Australia stop ‘exaggerating tensions’ over South China Sea
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has demanded Australia stop “exaggerating tensions and inciting confrontation” over the South China…
Australia issued blunt warning over AUKUS and China’s nuclear capabilities
The vice-president of the Center for China and Globalisation (CCG) has issued Australia a warning over acquiring nuclear-powered…
Penny Wong says she believes activists who say they were sexually assaulted in Israeli custody
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has told a parliamentary hearing she believes the allegations of Australian activists, who say…
Ben-Gvir’s actions criticised by Israeli ambassador to Australia, who also says flotilla was a problem
Israel’s ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman has stopped short of apologising to the Global Sumud Flotilla activists detained…
South Korea introduces relief payments amid oil crisis
South Korea has added relief payments to its sweep of measures to tackle the ongoing oil crisis as…