Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s trip to Beijing this week was the next logical step in the bilateral thaw and should be welcomed by everyone who wants Australia to be well positioned for the turbulent decades …
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Australia’s recent decision to deploy Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 individuals and three entities from Russia and Iran is an important symbolic step, albeit one expected to have a negligible real-world impact. Magnitsky sanctions are designed …
The first visit to Papua New Guinea by Foreign Minister Penny Wong was probably a success the moment she arrived in Port Moresby. It removed, or at least eased, one longstanding irritant in the Australia–PNG …
‘Brothers and sisters—our region has not faced a more vexing set of circumstances for decades. The triple challenges of climate, Covid and strategic contest will challenge us in new ways. We understand that the security …
Pacific island countries may halt the use of Australian-donated patrol boats with defects including cracking in the coupling between the engine and the gearbox, and a fault in the vessels’ exhaust system. It’s a blow …