Former Labor assistant treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed Australia’s next ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has furiously demanded the Albanese Government take stronger action against antisemitism after a series of ‘vile’ attacks in Melbourne.
Anthony Albanese focused on diplomacy at home on Sunday, hosting Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in Newcastle for a Wallabies Test match against Fiji.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has condemned an arson attack at a synagogue in inner Melbourne on Friday night as ‘an attack on Australia’ and warned people not to ‘import hatred’.
Shadow Trade Minister Kevin Hogan has accused Anthony Albanese of ‘waving a white flag’ on the possibility of securing exemptions to Donald Trump’s looming tariffs by the July 9 deadline.
Anthony Albanese is expected to use a speech in Sydney to draw parallels between Australia’s foreign policy under his government with that of war-time PM John Curtin.
Penny Wong has showcased WA as a key benefit in the AUKUS pact, which she described as a ‘win, win, win’ during discussions with US counterparts in Washington.
Australia has struck a deal with the US on critical minerals, but is no closer to a tariff carve-out, after Penny Wong’s trip to Washington
Nicola Smith and Caitlyn Rintoul
Shadow Foreign Minister Michaelia Cash has urged the Albanese Government to maintain Australia’s ‘vitally important’ Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact.
The public sector corruption watchdog has found a Home Affairs senior executive misused her position to benefit her sister and her sister’s fiancé.
Education Minister Jason Clare wants to crack down on deepfakes nudifying students and has urged his State counterparts to step up in tackling the disturbing issue.
Anthony Albanese has held firm that Australia will set its own agenda on defence spending and refused to be drawn on the US placing tariffs pressure on Spain.
