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War of words erupts after WA Premier’s hot mic blunder

A war of words has erupted between the WA Premier and a federal opposition frontbencher after an embarrassing hot mic episode.

The New Daily

WA Premier Mark McGowan ignites war of words with shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie

WA Premier Mark McGowan is caught on camera disparaging shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie, who fires back a verbal salvo of his own accusing Mr McGowan of lacking character.

ABC News

Penny Wong said this week national power comes from 'our people'. Are we ignoring this most vital resource?

During her speech at the National Press Club this week, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong argued that the “unprecedented” circumstances our region faces “require a response of unprecedented coordination and ambition in our statecraft”.

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Paul Keating accuses Penny Wong of 'platitudes'; she says he's 'diminished his legacy'

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has launched an extraordinary fresh barrage of criticism against Foreign Minister Penny Wong, accusing her of delivering “platitudes” in her major foreign policy speech on Monday.

The Conversation

Penny Wong and Paul Keating spar as minister warns against ‘frenzied’ Taiwan war speculation

Wong also hits back at former prime minister saying his comments diminish ‘his legacy and the subject matter’

The Guardian - AU

Australia says Chinese relations won't improve to past highs

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her country is working to stabilize relations with China but can't return to the thriving economic relationship with its biggest trading partner that existed 15 years ago

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Fox News reportedly pushes to settle Dominion case; deadly violence in West Papua; and Victoria’s big infrastructure pause

The high-profile defamation case has been rescheduled amid reports it may not proceed

The Guardian - AU

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Assange imprisonment has gone on for too long: Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the government will continue to press for the release of Australian journalist Julian Assange.

The New Daily

Pacific blitz continues with New Caledonia, Tuvalu trip

All Pacific Islands Forum nations will have received Australia's top diplomat by the end of the week with Penny Wong set to visit New Caledonia and Tuvalu.

AAP

Morning Mail: US neo-Nazi’s Australian connection, AI cheating software debate, scam losses hit $3.1bn

A company is under investigation for advertising cannabis vapes and fighting in Sudan continues despite a proposed ceasefire

The Guardian - AU

Lower the heat on regional tensions: Penny Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has argued for Indo-Pacific nations to work towards a strategic balance as competition intensifies between the US and China.

AAP

Penny Wong dismisses Paul Keating’s claim that the military has taken over Australian foreign policy

Minister says foreign and defence policies are both essential for making the country stronger and more influential

The Guardian - AU

Australia wants to ensure 'strategic equilibrium' in Asia, says Foreign Minister Penny Wong

The foreign minister uses a National Press Club speech to declare that the strategic contest in Asia right now is much more than just a battle for supremacy between the US and China.

ABC News

Ukraine ramps up calls for Australia's Bendigo-made Hawkei military vehicles

Ukraine is ramping up calls for the Australian-made Hawkei, describing the light armoured patrol vehicle as the military's new "crush". Why has the four-wheel-drive caught Kyiv's eye, and is Australia likely to send it to the battlefield?

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Talks between China's vice minister of foreign affairs and DFAT focus on trade, human rights and 'strategic competition'

Ma Zhaoxu, the vice minister of foreign affairs, met with DFAT secretary Jan Adams in Canberra to discuss topics the countries rarely see eye-to-eye on.

The Guardian - AU

Australian winemakers hopeful of breakthrough on $1.2bn China trade but still plan to diversify markets

After government announced deal with China that could end tariffs on barley, wine producers now cautiously optimistic

Reuters

Australia tells exporters to diversify from top trade partner China

Australia wants exporters to diversify markets and become less reliant on China, because it cannot separate economic and strategic relationships, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday, after the two countries unveiled a path to ending a trade dispute.

AAP

Farmers optimistic of China barley ban ending

Australia's peak body for farmers says the possible end of large tariffs imposed by China on barley could lead to restrictions on other goods being removed.

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The New Daily

Australia inks deal to wind back China’s barley tariffs as trade relations thaw

The decision by China to review its trade restrictions on Australian barley has created a “face-saving off ramp” towards resuming trade ties.

The Guardian - AU

Australia and China’s barley deal over tariffs is an 11th-hour off-ramp after years of trade tensions

Latest move fits with Albanese government’s attempts to pursue ‘constructive’ dialogue with China without making any policy concessions

The Conversation

There's a growing gap between countries advancing LGBTQ+ rights, and those going backwards

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong joined 50,000 people to march in support of queer rights across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for World Pride in early March. A week earlier, Albanese became the first sitting prime minister to march in Sydney’s Mardi Gras, something he’s done over…

The Independent UK

Australia suspends WTO case against China on barley tariffs

Australia has suspended a complaint to the World Trade Organization in a bid to reopen the Chinese market to Australian barley for the first time in three years

The Guardian - AU

Australia strikes deal with China over barley trade dispute

In ‘sign of goodwill’, federal government temporarily suspends WTO challenge as China agrees to review its tariffs

AAP

Minister condemns escalating Middle East violence

Penny Wong has called for a halt to escalating violence in the Middle East following several terror attacks and rocket strikes.

The Guardian - AU

‘A great Australian’: Anthony Albanese leads tributes to Yunupingu

‘He now walks in another place, but he has left such great footsteps for us to follow’

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