Macron reminded PM Albanese of the “deep breach of trust” which had occurred in an ugly chapter in Franco-Australian relations last year following the cancellation of a $90 billion submarine contract.
The US president hammed it up to make sure everyone knew the relationship between the US and Australia was in safe hands on both sides of the Pacific.
The new prime minister criticised Chinese economic coercion while pledging stronger security ties with the US,Japan and India.
In a sign that nerves in Paris are still raw over the AUKUS deal,the outgoing French foreign minister could barely hide his excitement over Scott Morrison’s defeat.
Melbourne Magistrates Court hears claims that the man made a donation to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in order to curry favour with the federal minister.
Scott Morrison has felt the need to single out Marise Payne for praise. In fact,she has been a weak link.
Penny Wong will be hoping Labor’s new South-East Asian policies capture attention in the region and the White House.
The Chinese and Russian militaries have been banned from attending a major military trade show in Sydney,as concern heightens about the recently signed security agreement between China and Solomon Islands.
We need to show all Pacific nations - not just Solomon Islands - we are with them,and not let strategic advisers overwhelm the important issues.
The Australian government has allowed the post of High Commissioner to the UK to fall vacant during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The former ambassador to Papua New Guinea warns that other island nations in the Pacific are being courted by Beijing right now.