Richard Marles would be the first government minister to visit Ukraine since Anthony Albanese travelled to Kyiv in July 2022 and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Well-meaning global manoeuvring on a two-state solution is occurring in isolation from the people whose views matter most.
Without the pre-conditions for peace,prematurely recognising Palestinian statehood would not strengthen forces for peace and undermine extremism. It would do the exact opposite.
Penny Wong made no proposal. There was no plan. It was simply a restatement of Australia’s long-standing position. So what was it for?
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s comments on Palestinian statehood have been welcomed by pro-Palestine advocates,but infuriated pro-Israel groups and the opposition.
Penny Wong has,with great care,set out a clear case for a Palestinian state. The argument is utterly rational but totally incendiary.
A former adviser to George W Bush says Kevin Rudd shouldn’t be too worried about Donald Trump either.
The Israeli military has dismissed two army officers who were involved in the operation that killed Australian Zomi Frankcom and six fellow aid workers.
State Department official Kurt Campbell says not only will Washington do whatever it takes to make AUKUS work,it will also expand it to other countries.
Labor MP Julian Hill is also calling for regulators to address concerns Australians are claiming tax deductions to fund Israeli settler activities in the West Bank.
The Israeli military’s explanation that a “misidentification” led to the aid workers’ deaths has failed to placate senior members of the Albanese government.