The Latest Breaking News from Penny Wong

Methanol victims' families brace for poor legal outcome

The parents of a teen who died from methanol poisoning during a backpacking holiday feel disgusted after hearing the potential penalties for those responsible.

AAP · Jul 17

Albanese juggles national security and trade in foreign policy bonanza. The stakes could not be higher

China may be the biggest loser in landmark week where the PM met leaders of India, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10

Australia backs NZ getting aboard Pacific peace train

Australia has backed plans from New Zealand to potentially join a $1 billion alliance with Fiji aimed at curbing Chinese influence in the region.

AAP · Jul 10

Albanese to ink fresh Pacific deal on three-day visit

The prime minister will travel to Fiji and the Solomon Islands to reaffirm Australia's commitment to the Pacific and regional security.

AAP · Jul 3

Anti-Pride Month feuds manufactured by foreign disinformation pages

Social media accounts are claiming Aussie business moguls, politicians and celebrities are feuding over Pride Month, but the stories are fake.

AAP · Jun 17

Warnings against travel to Middle East nations lifted

Travel restrictions have been downgraded to multiple countries in the Middle East following a tentative peace deal between the US and Iran.

AAP · Jun 16

'Futile': Israeli ambassador rejects AFP flotilla probe

Israel's ambassador to Australia says they have yet to see request from federal police for help in an investigation into the treatment of Australian activists.

AAP · Jun 16

Wong and Marles were left waiting in the wings in London – it’s further proof Aukus was never anything more than a political stunt

All the flimflam and palaver amount to nothing in the face of domestic realities. Perhaps the UK’s John Healey has done us all a good turn

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

An independent investigation could be held into the detention of almost a dozen Australians taken by Israel while trying to deliver aid to war-torn Gaza.

AAP · Jun 15

India-Australia ties hold 'key role' in Indo-Pacific calculus, ex-PM Scott Morrison says

Former Australian PM Scott Morrison highlighted the Indo-Pacific as the world's center, emphasizing the Australia-India partnership's crucial role in regional progress and countering authoritarianism. He praised PM Modi's vision for the Global South, offering democratic and free-market alternatives for developing nations. The upcoming visit of PM Modi to Australia is…

The Economic Times · Jun 15