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‘Leave now’: Aussies ordered out of country as conflict heats up

A ‘deteriorating security environment’ has prompted the move.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced the suspension of operations at Australia’s embassy in Tehran.

Australia imposes sanctions on hardline Israeli ministers

Penny Wong said Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir’s rhetoric towards Palestinians in the West Bank is ‘appalling and dangerous’.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir (right) have incited violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

Australia slams Russia over 13-year sentence for captured fighter

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has slammed the 13-year prison sentence handed to Australian citizen Oscar Jenkins by a Russian-controlled court, calling the proceedings a ‘sham trial’.

Albo pats and feeds Indonesian president’s cat at purr-litical dinner

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Anthony Albanese fed the Indonesian president’s cat during a formal dinner in Jakarta.

Anthony Albanese slams Trump’s tariffs on Australia

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong (left) addressed US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs at press conferences on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrives in China ahead of talks

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Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong speaks to media after arriving in Beijing, China, Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Penny Wong is meeting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing for the first talks between ministers in China in four years. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
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