NEWS •⁠ POLITICS •⁠ BUSINESS •⁠ CULTURE

Get InQueensland in your inbox

Foreign Minister Penny Wong

Thursday, November 30

Chinese whispers: Beijing to get special AUKUS briefing, but warns of 'path of danger'

Chinese officials will be briefed on details of the multi-billion AUKUS submarine deal, despite public concern from Beijing about the plan.

We're not as British as we were: Wong urges UK to 'confront colonial past'

Australia’s foreign minister has urged the United Kingdom to confront its colonial past in the Indo-Pacific as Britain pushes ahead with a tilt towards the region.

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong arrives 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)

50 years after another landmark meeting, Wong wings in to chat with China

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has arrived in China on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Back to the future: Labor overturns coalition's Israel stance

The Albanese government has reversed a decision by the previous coalition government to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Let's meet half way: Chinese Ambassador opens door for Albo to meet with Xi Jinping

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he would welcome one-on-one talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, despite the tense relationship between the two countries.

Neighbourly gesture: Australia to kick tin for cost of Solomons poll

Australia has formally offered to fund the Solomon Islands election after an internal push to delay the national poll.

It's all about China: PM races to maintain Pacific influence with aid, security

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants Australia to be the main security partner for Pacific nations, amid revelations China wants to broker deals that would see it train local law enforcement agencies across the region.