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Not the cheap seats: Penny Wong was in the rotunda for the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.

Penny Wong’s golden ticket to the Trump show signals Australia’s strength

Penny Wong and Donald Trump hardly sound like a match made in political heaven, but there was Australia’s foreign minister in prime position.

  • Matthew Knott

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Caroline Kennedy at the US embassy in Canberra.

Camelot came to Canberra, but did Caroline Kennedy match the hype?

Admirers say the US envoy was charming and curious. Critics say Kennedy’s ambassadorship lacked depth and failed to capitalise on her star power.

  • Matthew Knott
Donald Trump at a rally in November with Marco Rubio, who has been nominated as secretary of state.

Trump’s cabinet pick says AUKUS a ‘blueprint’ for other US pacts

Secretary of state-in-waiting Marco Rubio has given the strongest indication yet of what Donald Trump will do with the submarine deal.

  • Farrah Tomazin and Michael Koziol
Oscar Jenkins with his friend and fellow soldier “Gump” in Ukraine, right, before he was taken as a prisoner of war by Russia, left. Jenkins is reported to have died.

Pressure grows on government to act over Russia’s alleged killing of Oscar Jenkins

A foreign soldier who trained Oscar Jenkins in Ukraine has accused Russian troops of torturing and executing the Australian man, who he called a “hero”.

  • Matthew Knott and Alex Crowe
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has been working with experts on the uses of AI since 2019.

‘No harm to citizens’: Forrest facilitates historic US-China talks on AI, nuclear security

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has helped bring about the first public discussions between the US and China on artificial intelligence and its influence on military and nuclear security.

  • Alex Condon
Claudia Sheinbaum gesturing at a map at a point where it shows the words “America Mexicana”.

In message to Trump, Mexico’s president displays old map of ‘Mexican America’

Claudia Sheinbaum gave a sarcastic history lesson to the president-elect, while Canada has also hit back at comments about it becoming the 51st US state.

  • Megan Janetsky
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Izzat Abdulhadi, head of the general delegation of Palestine to Australia.

‘Very thankful’: Top Palestinian envoy praises Australia for breaking with Israel

Izzat Abdulhadi has praised Labor for daring to repeatedly anger Israel and break with the United States in its stance on the Middle East.

  • Matthew Knott
Justin Trudeau and then-president Donald Trump in 2017.

How Trump’s taunts and threats added to the woes confronting Justin Trudeau

After more than a decade as prime minister, Justin Trudeau has succumbed to unpopularity at home - but what role did Donald Trump play in his departure?

  • Patrick James
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus wrote to the Remuneration Tribunal about Director of Public Prosecutions Raelene Sharp’s pay.

Albanese minister to fly to Israel to mend fractured relationship

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ mission to resuscitate the Australian government’s relationship with Israel follows months of deterioration.

  • Matthew Knott
Israeli ambasador Amir Maimon said Israel was trying to “uproot the cancer” of Hamas.

‘Don’t point fingers at us’: Israeli ambassador’s message to Australians

In a rare interview, the Israeli ambassador said he believed many Australians fail to grasp the seriousness of the security threats his nation faces.

  • Matthew Knott

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