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Palestinians gather to collect humanitarian aid from a distribution point in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Sunday.

Penny Wong: Israel condemnation channels Australians’ ‘distress’ over Gaza

Penny Wong has sought to downplay a rift with the Trump administration after Australia joined a coalition of 28 nations calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.

  • Matthew Knott, Nick Newling and Angus Thompson

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The council building of the Museum of Chinese in Australia, which has never opened its doors.

Inside the Chinatown museum that after four years and millions of dollars never opened

Scuffed walls, exposed ceilings and plastic chairs attest to little progress at the Museum of Chinese in Australia.

  • Jessica Yun

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

When it comes to foreign affairs, the Albanese government is still too inert. But there are positive signs of emerging maturity in how this country deals with fickle friends and friendly foes.

  • Peter Hartcher
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese taking questions on Friday.

Trade, pandas … and soccer: Albanese walks diplomatic tightrope with Xi and Trump

As Anthony Albanese travels to China, the delegation will engage in panda diplomacy, but the trip is far more focused on tourism and trade.

  • Paul Sakkal
Chris Bowen attended last year’s climate talks in Baku, but has yet to secure Australia’s hosting rights.

Albanese government faces backlash for failing to lock in climate talks

Despite years of effort and the support of its UN peers, Australia has been unable to convince Turkey to pull out of the race to host global climate talks.

  • Nick O'Malley
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shake hands before a meeting at the State Department in Washington.

Wong’s trip to Washington may suggest that everything is business as usual. It isn’t

This is an administration that has made its intentions plain. America First is about prioritising US interests and discarding the interests of others, even those of its allies.

  • Michael Koziol
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio before a meeting at the State Department in Washington.

‘You want to write that’:​ Wong dodges question on AUKUS ​​doubts

The foreign minister emerged from a meeting with her US counterpart in Washington with no guarantee the Trump administration would continue the defence pact with Australia.

  • Michael Koziol
Anthony Albanese is still to meet Donald Trump in person.

Trump demand on Australian defence spending would leave $200b crater in budget

The mounting pressure from Washington comes as the Albanese government grapples with the ballooning cost of NDIS and pressure from states to spend more on health.

  • Michael Koziol, James Massola and Millie Muroi
Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek all spoke in support of the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Labor’s Left backed Trump’s strikes on Iran. It’s not the only issue they’ve shifted on

Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek all spoke in support of the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. It would have been unheard of at the start of their careers.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the government supported the US strikes.

US acted alone in Iran, Albanese declares while abandoning neutral stance on attack

A day after releasing a statement that did not directly mention the strikes and called for peace, the Albanese government has endorsed the bombing.

  • Olivia Ireland and Natassia Chrysanthos

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