Foreign Minister Penny Wong has used her first bilateral meeting with the US’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, to build support for the AUKUS partnership and promote closer economic security.
The nation’s richest person is pushing Australian leaders to emulate Donald Trump, urging the Albanese government to set up a version of the Department of Government Efficiency and withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
Donald Trump pardoned 1500 participants in the January 6 Capitol attack, withdrew from the Paris climate accord and rescinded nearly 80 Biden-era executive measures just hours after taking the oath of office.
Penny Wong will be one of the first foreign ministers in the world to meet with US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio after attending Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington.
Donald Trump has signed more than 20 executive orders, including pardoning 1500 January 6 rioters and giving TikTok more time to work out a deal on the US ban.
Dennis Richardson says the early signs are positive for the relationship between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump, as Penny Wong lands in Washington for the inauguration and a meeting with Marco Rubio.
Donald Trump has used a victory rally in Washington to draw a line under the Biden administration, vowing to unpick its legacy and pursue the biggest border crackdown in US history.
Donald Trump will prioritise his crackdown on illegal migrants and plan for mass deportations on day one, as the world looks for insights into how he’ll wield US power over the next four years | WATCH: Trump hosts victory rally.
Israel’s cabinet is set to endorse the Gaza ceasefire plan this weekend after a last-minute delay threatened to upend the path to a permanent end of hostilities after 15 months of brutal conflict.
The timing of Israel’s hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas has been thrown into doubt as a far-right minister threatens to quit cabinet, forcing a 24 hour delay on the vote over the agreement.
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