Penny Wong

Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang to visit Australia in July as Beijing-Canberra ties ease

China's foreign minister is expected to visit Australia in July as diplomatic relations between the two trading partners stabilise, according to a report, citing a source close to the Chinese government and an Australian academic

G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting: Navigating a multipolar world of challenges and opportunities

In an increasingly multipolar world, troubled by high oil prices, food shortages, inflation, low growth and high debt, it is important to proceed on the basis of common ground rather than harp on differences

Strongly support India's G20 presidency: Australia's foreign minister

Penny Wong will be in Delhi to attend the G20 foreign ministers' meet on March 1 and 2 as well as to participate in the Raisina Dialogue, India's premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics

Penny Wong to make first ministerial visit to Beijing since China froze diplomatic ties with Australia

Canberra said Australian foreign minister Penny Wong will visit Beijing to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and meet Chinese state councilor and minister of foreign affairs, Wang Yi. 

Australia reverses recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the city's status should be decided through peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, and not through unilateral decisions.

Head-on | It’s time to do some plain speaking with the West on Russia-Ukraine war

What Russia is doing in Ukraine is inexcusable. But India does not need lectures from countries that have done, and continue to do, much worse

Australia urges South Pacific nations to shun Chinese attempts to extend its security deals

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was in Fiji on her first solo visit, seeking to woo island states after the Solomon Islands took Canberra by surprise last month by signing a wide-ranging security pact with China

Proud to be Asian and gay! Meet Penny Wong, Australia’s new foreign minister

Penny Wong, born in Malaysia, will be the first Asian-born person to hold an Australian cabinet position. There are hopes pinned on the openly gay parliamentarian to re-establish friendly ties with China

Australia legalises same-sex marriage, joins neighbours New Zealand and 27 other nations

2017 seem to be a big year for LGBT communities as Australia goes on to become the new entrant to legalise same-sex marriage