Wong clears the decks with new Asia-Pacific diplomats Federal New ambassadors to ASEAN and Timor-Leste are among nine new diplomatic postings announced by foreign affairs minister Penny Wong.
Australia announces new ambassadors to Korea and Ukraine December 13, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal Six Australian diplomats have received a posting of a lifetime, with appointments to ambassador, high commissioner and consuls-general.
Ukrainian ambassador calls for systemised aid, Russian embassy land February 27, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Defence Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko said one of six paths to a Ukrainian victory was to receive aid in a less sporadic manner.
Rudd appointed US ambassador amongst slew of diplomatic postings December 20, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal Anthony Albanese says Kevin Rudd will bring “unmatched experience” to the role of Australian ambassador to the US.
Labor wants Russian diplomats expelled April 8, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Foreign Affairs & Immigration Australia should move quickly to expel Russian diplomats as a part of its suite of actions against the government of Vladimir Putin, says Labor.
Man charged after cameras found in women’s bathroom of Australian embassy in Thailand February 7, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal A former male staff member of the Australian Embassy in Bangkok has been charged after cameras were found in the women’s bathroom of the government building.
Premium Insights and analysis Afghanistan’s diplomats refuse to represent a terrorist group January 19, 2022 By Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer Editors' Picks Some Afghan diplomats are working on resistance. Others, consular services. And all of them must figure out how to keep their embassy’s lights on.
APS employment practices hindering foreign policy capability August 18, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Report says changing the security clearance process and better utilising language resources could boost the capabilities of the APS.
Caroline Edwards joins Vic government in diplomatic role August 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration The Victorian government has appointed former commonwealth public servant Caroline Edwards to a senior trade role in New York.
PSsst! Dropping the A bomb July 1, 2021 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory Was the PM simply freewheeling? Who knows?, someone to through under the bus, and a lick o’ paint ought to do it.
International aid body urges government to vaccinate at-risk diplomats February 24, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration The Australian Council for International Development has called on the government to grant commonwealth employees that have been deployed overseas priority access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Mandarin Talks: the decline of the US, the rise of China, and Australia’s role September 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal What should a public servant do if their government demands things of them which go against the values of integrity and impartiality? The answer is simple, Michael Pembroke says: ‘You resign.’
Ex spy fined over possession of secret documents September 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Former spy and diplomat Roger Uren has been convicted of breaching national secrecy laws and has been ordered to pay a fine of $7000.
Palaszczuk, Barr want changes to COVID-19 exemptions for diplomats August 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory The leaders made the calls on Monday after Queensland’s chief health officer Jeannette Young said that the state’s only new case of COVID-19 was a consular official who had travelled from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Foreign diplomats exempt from mandatory 14-day quarantine April 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Defence The federal government has granted foreign diplomats an exemption to the tough coronavirus restrictions that would see other Canberra visitors quarantine in hotels for two weeks, under the watchful eye of the Australian Defence Force.