The foreign minister missed an opportunity to be firm about the challenges from Beijing and the US, and Australia’s defence.

Imposing tariffs that drive up prices for consumers is not sensible path, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says, in a signal the Albanese government would not hit back in Donald Trump’s trade war.

Australia has so far been content to bend and gently adjust to the Trump 2.0 whirlwind. It will inevitably have to decide where to draw the line.

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her government has warned international airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships conducting a live-fire ex

Australia's foreign policy priorities include our strategic position in the Pacific, expanding economic ties with South-East Asia and broadening ties with regional powers like India and Japan.

Australia "strongly disagrees" with Thailand's decision to transfer 40 Uyghurs to China against their will and has raised concerns about their treatment with the Chinese government, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Friday.

The New Zealand Defence Force is also monitoring the three warships, which are roughly in the middle of the Tasman Sea.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong presses China to be more transparent about the actions of its warships off Australia's east coast after they issued a live fire drill warning at short notice on Friday.