2GB – Summer Drive

Topics: Parliamentary delegation in Israel; Albanese Government keeps changing Australia’s stance and undermining Israel’s position; 02:35PM AEDT 13 December 2023   Neil Breen:  Firstly, Anthony Albanese joined the prime ministers of Canada and New Zealand in calling for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza. They put out a joint letter. The statement is good. It calls…

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STATEMENT

Despite initially stating its support for Israel’s right to self-defence the Albanese Government keeps changing Australia’s stance and undermining Israel’s position.   The weakening of Australia’s position demonstrates a weakness in the Albanese Government, who aren’t standing firm in support of Hamas’s removal at the very time Israel needs that support most.   In a…

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Australia’s Ambassador to Ukraine

The Coalition welcomes today’s announcement of a number of important diplomatic appointments, including Australia’s next Ambassador to Ukraine.   Mr Paul Lehmann brings extensive experience as a senior diplomatic representative of Australia, including experience in challenging postings.   A striking gap in today’s announcement was the complete silence in Minister Wong’s statement on the question…

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Australia – Papua New Guinea Framework Agreement

Joint release: The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Shadow Minister for International Develop and the Pacific The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence 8 December 2023   Australia – Papua New Guinea Framework Agreement   The Coalition welcomes the Framework Agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea, signed by both countries’ Prime Ministers today.…

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