Government opens public consultation on plan to reduce violence against women and children Community & Social The federal government has invited the public to give feedback on its upcoming national plan to reduce family, domestic and sexual violence. All Australians can
Cabinet reshuffle: Cash named attorney-general, Dutton takes defence March 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Karen Andrews has been named home affairs minister, Michaelia Cash has been appointed attorney-general, and Peter Dutton has taken defence under a cabinet reshuffle announced
Premium Insights and analysis My minister is accused of rape; what does that mean for my department? March 10, 2021 By Chris Johnson Career Matters The Mandarin has spoken to number of people in the departments whose ministers have been in rape allegations spotlight. The comments that follow are from
Myanmar coup sees Australia halt Defence Cooperation Program March 8, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Defence The federal government has suspended its bilateral Defence Cooperation Program with Myanmar’s military in response to the killing of protesters in the country. In a
Former Ambassador calls for ‘massive investment’ in diplomacy amid spiralling China relations November 11, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Foreign Affairs & Immigration Former Ambassador to China Geoff Raby has warned diplomacy must be returned to the heart of Australia’s foreign relations if the country is to navigate
Ex Democrats senator elected to UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women November 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Former ambassador for women and girls Natasha Stott Despoja has been elected to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Commencing
Premium Insights and analysis How women in leadership are helping DFAT deal with the pandemic through a gendered lens October 26, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features A concerted effort to increase diversity across the most senior levels of Australian diplomacy is helping to shape COVID-19 recovery efforts through a gendered lens.
Payne ‘very sorry’ over DFAT’s accidental disclosure of email addresses October 23, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Foreign minister Marise Payne has said she is “very sorry” after Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials accidentally revealed the email addresses of a
Mandarin Talks: the decline of the US, the rise of China, and Australia’s role September 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australia has made its support for Washington clear and that’s dangerous, according to historian Michael Pembroke. Pembroke, a former New South Wales Supreme Court judge
Premium Mandarin Talks ‘What you cannot avoid, welcome.’ China, the US and Australia in between September 8, 2020 By Michael Pembroke Career Advice The balance of the global order has changed – no more so than in Australia’s own geographic region in Asia. Yet Australia has been slower,
Grim findings to come in war crimes investigation August 10, 2020 By Brendan Nicholson Defence Australians will be dismayed by the findings of an investigation into allegations that their special forces in Afghanistan committed war crimes, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds
Australia makes its position on China clear in ministerial meeting with US August 5, 2020 By Geoffrey Barker Economy & Industry The accelerating velocity and seriousness of the strategic challenges confronting Australia have forced political leaders to think very hard indeed about the US alliance and
DFAT cuts raise ‘serious questions’ about government’s ability to deliver national interests, says Labor July 16, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s decision to cut 60 jobs would compromise Australia’s national interests, according to foreign affairs shadow minister Penny Wong.
COVID-19 review: Aus government welcomes WHO appointment July 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark and ex Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will lead the World Health Organisation’s review into the international COVID-19
