Tag: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Australia Deputy PM apologises for calling PM Morrison ‘hypocrite and liar’

Feb 5 – Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce apologised on Saturday to Prime Minister Scott Morrison for calling him “a hypocrite and a liar” and said that Morrison had rejected his offer to resign. Morrison said in a statement that he accepted Joyce’s apology. In a leaked […]

Biden hosts Indo-Pacific leaders as China concerns grow

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday is set to host the first in-person gathering of leaders of an Indo-Pacific alliance known as “the Quad” as he wraps up a difficult week of diplomacy after facing no shortage of criticism from allies and adversaries. The White House meeting with leaders […]

France questioned Australia’s commitment to submarine deal in June – source

PARIS, Sept 20 – France began doubting Australia’s commitment to a $40 billion submarine order in June and President Emmanuel Macron was only informed by Canberra of the deal’s collapse in writing hours before it was announced, a French presidency official said. The official said there had been […]

Australia defends its handling of French submarine deal

SYDNEY, Sept 19 – Australia defended its scrapping of a deal for French submarines on Sunday, saying the government had raised concerns to Paris for months, as a new deal with the United States and Britain continued to fuel a multinational diplomatic crisis. “I don’t regret the decision […]

Angering China, Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, extends visas

SYDNEY – Australia said on Thursday it was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to a new security law imposed there and announced measures to attract businesses from the Asian financial hub, provoking an angry response from Beijing. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the law […]

Pamela Anderson calls Australian PM’s comments ‘smutty’

LOS ANGELES — Pamela Anderson is criticizing Australia’s prime minister for making “smutty, unnecessary comments about a woman voicing her political opinion.” Appearing on Australia’s “60 Minutes” this month, the “Baywatch” star urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison to bring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Australia. The Australian citizen […]

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