Penny Wong - report

Australian politician (born 1968), Minister for Foreign Affairs

Penelope Ying-Yen Wong born 5 November 1968) is an Australian politician who is currently serving as the minister for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Government in the Senate in the Albanese Government since 2022. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), she has been a Senator for South Australia since 2002. Wong previously served as Minister for Climate Change and Minister for Finance and Deregulation during the governments of Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2007 until 2013.

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2022-12-19

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Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong will visit China this week. It will be the first ministerial visit since the communist superpower froze diplomatic relations with Australia. Wong will make the case for China to begin lifting sanctions on Australian exports.

2022-10-18

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Foreign minister Penny Wong said the Labor government has agreed to recognise Tel Aviv as the capital. Israel's Foreign Ministry voiced "deep disappointment" with the decision. Previous Prime Minister Scott Morrison had reversed decades of Middle East policy.