Category: Foreign Minister Marise Payne

Australian Man Confirmed Killed in Ukraine

May 28, 2022
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An Australian man has died while providing humanitarian aid in war-torn Ukraine, the prime minister has confirmed. Michael O’Neill, 47, was killed on Wednesday, leaving behind three children as well as five siblings. “This is a tragedy and I want to give my condolences to the family of the man involved,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…

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Morrison Government Pours $30 Million in Future Women Leadership Grant

March 8, 2022
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The Morrison Government has launched a $20.35 million fund under the Women’s Leadership and Development Program (WLDP) on International Women’s Day. The Lead and Succeed grant will support projects that aim to deal with the “structural and systemic” problems that can hinder women’s employment and progression into leadership, and that foster an environment for women…

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Australia Urged to Press Vietnam to Stop ‘Abysmal’ Human Rights Breach

December 7, 2021
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Australia has been urged to use its close ties with Vietnam to demand the communist regime in the country end its “abysmal” human rights infringements at the 17th Australia-Vietnam human rights dialogue Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. The organisation also urged the Australian government to press Vietnam to release all political prisoners and…

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Foreign Minister Payne Urges CCP to Grant WHO Entry ‘Without Delay’

January 7, 2021
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Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne has urged the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to grant the World Health Organisation (WHO) team investigating the origins to the COVID-19 pandemic access to China. It follows reports from the WHO that Chinese officials are yet to finalize the necessary permissions for the group of specialists to enter as…

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