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Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith has added his voice to the global concern for Aung San Suu Kyi, who went to trial this week for breaching her house arrest after an American man swam to her lakeside home earlier this month. Smith reiterated his call to release Suu Kyi, restricted to her home prison [...]
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The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been largely silent following Burma’s move to try Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former leader Aung San Suu Kyi for breach of her house arrest, when an American swam to her lakeside home earlier this month. The ruling junta will begin Suu Kyi’s trial this week. [...]
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith has accidentally revealed restricted treaty documents involving bilateral nuclear trade negotiations with China. Smith’s department has been in damage control, soothing relations with embassies and high commissions after the minister breached diplomatic confidentiality by tabling the deals in parliament. The documents involved sensitive information about the sale of uranium [...]
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The Federal Government has increased its funding to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the latest Federal Budget, delivered last night by Treasurer Wayne Swan. The $106.5 million in extra funding will target three key areas: diplomacy and national security; trade; and protection of Australians abroad. The Government has allocated another $106 million [...]
...read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith and his Thai counterpart Kasit Piromya last Friday conducted the inaugural Australia-Thailand Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, to strengthen trade links between the two nations. Smith said the commission provided a chance to discuss “a range of regional and global issues, including the region’s response to combating people smuggling [...]
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