Arctic 30 members granted exit visa
Australian Greenpeace campaigner Colin Russell is expected to return home in a few days after Russia granted him an exit visa.
Australian Greenpeace campaigner Colin Russell is expected to return home in a few days after Russia granted him an exit visa.
With demand for consular services rising and government budgets under pressure, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is encouraging people who get into trouble overseas to be more self-reliant.
There is mounting pressure for Prime Minister Tony Abbott to call Vladimir Putin and obtain the release of an Australian Greenpeace activist being detained in a Russian prison.
The Australian government is yet to seek the release of activists who have been detained in a Russian prison in relation to protests over Arctic drilling, despite calls for Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to personally intervene.
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