Call me maybe; time for Abbott to dial Putin
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.
Tag: diplomacy
Australia yet to seek release of Greenpeace Arctic activists
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.
Coalition revoke diplomatic posting for former Labor premier Bracks
Tony Abbott’s government has been accused of pettiness after incoming foreign minister Julie Bishop axed a plum posting as Australia's next consul-general in New York for former Labor premier Steve Bracks.
Embassy cables monitor Assange involvement in Manning case
Declassified documents from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade show Australian diplomats are closely following the Bradley Manning case to monitor references to WikiLeaks and Julian Assange.
Assange just an attention seeker: Howard
Former PM John Howard isn’t sure Julian Assange has committed a crime, but rates him as “an attention seeker of the worst kind”.
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