victorias senator sean ukrainian jaishankar solomon pacific russia afghans told tokyo states detention professor pompeo ministers cheng defence powers indopacific slams russian turnell meet health iran threat trade eam issues

Articles for Marise

Through 'The Loss Mother's Stone,' mothers share their grief from losing a child to stillbirth
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Through 'The Loss Mother's Stone,' mothers share their grief from losing a child to stillbirth

NPR  

Through 'The Loss Mother's Stone,' mothers share their grief from losing a child to stillbirth toggle caption Nancy Borowick I've always heard that photography could be therapeutic, and after losing both of my parents within 364 days of one another, I knew this to be true. Sponsor Message Marise Angibeau-Gray toggle caption Nancy Borowick Early on in her first pregnancy, …

Labor Pregnancy Grief Loss Child Baby Laura
Marise Payne meets with Solomon Islands for first time since Pacific nation signed security pact with China
2 years, 7 months ago

Marise Payne meets with Solomon Islands for first time since Pacific nation signed security pact with China

ABC  

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has met with her Solomon Islands counterpart for the first time since the Pacific nation signed a controversial security pact with China. Key points: Marise Payne met with Solomon Islands counterpart Jeremiah Manele in Brisbane on Friday night Trade Minister Dan Tehan says the countries agreed Australia remained Solomon Islands' security partner of choice The federal …

Security China Pacific Minister Chinese Beijing Meeting
Scott Morrison pushes back on claims the government bungled security relationship with Solomon Islands
2 years, 8 months ago

Scott Morrison pushes back on claims the government bungled security relationship with Solomon Islands

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected accusations that the Coalition has bungled a key security relationship, after Solomon Islands shrugged off warnings from Australia and signed a new pact with China. Key points: Australia's Minister for the Pacific was sent to Solomon Islands last week to try to convince its government to walk away from the deal Shadow Foreign Minister …

Security China Australia New Zealand Pacific Minister Beijing
Russian embassy hits back at Australian sanctions over Ukraine tension
2 years, 10 months ago

Russian embassy hits back at Australian sanctions over Ukraine tension

ABC  

The Russian embassy in Australia has labelled the federal government's newest sanctions as "xenophobic", while Prime Minister Scott Morrison concedes he does not think the penalties will sway Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine. Key points: The Russian embassy says a decision to recognise two breakaway regions of Ukraine will not be reversed Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated more sanctions …

Ukraine Russia Sanctions Putin Russian Embassy Morrison
Police solve 1964 rape, murder of girl with DNA, volunteer
2 years, 10 months ago

Police solve 1964 rape, murder of girl with DNA, volunteer

Associated Press  

HAZLETON, Pa. — DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and murdered a young girl in a case that rattled a Pennsylvania coal town nearly six decades ago, officials announced Thursday. State police exhumed the long-dead assailant’s body last month and said his DNA precisely matched DNA left on the jacket of …

Family Pennsylvania Case State Police State Dna Hazleton
Police solve 1964 rape and murder of girl with help of DNA and a student
2 years, 10 months ago

Police solve 1964 rape and murder of girl with help of DNA and a student

NPR  

Police solve 1964 rape and murder of girl with help of DNA and a student Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Rubinkam/AP Michael Rubinkam/AP HAZLETON, Pa. — DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and murdered a young girl in a case that rattled a Pennsylvania coal town nearly six decades ago, …

Family Pennsylvania State Police State Help Dna Girl
No single power should dominate region, says Australian FM Marise Payne
3 years, 3 months ago

No single power should dominate region, says Australian FM Marise Payne

The Hindu  

No single power should dominate the Indo-Pacific region, or carry out “coercive” policies said Australian Minister Marise Payne ahead of the first India-Australia Defence and Foreign Ministers “2+2” meeting in Delhi on Saturday,. Ms. Payne also said that India and Australia shared a vision for the region, which is “open, inclusive and resilient” “ seek a region in which the …

India China Australia Region Minister Quad Payne
Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Australia must step up counter-terrorism efforts with Indonesia after Afghanistan turmoil
3 years, 3 months ago

Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Australia must step up counter-terrorism efforts with Indonesia after Afghanistan turmoil

ABC  

Australia's Foreign Minister says deepening cooperation with Indonesia will be critical to prevent the resurgence of regional terrorism, if Afghanistan is allowed to become a training ground for violent extremists. Key points: Marise Payne said any deterioration in the situation in Afghanistan could have implications for international security Indonesia's foreign minister Retno Marsudi and Senator Payne urged the Taliban to …

Terrorism Afghanistan Indonesia Taliban Minister Foreign Payne
Afghanistan asks Australia for support pushing back against Taliban as insurgents gain ground
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan asks Australia for support pushing back against Taliban as insurgents gain ground

ABC  

Afghanistan's Foreign Minister says he has asked Australia for technological support to help push back a resurgent Taliban as the battle to control the country intensifies. Key points: Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar said Taliban insurgents are making "massive" gains Mr Atmar asked Marise Payne for other forms of support to make up for the loss of military assets The …

Support Security Military Australia Afghanistan Country Taliban
Australia considering future return to Afghanistan to monitor Taliban resurgence
3 years, 5 months ago

Australia considering future return to Afghanistan to monitor Taliban resurgence

ABC  

Less than a month after abandoning its Kabul post, Australia is considering re-establishing a presence in Afghanistan to monitor the resurgence of the Taliban. Key points: The ABC has been told the Foreign Minister remains inclined to returning in the next few months No formal planning is underway but a return could involve stationing officers in ally headquarters The last …

Australia Defence Intelligence Afghanistan Taliban Cia Payne
China slams Marise Payne's 'deplorable' comments about its handling of detained Australian Yang Hengjun
3 years, 7 months ago

China slams Marise Payne's 'deplorable' comments about its handling of detained Australian Yang Hengjun

ABC  

China has taken aim at Foreign Minister Marise Payne, labelling her comments that Beijing has kept Australia in the dark about espionage charges against Australian citizen Yang Hengjun as "deplorable". Key points: Yang Hengjun's trial will take place behind closed doors on May 27 Senator Payne said Dr Yang had no access to his family and limited access to his …

China Access Chinese Beijing Yang Payne Australian
Australian writer Yang Hengjun to face court in China next Thursday over espionage charge
3 years, 7 months ago

Australian writer Yang Hengjun to face court in China next Thursday over espionage charge

ABC  

Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne has called on China to allow diplomats to attend the trial next week of an Australian citizen accused of espionage. Key points: Dr Yang is charged with espionage, but Chinese authorities have not revealed any details of allegations against him Dr Yang's wife said her husband's lawyer has not been allowed to share any details …

Security China Case Chinese Beijing Yang Australian
Australian journalist Cheng Lei formally arrested in China, says Foreign Minister Marise Payne
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian journalist Cheng Lei formally arrested in China, says Foreign Minister Marise Payne

ABC  

Chinese authorities have formally arrested Australian journalist Cheng Lei on suspicion of "illegally supplying state secrets overseas" almost half a year after she was first detained. Cheng Lei's family speak out Photo shows Cheng Lei smiles in a photo from before her arrest The family of an Australian single mother detained in China on national security grounds has broken their …

China Chinese Cheng Payne Australian Lei Cheng Lei
Australian Government says it has seen 'no evidence to support' espionage charge against writer Yang Hengjun in China
4 years, 2 months ago

Australian Government says it has seen 'no evidence to support' espionage charge against writer Yang Hengjun in China

ABC  

The Australian Government says it is "disappointed and deeply concerned" Chinese authorities have decided to prosecute Australian writer and democracy activist Yang Hengjun. Key points: Dr Yang Hengjun was arrested in January 2019 at Shanghai Airport He was charged with espionage on October 7 after two years in detention Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne says Australia will "always support" Dr …

China Foreign Affairs Charge Espionage Chinese Beijing Her Husband
EAM Jaishankar Holds Talks With Australian Counterpart Marise Payne in Tokyo
4 years, 2 months ago

EAM Jaishankar Holds Talks With Australian Counterpart Marise Payne in Tokyo

News 18  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held bilateral talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne in Tokyo, covering a range of bilateral, regional and global issues. After his meeting with Payne, Jaishankar tweeted that the progress in bilateral ties following the virtual summit between prime ministers of the two countries was reviewed. At an online summit on June 4 …

India Australia Jaishankar Tokyo Payne
China was the elephant in the room at the Quad meeting in Tokyo. Then Mike Pompeo spoke up
4 years, 2 months ago

China was the elephant in the room at the Quad meeting in Tokyo. Then Mike Pompeo spoke up

ABC  

Four of the most powerful democracies in the Indo-Pacific region just met to discuss an increasingly assertive Beijing. "The Quadrilateral in some senses is taking up the slack that's left from ASEAN meetings where there is a failure to really be able to agree or speak openly about some of the more controversial issues that China does not want to …

India China Japan Tokyo Pompeo Mike Pompeo Quad Meeting
Australian Government ministers Marise Payne and Linda Reynolds to fly to US during coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Australian Government ministers Marise Payne and Linda Reynolds to fly to US during coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds will fly to Washington for annual talks with their US counterparts next week, forcing both frontbenchers into quarantine on their return to Australia. Key points: The ABC has been told the decision to travel was "not taken lightly" by the ministers The US ambassador said it would be "one of the …

China Pandemic Australia Defence Trump Ministers Reynolds