Menashe, the President of National Council of Jewish Women Australia, has claimed Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision not to attend Israel’s October 7 massacre sites last year "hurt" many in the Jewish community.

Oscar Jenkins, once feared dead, is believed to be alive and in Russian captivity. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for his release and warned Moscow the federal government's response will be "unequivocal" if he is not treated humanely.

Australia's foreign minister has delivered a message from Auschwitz urging unity "across political difference", where a delegation is marking the 80th anniversary of the concentration camp's liberation.

Australian officials believe Australian soldier Oscar Jenkins, who travelled to fight in defence of Ukraine, is alive and in Russian captivity, rather than dead as had been feared.

"Penny Wong is going, as is appropriate, as our Foreign Minister, together with our Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and the special envoy on anti-Semitism, Jillian Segal. They will be Australia's ...

An Australian man who was feared dead after being captured by Russian forces is alive, foreign minister Penny Wong has announced. Oscar Jenkins, 32, a teacher who signed up to fight for Ukraine against Russia,

Oscar Jenkins went missing on Dec. 16 in 2024 while on a combat mission near the village of Mykolaivka in Luhansk Oblast.

Penny Wong and Donald Trump hardly sound like a match made in political heaven. Yet, there was Australia’s foreign minister, in prime position.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for a united front against antisemitism and hate crimes ahead of her visit to Auschwitz for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Wong, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal will represent Australia at the milestone event in Poland.

The opposition leader said the government's stance on the Gaza war made the foreign minister "the most inappropriate person" to attend.

Nationals Leader David Littleproud has criticised Foreign Minister Penny Wong for letting her "personal bias" affect her foreign policy decision-making regarding Israel.

Owner-chef Joel Humphreys has enlisted local grower Dylan Abdoo from Newcastle Greens to help out on salad duties; he supplies Ferrari-red oxhearts that are doused in enough chilli oil to hold your attention without it ever overpowering the fruits’ heightened tomato-ness. Pickled onion and lovage add further punch.