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Russian foreign minister accuses the west of frenzied criticism over his country’s invasion of Ukraine

In a sign of thawing relations, Penny Wong meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, in the first such talks since 2019.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the country's new government wants to stabilise its relationship with Beijing but will not make any concessions on national interest when she meets her Chinese counterpart on Friday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, prompting French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to note that Russia was so isolated that its top diplomat had to leave the talks…

Foot-and-mouth disease is spreading across livestock in Bali and throughout Indonesia. If it were to reach Australia, the consequences would be devastating.

Top diplomats from the richest and largest developing nations are confronting multiple crises as they open talks beset by sharp divisions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impacts on food and energy security, along with climate change, poverty and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic

G20 foreign ministers called for an end to the war and grain blockade in Ukraine on Friday, as Russia's top diplomat walked out of a meeting and denounced the West for "frenzied criticism" and squandering a chance to tackle global economic problems.

Australia and China's foreign ministers will meet for the first time in three years, Beijing confirmed on Thursday, signalling a thaw in relations that soured over claims of foreign interference and retaliatory trade sanctions.

The sidelines of this week's G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali will see the first in-person meeting of Australian and Chinese foreign ministers since 2019, before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.