Anthony Albanese rebuffed questions about Rudd’s fit for the role, calling it “an outstanding appointment”; Penny Wong said detained Australians, sanctions would be discussed in China. Follow updates here.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her upcoming meeting with China’s foreign spokesperson Wang Yi would include discussions about detained Australians, rebuffing speculation on what would be tabled during her visit.
Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference in Canberra.Her visit will be the sixth time an Australian government minister will formally visit China. “There’s been a lot of speculation in the last 24 hours or more about what will happen. Well, I will say this, the expectation should be is that we will have a meeting and that dialogue itself is central to stabilising the relationship.
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