Penny Wong
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 56 |
| Web site | www.pennywong.com.au |
| Date of birth | November 5,1968 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Kota Kinabalu |
| Malaysia | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| State/territory | South Australia |
| Partner | Sophie Allouache |
| Children | Alexandra Wong |
| Siblings | Toby Wong |
| Job | Lawyer |
| Politician | |
| Education | The University of Adelaide |
| Scotch College Adelaide | |
| University of South Australia | |
| Official site | pennywong.com.au |
| Current partner | Sophie Allouache |
| Position | Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Senate |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia since 2022 | |
| Parents | Jane Chapman |
| Francis Wong | |
| Books | Climate Change, the Economy, the Environment: Statement by the Honourable Penny Wong MP, Minister for Climate Change and Water, and the Honourable Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 13 May 2008 |
| Alexandra Wong | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Previous position | Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Senate (2013–2022) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 433446 |
Penny Wong Life story
Penelope Ying-Yen Wong is an Australian politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Government in the Senate in the Albanese Government since 2022. A member of the Australian Labor Party, she has been a Senator for South Australia since 2002.
Australian Cheng Lei freed from China detention
... " She was met at the airport by the Foreign Minister Penny Wong, " Australia s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, announcing her release...
China accuses UK of harbouring Hong Kong fugitives
... " Australia s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her government was " deeply disappointed" by the announcement and said Australia " remains deeply concerned by the continuing erosion of Hong Kong s rights, freedoms and autonomy"...
Nathan Law: Hong Kong activist in UK fears for safety over bounty
... Australia s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her government was " deeply disappointed" by the announcement and said Australia " remains deeply concerned by the continuing erosion of Hong Kong s rights, freedoms and autonomy...
Papua New Guinea kidnap: Archaeologist Bryce Barker and colleagues freed
... Penny Wong, Australia s foreign minister, has also thanks the PNG government for " its leadership in securing a safe & peaceful resolution"...
Mardi Gras: Australia's PM Anthony Albanese first to join march
... " Penny Wong, the first openly gay female in Australia s parliament, also took part in the celebrations...
The trip that transformed Australia and China ties, five decades on
... " Another such meeting will take place on Wednesday when Australia s Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing...
Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital
... Canberra s decision in 2018 had undermined peace and put Australia out of step with other nations, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said...
Why Australia is declaring a 'new era' in the Pacific
... Labor s new foreign minister Penny Wong says she - as someone born in Malaysia - has a " personal understanding" of lingering colonial attitudes and promised to speak to the Pacific with more respect...
Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital
By Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, Sydney
Australia has reversed a decision made Four Years ago to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Canberra's decision in 2018 had undermined peace and put Australia out of step with other nations, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
She stressed that Australia remained a " steadfast friend" to Israel. Its embassy will stay in Tel Aviv.
The status of Jerusalem is one of The Most contested issues between Israel and the Palestinians.
Israel's foreign ministry has expressed its " deep disappointment" at Australia's decision and will summon its ambassador, Israeli media reported.
Former US President Donald Trump drew international criticism in 2017 when he reversed decades of American foreign policy by recognising the Ancient City as Israel's capital. The US embassy was relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May 2018.
Months later, Australia's then Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced his government would follow suit.
At The Time , Mr Morrison said Australia would recognise West Jerusalem immediately but not move its embassy from Tel Aviv until a peace settlement was achieved.
Mr Morrison's government lost power in an election in May this year.
On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong called the former government's decision a " cynical play" to win over Jewish voters ahead of an election in Australia.
" I regret that Mr Morrison's decision to play politics resulted in Australia's shifting position, and the distress these shifts have caused to many people in the Australian community who care deeply about this issue, " She Said .
She reaffirmed the country's " previous and longstanding" position that the status of Jerusalem should be resolved as part of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian people.
" We will not support an approach that undermines this prospect, " She Said .
Israel regards Jerusalem as its " eternal and undivided" capital, while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem - Occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East War - as the capital of a Future State .
The status of Jerusalem goes to The Heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem has never been recognised internationally, and according to the 1993 Israel-Palestinian peace accords, The Final status of Jerusalem is meant to be discussed in the latter stages of Peace Talks .
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