Anthony Albanese says an exemption from the US' 25 per cent steel and aluminium import tariffs is “under consideration” by the Trump Administration, after the two leaders spoke.
Canberra's top diplomat in WA will this week finish a 16-month stint leading the state's foreign affairs and trade outpost, as she begins preparations for a new, undisclosed assignment.
Former diplomat Peter Varghese has called on the federal and state governments to better engage with the Indian community amid the country's worsening COVID-19 crisis.
Economic tensions and COVID-19 loom large as Sarah Hooper champions WA and international trade atop the state's branch of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
An Australian mother has been left heartbroken after her attempts to help hundreds of other families with babies return home elicited silence from the government.
