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This file photo taken on August 24, 2018 shows Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (R) walking with Australia's incumbent Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after a party meeting in Canberra. (AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN)
August 26, 2018, 3:53 pm
Australia’s foreign minister Julie Bishop quits in fallout of PM’s ouster
Move comes after pro-Israel politician fails to replace Malcolm Turnbull as nation’s leader; former top diplomat complained of sexism in male-dominated government
By AFP and TOI staff
Australia's Scott Morrison arrives for a party meeting in Canberra on August 24, 2018. (AFP/ POOL / DAVID GRAY)
August 24, 2018, 6:35 am
Scott Morrison named new Australian prime minister
Jewish cabinet member Josh Frydenberg named deputy leader of Liberal Party in shakeup as Turnbull ousted
By AFP
Australia's Malcolm Turnbull, center, and Julie Bishop, right, leave after a press conference in Canberra on August 21, 2018. (AFP / SEAN DAVEY)
August 24, 2018, 5:29 am
Australia to get new leader as embattled prime minister forced out
Julie Bishop, who questioned whether Israeli West Bank settlements were illegal in 2014, among front-runners to take over from Malcolm Turnbull in secret ballot Friday
By AP and TOI staff
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at United Nations headquarters, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 3, 2018, 2:48 pm
PA lambastes Australia for nixing aid, says decision ‘not grounded in facts’
Ramallah accuses Canberra of siding with Israeli ‘colonialism’ under US pressure, insists foreign aid was never used to pay stipends for Palestinian terrorists
By Tamar Pileggi and Michael Bachner
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at United Nations headquarters, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 2, 2018, 1:00 pm
Australia ends direct aid to PA over payments to terrorists
Foreign minister says Canberra concerned money will be distributed to Palestinian prisoners in an ‘affront to Australian values,’ redirects funding to UN
By Michael Bachner and AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 4, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
June 16, 2018, 9:01 am
Australian FM says embassy won’t move to Jerusalem, rebuffing party pressure
Julie Bishop also rejects calls to halt aid to Palestinian Authority over its payments to ‘martyrs,’ says all funds are audited to ensure they don’t go to terror
By TOI staff
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a press conference in Sydney, October 28, 2017. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
October 28, 2017, 12:33 pm
Australian PM heads to Israel after tumultuous week at home
Malcolm Turnbull’s government in turmoil after his deputy PM was kicked out of parliament over his dual citizenship
By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA
Outgoing Australian Ambassador Dave Sharma at a farewell reception in Tel Aviv, June 11, 2017 (Ariel Besor)
June 15, 2017, 1:39 pm
Israel is ‘in our blood,’ outgoing Australian ambassador says
Packing up after four years in Tel Aviv, Dave Sharma reflects on close relationships, lessons learned, and a few ‘difficult conversations’
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a joint press conference in Sydney, Australia, on February 22, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO)
February 26, 2017, 6:37 am
Netanyahu: We will never relinquish security control of West Bank
In conversation with Australian foreign minister, PM says Israel learned from long experience that it can’t rely on international forces to protect it
By TOI staff
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets with the Australian Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten in Sydney, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)
February 24, 2017, 8:27 am
Meeting PM, Australia Labor head pushes Palestinian state
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says he told Netanyahu ‘clearly and unambiguously’ that West Bank settlements hindering peace deal
By AP and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara land in Australia on an official visit. February 21, 2017 (Haim Tzach / GPO)
February 21, 2017, 11:31 pm
Netanyahu lands in Australia in first visit by Israeli premier
PM scheduled to meet with top government officials and Australian Jewish leaders before returning to Israel Sunday
By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in New York, on September 21, 2016 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
February 21, 2017, 8:25 pm
Day before Netanyahu arrives, Australia backs 2-state solution
Turnbull says both sides must return to negotiations, voices support for Palestinian statehood, Israeli security
By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, set off for a week-long state visit to Singapore and Australia, February 19, 2017. (GPO/Haim Zach)
February 20, 2017, 3:58 am
Netanyahu to face protests on Australia state visit
PM arrives in Singapore on first leg of trip aimed at strengthening economic and security ties with both countries
By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong seen during the welcome ceremony at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on April 19, 2016. (Haim Zach / GPO)
February 19, 2017, 3:00 pm
Netanyahu embarks on first trip to Singapore and Australia
During trip aimed at strengthening economic and security ties, PM to meet with political leaders and local Jewish communities
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 4, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
February 16, 2017, 12:41 pm
Australia hints at openness to two-state solution alternatives
Tentatively backing Trump, FM says Canberra wants Palestinian statehood but will support any new idea both sides embrace
By Stuart Winer
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