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2018: Look at Australian foreign affairs in past 12 months

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop

Former Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (L) and Current Foreign Minister Marise Payne (R) = Source: AAP

It has been a tumultuous year in foreign affairs for Australia, as one of Australia's longest-serving foreign ministers resigned from the portfolio after Scott Morrison became the new prime minister. In her last months in the portfolio, Julie Bishop presided over a cut to foreign aid, with the Federal Budget indicating it was on target to reach its lowest level ever. The Morrison Government also courted controversy by announcing it was considering moving Australia's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.


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It has been a tumultuous year in foreign affairs for Australia, as one of Australia's longest-serving foreign ministers resigned from the portfolio after Scott Morrison became the new prime minister. In her last months in the portfolio, Julie Bishop presided over a cut to foreign aid, with the Federal Budget indicating it was on target to reach its lowest level ever. The Morrison Government also courted controversy by announcing it was considering moving Australia's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.


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