Alexander Downer

FOR MORE than a year before retiring as Foreign Ministry chief of protocol, Yitzhak Eldan dreamed of creating an Ambassadors’ Club as a social…

In what has now turned into almost a diplomatic ritual, Australia called in Israel’s envoy on Thursday to ask for clarifications on the alleged use…

HANUKKA IS almost upon us, and for just over a week, those of us who light candles each night recall the miracles that saved the Jewish people from…

Australian Labor party leader, Kevin Rudd, the scholarly former diplomat to Beijing who speaks fluent Mandarin, won a landslide victory in Sunday's…

Australia's foreign minister said Wednesday that withdrawing troops from Iraq now would be "madness," because the US-led multinational force there is…

Australia's decision to grant asylum to three former Iraqi diplomats and their families would not create a precedent for other Iraqis who want to…

The Australian Cabinet has agreed to sell uranium to India on condition that inspectors are allowed to ensure the nuclear fuel is used only for…

Pulling US coalition troops out of Iraq too soon could spark wider conflict throughout the Middle East, Australia's foreign minister said…

AFTER WEEKS of advertising Beauty City in the Hebrew media, in tabloid-size brochures throughout its many stores, on billboards, etc, SuperPharm…

The release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston is a happy occasion, especially given how differently such episodes have ended in the past. The…

Bye, dear BeverlySir, - I was saddened to read of the death of Beverly Sills, a great opera singer whom I had the pleasure to meet. She was tall,…

PRIME MINISTER Ehud Olmert met last week with Texas Governor Rick Perry who headed a delegation of Texas public officials and business people on a…

GENERALLY SPEAKING, with the notable exception of American Independence Day, there's a paucity of ministers available to represent the government at…

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki discussed the situation in the country on Thursday with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, the…

Five Australians are among alleged Islamic extremists arrested in Lebanon in a counterterror crackdown, Australia's foreign minister said…

Hamas's sudden thrust to place the Gilad Schalit issue back on center stage shows the organization is feeling intense pressure to "deliver" something…

Three Australians are among alleged Islamic extremists arrested after fighting against Lebanese troops in the northern city of Tripoli, Foreign…

As Britain prepares for the post-Blair era, Australia appears to be heading toward the post-Howard era - a political shift that could have…

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday blamed the apparent collapse of a truce in Lebanon on extremists trying to "sow discord" as she…

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday blamed the apparent collapse of a truce in Lebanon on extremists trying to "sow discord" as she…