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It's been tough work keeping up with Australia's excuses for its shut embassy in Kyiv

OPINION: The reopening of the post, nearly three years after the war in Ukraine began, has been an embarrassing farce with no good explanations.

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Latika M Bourke
Dec 19, 2024
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The latest excuse from Penny Wong about why Australia failed to restore its diplomatic presence in Ukraine until now since Labor was elected is the latest iteration in the Labor goverment’s implausible claims.

Pictured in this composite is Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and the joint Canadian-Australian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photos: Pool/Mazo…
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