#AUSTRALIA: Foreign Min. Julie Bishop Gives Support To Gay Marriage Bid

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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, has expressed support for allowing homosexuals to marry during a TV interview. She has until now been guarded about her personal view on same-sex marriage, but said she supported the government's plan to put the proposal to a plebiscite.

#AUSTRALIA: US Embassy in Canberra Advised Obama Against "Hostile" Climate Speech

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Australian Foreign Min. Julie Bishop has accused Pres. Obama of
"speaking in ignorance" on Climate Change

Pres. Obama ignored the ­advice of his Ambassador to Australia to attack on PM Tony Abbott's climate policies during the recent G20 Summit, where Obama ripped into Abbott's response to "Global Warming" especially policies protecting the Great Barrier Reef. Foreign Min. Julie Bishop accused Pres. Obama of "speaking in ignorance."

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Foreign Minister: #Israeli West Bank Settlements Shouldn't Be Called "Illegal" [world politics news]

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, left, with Israeli FM Avigdor Liberman. (photo: Times of Israel)