Wong warns of ‘catastrophic’ conflict

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Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has issued a dire warning to world leaders about the “catastrophic conflict” within the region if Cold War-style safeguards aren’t put in place. Delivering Australia’s address to the United Nations General Assembly for the second year in a row, Senator Wong focused on climate change, nuclear weapons and conflict. Without outright naming China, she warned that the Indo-Pacific region is evolving into a site of military build-up. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (L) arrives to address the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 22, 2023. (Photo by...