Julie Bishop hits back at North Korea as Labor backs 'harder-edged' US stance
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#2M19H)
Australia's foreign minister says North Korea should look after its 'long-suffering citizens' rather than develop nuclear weapons
Australia's foreign minister, Julie Bishop, says North Korea should look after its "long-suffering citizens" rather than developing weapons of mass destruction after the regime pointedly warned Australia of a possible nuclear strike if Canberra persists in "blindly and zealously toeing the US line".
Bishop issued a statement on Sunday declaring North Korea's threats of nuclear strikes against other nations "further underlines the need for the regime to abandon its illegal nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs".
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