Julie Bishop hits back at North Korea as Labor backs `harder-edged` US stance
(The Guardian North Korea)

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`. Related: North Korea warns Australia of possible nuclear strike if it `blindly toes US line` Related: Mike Pence in Australia says US and allies ready to tackle North Korea Continue reading...