This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese attends NATO Leaders’ Summit Meeting and will meet with Macron in Paris, Wong visits Malaysia and Vietnam, Plibersek addresses the UN Ocean Conference, and more.

Despite the decline of unions, there are many signs of worker resistance. This is related to rising inequality, union inroads into seemingly impenetrable occupations and industries, the development by unions of international links and digital tools, and the inevitable pressure for labour reform.

Commercial air travel is blighted by ongoing disruption stemming from COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has taken to the skies to attend several summits, though his agenda raises questions about his priorities.