Quote ["The present Government of Australia is blindly and zealously toeing the US line," he said, accusing Australia of "spouting a string of rubbish"."If Australia persists in following the US' moves to isolate and stifle North Korea … this will be a suicidal act of coming within the range of the nuclear strike of the strategic force of North Korea."
In response to the comments, Ms Bishop said Pyongyang's threat "underlines the need for the regime to abandon its illegal nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs".
"These present a grave threat to its neighbours, and if left unchecked, to the broader region including Australia," she said."The North Korean Government should invest in the welfare of its long-suffering citizens, rather than weapons of mass destruction."]
