'Borders, genders – all a bit confusing right now!': Russian ministry refers to Julie Bishop as a 'he'

By Nick Miller, London
Updated September 3 2014 - 7:18am, first published 5:42am
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Michael Bachelard
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Michael Bachelard
Diplomatic spat: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Andrew Meares
Diplomatic spat: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Andrew Meares

Australia's ambassador in Moscow has teased his hosts during a row on Twitter, saying both grammar and borders were proving hard for Russia to settle on at the moment.