Tom Sinkovits

Tom Sinkovits OAM is a former Australian diplomat, trade official, refugee and Chief of Mission for the UN’s International Organisation for Migration.

Recent articles by Tom Sinkovits

Australia’s trust deficit is a failure of governance

Australia’s trust deficit is a failure of governance

Public trust in Australian politics is wearing dangerously thin. Restoring it will require clear standards, real accountability and decisions that can be traced, justified and owned.

Paul Keating’s meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the evolution of bilateral relations with China

Paul Keating’s meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the evolution of bilateral relations with China

Paul Keating’s report on his meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi brought back memories of an hour long one on one conversation I had with Jiang Zemin, who in 1987 brought a trade mission to Sydney. He was the Mayor of Shanghai at the time.