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Tag Archives: Turnbull
RICHARD BUTLER. Turnbull and Trump: Everything Is Illuminated. – A REPOST
In New York, for the Coral Sea commemoration, Turnbull pledged permanent Australian fealty to the US and expressed agreement to Trump’s concept of “fake news”. Rupert Murdoch presided over the ceremony. Greg Norman was present as a witness. Very illuminating. … Continue reading
Posted in Defence/Security, International Affairs
Tagged Australia and US, Coral Sea, George Will, Richard Butler, Rupert Murdoch, Trump, Turnbull
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GEOFF MILLER. Shangri-la and AUSMIN—assertions, contradictions and questions.
Prime Minister Turnbull’s keynote speech last weekend at the Shangri-la security dialogue in Singapore contained many strong assertions, but also contradictions. It also raised, and left unanswered, some big questions.
Posted in Defence/Security, International Affairs
Tagged AUSMIN, Australia, China, Shangri-la, Tillerson, Turnbull, United States
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ALISON BROINOWSKI. The Merkel moment: wherever that works.
If NATO cannot rely on a Trump administration, should Australian leaders not see this as an opportunity to face the facts?
Posted in Defence/Security, International Affairs
Tagged Alison Broinowski, Australia, Bishop, Merkel, NATO, Trump, Turnbull, US
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ANDREW FARRAN. More troops to Afghanistan: at best a patch job; at worst perpetuating futility
Whereas economic globalisation might seem for a time to be on the wane, in the military sphere globalisation is on the rise. Regional alliances are being transformed into global alliances. ANZUS has been merged de facto into NATO, and where … Continue reading
Posted in Defence/Security
Tagged Afghanistan, ANZUS, Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Middle East, NATO, politics, security, Turnbull
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MUNGO MacCALLUM. Another distraction, but what a distraction.
The starting point is putting a price on carbon – some form of emissions trading policy. But this is total anathema to the coalition party room – worse even than negative gearing.
Posted in Economy, Environment and climate, Politics
Tagged carbon price, federal budget., Mungo MacCallum, negative gearing, Scott Morrison, Syria, Turnbull
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PETER HUGHES. Losing the plot on immigration policy
If governments choose to make immigration policy based on populism, expect an increase in human suffering……
Posted in Politics, Refugees, Immigration
Tagged immigration, Manus, Nauru, Peter-Hughes, policy, refugees, security, Trump, Turnbull
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JOSEPH CAMILLERI. The Politics of Paralysis: Australian style
It is hard not to conclude that our major parties have been the primary stumbling block. They seem singularly ill equipped to envisage, let alone manage, the institutional changes called for by a globalising and increasingly interdependent world. If innovation … Continue reading
TONY KEVIN. ‘Putin meets Turnbull’: an interesting encounter at Hangzhou.
Chris Ullmann’s ABC News report on main outcomes for Australia of the Hangzhou G20 Summit led with an account of an impromptu ‘encounter’ between Malcolm Turnbull and Vladimir Putin. Maybe they bumped into one another in the hotel lift … Continue reading
Posted in Defence/Security, International Affairs, Politics
Tagged Australia-Russia relations, Bishop, MH17, Putin, Russia, Syria, Turnbull, Ukraine
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