Alexander Downer
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From Robert Mugabe to Alexander Downer: Jeremy Hearder retires after 65 years as a diplomat
Few people could work the same job for 65 years and not get bored. But Jeremy Hearder did – and he got to criss-cross the world doing it.
- James Massola
The ‘once-only’ opportunity to expand Australia’s size by almost 50 per cent
Cabinet documents reveal the Howard government moved quickly to lock in a claim over huge areas of the seabed across the Pacific, Indian and Southern oceans, including key areas off Australia’s Antarctic territory.
- Shane Wright
Britain needs to explain PM’s green shift, says Australia’s high commissioner
Last month, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was delaying the mandatory take-up of electric vehicles until 2035.
- Latika Bourke
Tony Staley: The last of the Liberal hard men
Tony Staley was a tough and canny political operator who read the classics and was inspired by poetry. Even Labor’s Graham Richardson was in awe of his audacity.
- Tony Wright
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Embassy’s ‘woke’ portrait wall is all white in the end
Someone was triggered when portraits were removed from Australia House in London, but the patriarchy will now be uncancelled.
- Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Former Howard government minister Peter Reith dies after battle with Alzheimer’s disease
He was the industrial relations minister in the Howard government which introduced tough reforms following the 1998 waterfront dispute.
- Stephanie Peatling and Latika Bourke
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‘Don’t try and seduce them’: Downer reveals secret role in advising Rishi Sunak
Alexander Downer’s advice was based on his experience as Australia’s longest-serving foreign minister in the Howard government, which won four terms in office and won key battles on immigration and the economy.
- Latika Bourke
Boris Johnson made Aussie billionaire a Lord on his way out the door
Media-shy businessman Sir Michael Hintze has donated to a range of causes, including the Conservative Party and the Brexit campaign.
- Rob Harris
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- UK politics
Tories ‘completely lost’ after Truss tax U-turn, says Alexander Downer
Alexander Downer said he could see no path to victory for Liz Truss and that she had blown her popularity and upended Conservative credentials by announcing unfunded tax cuts.
- Latika Bourke
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