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John Garnaut is a columnist.

Foreign policy hypocrisy, a challenge for Malcolm Turnbull

Foreign policy hypocrisy, a challenge for Malcolm Turnbull

If the Prime Minister wants to remain in power long-term, he will need to narrow the gap between foreign policy principles and practice.

  • by John Garnaut

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China's great wall of sand is theatrical bluster

China's great wall of sand is theatrical bluster

Beijing will push and rattle sabres but it won't risk a catastrophic conflict against the United States.

  • by John Garnaut
Rising India is vital to allied hopes to deter China

Rising India is vital to allied hopes to deter China

With Australia firmly in the geopolitical mix, no one is publicly talking about China and containment, but all strategies are going in that direction.

  • by John Garnaut
UBS Papua New Guinea 'deal': respected figures question PM Peter O'Neill's role

UBS Papua New Guinea 'deal': respected figures question PM Peter O'Neill's role

Two respected former PNG prime ministers have called for investigations into "possible corrupt activities" involving Prime Minister Peter O'Neill and his government's acquisition of a $1.2 billion stake in ASX-listed Oil Search, which was financed by the Australian arm of Swiss bank UBS.

  • by John Garnaut
How Oil Search deal found trouble in Papua New Guinea

How Oil Search deal found trouble in Papua New Guinea

Just how did the PNG government end up with what is arguably the most important blocking stake in corporate Australia?

  • by John Garnaut
PNG chiefs talk of civil unrest over unpopular Australian bank deal

PNG chiefs talk of civil unrest over unpopular Australian bank deal

Until now, the tribal chiefs in Papua New Guinea have been happy to host a hugely profitable natural gas project on their mountainous land. 

  • by John Garnaut
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The arm wrestle over drugs: inside the TPP deal

The arm wrestle over drugs: inside the TPP deal

The journey from Mike Froman's 12th-floor presidential suite to Andrew Robb's modest digs on the 58th can take as long as 10 minutes in the Westin Hotel – a gargantuan relic of the Atlanta Olympics, where the lifts go missing when most needed.

  • by John Garnaut
China climate change pledge to Barack Obama also a gift to Malcolm Turnbull
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China climate change pledge to Barack Obama also a gift to Malcolm Turnbull

Australia can no longer rely on the excuse of waiting for action from the world's two great emitters.

  • by John Garnaut
Malcolm Turnbull changes direction on foreign policy: China trumps the Islamic State death cult

Malcolm Turnbull changes direction on foreign policy: China trumps the Islamic State death cult

Defence is a key part of Australia's China strategy but economic matters will be even more precarious to manage.

  • by John Garnaut
US envoy: Malcolm Turnbull is our man

US envoy: Malcolm Turnbull is our man

The Obama administration has embraced Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, rubbishing claims he might be "soft" on China or sceptical towards the United States. 

  • by John Garnaut
Barack Obama promises tough action on China cyber attacks

Barack Obama promises tough action on China cyber attacks

Obama and Xi face off in Washington

  • by John Garnaut

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