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Asia speech by Rudd the scholar was out of place

Surely when the Albanese government appointed Rudd to Washington it was aware of his track record at the Asia Society.

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We should test hateful opinions in open debate, not shut them down

If we allow tribal and polemical opinion to govern public interaction, we undermine our shared liberties.

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ALP’s revolutionary hand now exposed over Israel

Foreign Minister Penny Wong isn’t dancing, but she does need to be reassessed. She’s not convincing anyone of her skill or judgment.

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An unacceptable reality behind the facade of Xi’s China

When people who are household names in this country lionise the party’s governance of China, they and their audiences need sharply to be reminded of the brutal reality.

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World not ready for conflagration about to hit Middle East

Biden warned Tehran not to cross a red line and it has promptly done so. Obama likewise warned Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad not to cross a red line and was ignored. The regime in Tehran knows that.

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From Gaza to Haiti, let’s not forget the true culprits

Whereas the impending famine in Gaza is blamed on Israel, it is arguable that only foreign intervention in Haiti will be able to restore responsible governance.

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Arrogant, aggressive Wang Yi bears no party favours from China

Wang Yi is both a hardliner and a servant of the uber-dictator whose approach to foreign policy has been notably aggressive for well over a decade.

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Keating the elder statesman has got China very wrong

If Keating had one last good fight in him, it would be to urge upon Xi the kind of economic reforms the former led in Australia in the 1980s. But don’t hold your breath on that one.

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The questions Carlson should have asked Vladimir Putin

Contrary to Tucker Carlson’s X-rated rant about mainstream media being full of insidious lies, Putin’s whole modus operandi has always been insidious and mendacious.

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Get ready: Eastern Europe’s chilling view on Putin’s war

The message from the front line is that we in the West must do more to stop the Russian tyrant.

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