...So says Stan Grant, an Australian First Nations descendent of the Wiradjuri people (though if Australia was one nation I would not need to make that distinction), news presenter, journalist, and Professor of Global Affairs at Griffith University in Queensland. Stan is a man who knows a thing or two, though not quite perceptive enough to not see China as... Continue Reading →
Australia, In A Pickle, “Has Only Itself To Blame”
Australia is in a pickle - a quaint old English saying, meaning to be in a situation that is decidedly unpleasant - and, as the article shared in full below says, "has only itself to blame". I am continuing my recent practice of sharing in full, articles I deem to be of significant importance. Purely... Continue Reading →
Australia – Prime Example of Government by Stupidity and Cowardice
"Australia is Learning the Hard Way the Price of its Adherence to US Foreign Policy" - NEO Another welcome article by James O'Neill for the New Eastern Outlook. Very precise. Very open. Very clearly stated. Very true. Australia is governed stupidly. Primarily due to the cowardice (or greed, but mostly I would say cowardice) of those... Continue Reading →
Directions for the Future – Which Way to Turn?
Of course China is punishing Australia - though they may not phrase it in those terms - and why wouldn't they punish a two-faced nation? Indeed, why shouldn't they? Australia can't have it both ways. We can't expect to work on the basis of respect and partnership in the world of trade, for mutual benefit,... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 