Among the lowlights of the election campaign, few were as low as the two leaders' statements of anxiety about Chinese investment in Australia.
Read moreColumn in The Weekend Australian - Liberals Cry Wolf on Budget Crisis
In May this year the Coalition declared a budget emergency, that spending and debt were spiralling out of control. Yet its response to this alleged crisis was deliberately withheld until Thursday afternoon, later still than the final Wednesday evening of the 2010 election campaign. The 2010 manoeuvre to avoid public scrutiny led to the debacle of an $11 billion costings error and the accounting firm the Coalition hired to audit the costings being fined for its professional association for misconduct.
Read moreColumn in The Weekend Australian - Opportunity's Sitting on Our Doorstep: Let It In
Indonesia has figured prominently in the federal election campaign for all the wrong reasons. Instead of recognising the enormous potential in closer economic and personal relations between Australia and Indonesia, the Coalition seems intent on straining the friendship with our nearest neighbour to breaking point with its ridiculous boat buy-back policy.
Read moreInterview with ABC's RN Drive on 'Winning' the Asian Century
This interview took place on ABC's radio program RN Drive on 04.04.2013.
Interview with CAUSINDY's Nikkola Pickering-Rodda on Australia-Indonesia Relations
Earlier this month, CAUSINDY’s Nikkola Pickering-Rodda spoke to the Hon. Dr. Craig Emerson, federal member for Rankin and former Minister for Trade and Competitiveness. Dr. Emerson spoke about the importance of Australia’s relationship with Indonesia.
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