The US-Australian Alliance has “a foundation deeper than the policies or political parties of the day”, according to the United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns.
Addressing the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Burns said he was “impressed by the new Australian cabinet”. He said “Australia is as good a [...]
The incoming Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, has outlined the three pillars underpinning Federal Labor’s foreign policy approach.
In a statement issued today, Smith said those pillars were:
Our membership of the United Nations;
Our Alliance with the United States; and
Our policy of comprehensive engagement with Asia.
Smith said: “Federal Labor has consistently emphasised the need to focus [...]