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Abbott Statement On Indonesian Intelligence Operations; Regrets But Does Not Apologise

Nov 19, 2013

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has made a statement to the House of Representatives on Indonesia and intelligence operations.

Abbott

Abbott’s remarks follow yesterday’s revelations of Australian phone-tapping of Indonesian officials, including President Yudhoyono and his wife. The Indonesian Ambassador to Australia was withdrawn late yesterday.

“I sincerely regret any embarrassment that recent media reports have caused [President Yudhoyono],” Abbott told the House. “It is in everyones’s interests – Indonesia’s no less than Australia’s – that cool heads prevail and that our relationship grows closer, not more distant.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Abbott, Audio, Indonesia, Intelligence Tagged With: , , ,

Gillard Launches Asian Century White Paper

Oct 28, 2012

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has launched the federal government’s White Paper on the Asian Century.

Julia Gillard

In her speech to the Lowy Institute, Gillard announced that Trade Minister Craig Emerson would take charge of a new ministry of “Asian century policy”. The White Paper sets out a plan for regional engagement which includes all Australian school students having “continuous access to a priority Asian language”: Mandarin, Hindi, Indonesian or Japanese. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ANZUS, Asia, Audio, Australia, China, Economy, Gillard, Indonesia, Trade, Video Tagged With: ,

Kevin Rudd: Building An Asia-Literate Australia

Apr 17, 2012

Queensland Labor backbencher Kevin Rudd says Australia is failing to do enough to become China-literate and Asia-literate in the 21st century.

Kevin RuddLaunching a paper, “Finding a Place on the Asia Stage”, by Carillo Gantner and Allison Carol, at the University of Melbourne’s ASIALINK centre, Rudd said there has been a decline in the teaching of the four principal languages of Asia: Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian and Korean.

As “an outpost of the Occidental world”, Rudd said Australia needs to “do more work in understanding the minds..of Asia”. Despite a belief that English is now the universal language, Rudd said the truth is “the bulk of the intellectual discourse, political and policy debate as well as economic exchange within Asia occurs in languages other than English.”

Rudd posed the question: “How much is literally being ‘lost in translation’ in straightforward transactions between individuals, corporations and governments, not to mention the media, everyday around China, Asia and the world.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: A.L.P., Asia, Australia, China, Education, Indonesia, Rudd Tagged With: ,

Howard And Yudhoyono Joint Press Conference

Apr 04, 2005

Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have held a joint press conference in Canberra.

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Transcript of Prime Minister John Howard’s joint press conference with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

PRIME MINISTER HOWARD: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I would like to welcome to this news conference His Excellency the President of Indonesia. We have just completed a bilateral discussion between the President and myself and then a broader discussion between the senior Ministers of the Indonesian Government and the senior Ministers of the Australian Government. [Read more…]

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