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The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has given a wide-ranging speech about Australia’s relationship with Asia.
Abbott delivered the Weary Dunlop lecture to AsiaLink in Melbourne.
He reiterated his earlier remarks that his approach to foreign policy would have a “Jakarta not Geneva” focus.
In the speech, Abbott discussed Australia’s relationship with Indonesia, India and China. He touched on foreign aid, international students and the study of Asian languages in Australian schools. [Read more…]
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:
Smith said: “Federal Labor has consistently emphasised the need to focus our foreign policy and diplomatic efforts on Australia’s national interests within our own Asia-Pacific region. [Read more…]