barryqwalsh
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Our settlement record is vastly more successful than anything in Europe, perhaps anywhere in the world. Increasingly all across Asia people have relatives in Australia and know from their relatives’ experience that we are a stable, friendly, prosperous nation. This is true of many Europeans as well.
Of course, we can still bugger things up if we really put our mind to it. Turnbull had to do a good deal of rewriting of his foreign policy speech yesterday. Terrorism aside, his view of the region is smart, realistic and relatively optimistic. It starts from recognising the changing dynamics of the regional economy. China is slowing and we can no longer rely entirely on mineral exports to China. But as China slows a little, new centres of regional economic growth are emerging, such as India and Indonesia, and even nations such as Vietnam and The Philippines. Our strategic orientation is anchored in the US alliance, and Turnbull and Shorten both support this.
While some Australians may not be interested much in the world, the world is interested in them
Of course, we can still bugger things up if we really put our mind to it. Turnbull had to do a good deal of rewriting of his foreign policy speech yesterday. Terrorism aside, his view of the region is smart, realistic and relatively optimistic. It starts from recognising the changing dynamics of the regional economy. China is slowing and we can no longer rely entirely on mineral exports to China. But as China slows a little, new centres of regional economic growth are emerging, such as India and Indonesia, and even nations such as Vietnam and The Philippines. Our strategic orientation is anchored in the US alliance, and Turnbull and Shorten both support this.
While some Australians may not be interested much in the world, the world is interested in them
