There are a number of aspects to the connection between Beijing AustChina and senior ALP figures that continue to perplex, writes Bernard Keane.
Asia-Pacific
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
It might be worth your while, Liberal ladies and gentlemen, exploring the connections between the Prime Minister and the following…
China connections II: Kevin’s oriental odyssey
Austchina began a dedicated attempt to woo prominent ALP members shortly after the 2004 election, reports Bernard Keane.
China buys Timor oil: that’s the way of the future
The global credit crisis can be boiled down to one very simple proposition: the major western democracies have been living beyond their means and are saddled with too much debt, writes Stephen Mayne.
State of the planet
Red-hot Australia just the spot for solar energy projects … China’s green spending falls short …. Ecomigration: global warming will increase climate refugees … Global warming’s cold war … Global warming: the rich opt out
Rudd’s Rio test
Kevin Rudd and the new Labor Government have just received a big nudge from China about the BHP Billiton move for Rio Tinto.
What the overseas papers say
Ratifying Kyoto and withdrawing troops from Iraq dominated the international discussion over our new Prime Minister, with a nod to Scores, of course…
The uranium triangle: Australia ties itself to China’s future
Australian reserves of recoverable uranium are one third larger than previously thought, according to a new report by Geoscience Australia, writes Dr Jiaping Wu.
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NSW Nurses’ Association … Burma … Bob Collins … corporate agriculture … drought assistance … preferences and folly … Canberra airport …
What is a Labor promise worth?
Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd yesterday gave us a reminder about one very important aspect of Labor Party election promises: a future Labor Government will not have the power to keep any of them, writes Richard Farmer.
Marrickville meets Bethlehem, controversy erupts
Back in 2003, Palestinian Christian politician Hanan Ashrawi was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize. The Zionist establishment reacted with predictable apoplexy and accused her of supporting terrorism and not recognising the Jewish state. Four years later, it seems that the Jewish community has learned nothing.
Let Beijing’s free speech games begin
A year out from the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, the promise by the Chinese government to allow foreign journalists to report freely on China, and thereby project the image of a modern and open country, is under severe doubt.
The car industry is in a hole, perhaps it should keep digging
The nation’s biggest welfare bludgers are whinging again. Our much molly-coddled car manufacturers still suffer from the delusion that they don’t actually need to look after customer needs and instead can stay on the government tit.
The US stumbles… but it’s only the US
Funny thing about credit ratings agencies: instead of warning there’s a bomb inside the building, they have a marked tendency to subsequently examine the rubble and announce it’s not worth as much as it used to be.
