When will Beazley realise he isn’t a pollie now?Why do we keep having Australian ambassadors as ex-politicians? asks Jim Molan. Kim Beazley in Washington shouldn’t be talking so candidly about the war in Afghanistan since it’s such a tense issue between the US and Australia.
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Environment shouldn’t be a ball in political game
The latest Newspoll tells the real double dissolution story: the electorate wants an Emissions Trading Scheme but it doesn’t want an early election over it.
Hartcher: Rudd plays nicely with the other team
Australian pollies aren’t known for their bipartisanship, although PM Kevin Rudd is changing that with his latest ambassadorial postings. Or, is Rudd just forward planning for his own career? asks Peter Hartcher.
Crikey Says: Overseas postings: send your critics far, far away
The Prime Minister had big news this morning, announcing Kim Beazley and Brendan Nelson as new ambassadors. Is Mark Latham’s ambassadorial posting due any second now?
Who will be the next ambassador to the US?
Obama’s pal Jeff Bleich was announced as the new US ambassador to Australia. Dennis Atkins speculates on the contenders for the plum job of Australian ambassador to the US.
Speaking the language of diplomacy
If only a quarter of our diplomats speak a language other than English, it is hard to see how our diplomatic service is being as effective as it could be, says Andrew Bartlett.
Amanda Vanstone a big splash on the Tiber
Amanda Vanstone’s first official engagement in Italy was to open the L’Isola del Cinema festival of Australian film last Friday evening. Crikey’s intrepid correspondent reports from the scene.
