Australia - The New Asian Powerhouse
‘The Conservatives, you can bet on this, will forelock tug their way to Washington, and our future as an independent country, as a republic in Asia, in our neighbourhood, will be lost’ – The Hon Paul Keating, speaking at the Australian Labor Party Centenary Dinner 2001Should Australian foreign policy continue to take the stance of recent American administrations, or should the Federal Government distance itself and strive for a new identity within the Asia Pacific? Australia’s foreign policy, under the current government has become such that we now look more like America’s little brother than an independent nation. We have on our doorstep, a wondrous opportunity to tap into the Asia Pacific region, where we are geographically located, and strive for a new identity as a leader, rather than a sidekick. With George Bush’s declaration of the ‘
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Approximate Word count = 574
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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