Michael Danby
Australia could learn much from robust Israeli example
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 00:00
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WHAT do Australians really know about Israel? The Gaza Strip, the West Bank, the names of its leaders Peres and Netanyahu all sound familiar. But what about its financial system? How does it compare to Australia?
I have just spent a frenetic week-long visit exploring this question and, although a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing, I think there is definitely an X-factor when it comes to improving its financial system and implementing (often bold) reforms.
Mining Oligarchs bending the ear of the Coalition
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 00:48
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So Julie Bishop has a Huawei-donated MediaTablet. Dangerous. Dangerous for her and dangerous for Australia if she ever aspires to become Foreign Minister. The iPad alone is but one of the micro details to emerge from Ms Bishop’s visit to China as a guest of the Chinese telco. Some Liberals led by Julie Bishop together with vested mining interests questioned the Gillard Government’ accepting ASIO’s advice against letting Huawei bid for NBN. But the bar on Huawei has wider significance because the controversy it has sparked illuminates the most vexing issue of Australian foreign policy – our relationship with China.
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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 10:08
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I come to this Warsaw not just as a friend, and as a member of the Australian Federal Parliament, and as Chair of the Joint Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, but also as a proud Jewish Australian. Like many second and third generation Australian Jews, part of my heritage lies within the shifting boundaries of this country.
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012 00:00
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It is a great pleasure and honour to speak on the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address Bill) 2011 and the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Protecting Elector Participation) Bill 2012 and to respond to some of the points made by the members for Indi and Mackellar. I particularly want to commend the Special Minister of State for tackling this matter and taking up the decline of enrolment across Australia.
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 00:00
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Bernie Ecclestone received $55 million per annum for the Melbourne Grand Prix and he has warned that, if the cash handout is cut, Melbourne will lose the Grand Prix. Attendance figures for the Melbourne Grand Prix are low. Ecclestone admits that the Albert Park event is the least viable of all grand prix around the world. The Grand Prix Corporation estimated that 7,000 fewer people went to the Formula 1 in 2011 than in 2010.
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