“Journalists from around the world have joined a petition asking Beijing to allow Cheng [Lei] to be reunited with her two children, aged 12 and 10.” https://t.co/jmns1y7Mkp
Looks like a case of post hoc ergo propter hoc, to me. But who am I to expect logic in this discussion? #covidorigin#conspiracytheories https://t.co/wFBoo1JnBp
Here's a 5 minute video to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Gough Whitlam's ground breaking visit to China as Opposition Leader in 1971. The visit set the scene for positive and prosperous relations between #Australia and #China: https://t.co/QyqsRjIfKo
@nyunggai@hasselljpb Let me quote Wikipedia on this important matter “His entire family lived in the Bahamas, then still a British colony, but Poitier was born unexpectedly in Miami while they were visiting for the weekend, which automatically granted him American citizenship.”
@nyunggai@hasselljpb I beg to differ - he was born in Miami which made him an American citizen by birth. It also made it easy for him to move to the US and work there.
@hasselljpb@nyunggai From the Wikipedia entry for Lillies of the Field: “Poitier won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first African-American actor to win a competitive Academy Award ….”
@hasselljpb@nyunggai His parents were from the Bahamas. He was born in Miami which made him an American by birth. He grew up in the Bahamas but moved to the US in his late teens to pursue an acting career, starting in theatre in New York.
According to Damon Johnston in today's Australian, one of the signs Dan Andrews had decided to "side with Beijing" was that "in opposition, he toured the Great Wall and other sites [in China]". Really? Is this what cuts muster as political analysis in the media today?
Vale Andrew Peacock: It was an honour and a pleasure to work with you in three different roles. Sincere condolences to your family and many friends around the world: https://t.co/hA7Gar0fU6. #AndrewPeacock
@A_Sinodinos@LiberalAus@AusintheUS I was fortunate to work for Andrew as his advisor when he was Shadow Minister for Trade prior to the 1993 election and again when he was Ambassador to Washington. A great Australian and great advocate for Australia. Vale Andrew Peacock.
On Australia-China relations, there’s much confusion & mixed signals all around. Hard to see an off ramp until Morrison and Xi update the understanding struck by Howard and Jiang: No wonder China is confused by us @UTSEngage @UTS_Business https://t.co/MB43iX60Et
An edited version of @ScottMorrisonMP Policy Exchange speech appears in today’s @FinancialReview: Sovereign Australia is free to choose both China and America https://t.co/OOSSuAAF3L
Geoff Raby: “Some commentators...seem not to understand the difference between being alone and being an outlier. Australia is definitely not alone but is certainly an outlier [in managing China relations]”. https://t.co/s0MZ18vrqu
Forget that one participant posted the password publicly. I’m just concerned that these EU Defence Ministers were using Zoom for a secret meeting. Doesn’t bode well for the future of the West.