Alistair Nicholas

International business consultant, runner, #RoyalEnfield aficionado, husband, dad to 3 daughters. Opinions r mine. RTs not necessarily endorsements.

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

@WillKingston 👏👏👏

[Jason Yat-sen Li: Labor for Strathfield @Jason4strath]

At the @gentlemansride with @NicholasCounsel to raise money for prostate cancer #gentlemansride

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

#Geopolitics of the #Ukraine conflict - why some countries support #Russia and how it might play out for them: https://t.co/dXUYuMlz3C. #UkraineRussianWar #Ukraineconflict #Ukrainecrisis #India #China

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

The sneaky bastards! #auspol #China #submarine #AUKUS

[James Laurenceson 罗震 @j_laurenceson]

“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

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

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

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

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

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

@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.”

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

@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.

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

@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 ….”

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

@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.

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

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?

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

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

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

@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.

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

A lot of discussion in today's media about political donations and buying government influence. Here's why I advise my clients against making political donations: https://t.co/WoLkGFqR4i #politicaldonations #lobbying #governmentrelations #governmentaffairs

[James Laurenceson 罗震 @j_laurenceson]

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

[James Laurenceson 罗震 @j_laurenceson]

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

[James Laurenceson 罗震 @j_laurenceson]

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

[Alistair Nicholas @NicholasCounsel]

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.

[Miranda Devine @mirandadevine]

Can’t be all that secret if it’s a Zoom meeting!!