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October 29, 2012

Gillard's Asia Strategy Is Pure Spin

Greg Sheridan, The Australian

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The Gillard government white paper on Asia is a fraud. On every level, it is a con job. The government is having a lend of us. Its only admirable quality is its chutzpah.

No Australian government since that of Billy McMahon has done less to increase the level of Asian engagement it inherited when coming to office than the Gillard government.

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TAGGED: Asia, Australia, Julia Gillard

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