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One party state
Pork barrelling, once just a string in the bow of governments, has been elevated to a very sharp arrow targeting voters who will keep one party in power. If there’s a dollar to dole out […]
Month: November 2021
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Cop that China!
With European leaders questioning the integrity of Australia’s leader on strategic issues, Nury Vittachi says the mainstream media has stepped up to once again put China in its place as the world’s biggest environmental villain […]
Culture
Can China still do it for Nike?
Despite geopolitics grabbing both headlines and the constant attention of western foreign policy hawks, Chinese consumers have not walked away from US brands. A poor quarterly result in China suggests Nike may have slipped but […]
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Telstra a foreign policy weapon
Free market forces are shot down as the Morrison government hands Telstra $1.6 billion to buy regional telco Digicel Pacific. Another salvo in the brave new world of AUKUS, and more corporate welfare, this time […]
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Who is following ASPI?
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has more than 100,000 social media followers yet averages around only ten engagements per post. Is its online engagement real or just another piece of weapons maker and foreign government-funded […]