The West Should Learn From Hong Kong’s ‘Painful Lessons’ With the CCP: HK Lawmaker in Exile If those who enjoy freedom don t speak out, then no one else can
Self-exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui has warned that Western nations need to heed the lessons of Beijing’s takeover of the city, saying despite the many extensive trade ties to China, democratic nations had to see through the façade and take firmer action against the tyrannical regime.
Motivated by a desire for Hong Kongers to be free while ignoring potential risks to his safety, Hui is in Australia hoping to galvanise support for his people, and is due to meet local parliamentarians and Hong Kong community members to accelerate efforts at developing a safety net for those fleeing the communist crackdown in the former British colony.
The Quad Squad takes diplomacy to a new level
It is the most consequential diplomatic shift in decades, deepening the divisions between China and the rest of the specifically democratic world.
Years in the making, the Quad is finally a real group. The leaders of the US, Japan, Australia and India will hold regular meetings .
David Rowe
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At a nondescript hotel conference room in Manila in November 2017, senior diplomats from Australia, the US, Japan and India gathered to talk shop.
While the East Asia Summit had been dominated by US President Donald Trump skipping out on the event, the officials were meeting quietly to revive the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.
The question at day two of The Australian Financial Review Business Summit was whether Australia can follow up the initial rebound from the pandemic and come back stronger amid the massive disruptions.
The doctors are back in charge. Hereâs why.
Not so long ago, we believed the era of infectious diseases was over. After a brutal reality check, a medical doctor now runs the federal health department, and a national centre for disease control is being considered.
Professor Brendan Murphy, then chief medical officer, rear, and Health Minister Greg Hunt in the early days of the pandemic. Â
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Making public health predictions is a risky business. Fifty years ago, public health officials around the world, including in Australia, declared the era of infectious diseases was over.
Why? Because there was an abundance of antibiotics and of vaccine programs and it looked like communicable diseases would become a thing of the past.