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It’s time Wong squarely confronted Australia’s foreign dilemma
The problem is that neither the foreign minister, nor any political figure or official in the federal government, will speak frankly about the US alliance.
James CurranInternational editorAt first glance, Foreign Minister Penny Wong gave some conflicting messages at The Australian Financial Review Business Summit last week.
Wong reprised Clinton-era language about the US being the “indispensable” nation, but then conceded things had changed since the end of the Cold War. But she wouldn’t say how.
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