How did Fiji's former coup leader Frank Bainimarama, rejected by Australia and the international community, become a democratically elected leader and global climate change ambassador?
The crowd was enthusiastic, but smaller than expected at around 3,000 people, with the Rugby World Cup garnering more attention in Fiji.
Australian & Fijian leaders bonding over shared passion for rugby league leading to joint peace keeping mission in the Middle East - An example of the more formal and ‘harder’ side of Sportsdiplomacy where RugbyLeague is the portal for dialogue StuarMurray drjsimonrofe
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Australia's East Coast set for welcome weekend drenchingThe Eastern coastline of Australia is welcoming a deluge of weekend rainfall as residents battle several ongoing bushfires amid worsening drought conditions. 9News aussiechic81 Slightly exaggerated, for Victoria anyway, mainly far eastern/ northeast of Victoria will see some some rain but not as much as 'southeast Queensland' and northeast Nsw coast' unless severe thunderstorms develop.
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Wales overcome close call with Fiji to reach World Cup quarter-finalsWales prevailed 29-17 over Fiji, almost certainly ensuring Australia finish second in Pool D. SMHsport paywall blocked, looks like I will get my news from another source. A shame really.
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Australia troops to embark on peace-keeping mission to Israeli-Syrian borderAustralia and Fijian troops will take part in a peace-keeping mission in disputed territory between Syria and Israel, unrelated to events in Syria's north-east. It better be to help the Kurds...who have fought courageously with little help for far too long...against rabid moslum terrorists who hate for the sake of it...they hate other moslum sects and the rest of the world. The PM is happy he can play war games with not only Australian troops but a few extras thrown in. So do we forget about Taylor, Joyce, Littleproud, Frydburger, Chinese influence, stolen water, climate change, jobs for mates, donations to the LNP etc? The region isn't disputed. Golan Heights is Syria's territory which Israel illegally usurped. UN mission ought to put soldiers on the Green line border, which would mean Golan Heights would be on the Syrian side with Israel on the other.
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Australia to ease kava import limits in Pacific diplomacy pushAustralia is easing import restrictions on kava to improve relations with Pacific Island countries. The best diplomacy push would be giving a toss about Climate Change. Interesting stuff, probably a lot less harmful than ethanol or even THC, but like anything if you over do it your liver may suffer under the metabolic stress. You can already buy it as pills from chemists in Australia, without a prescription.
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Morrison defends Trump over withdrawal of US troops from Syria | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has defended US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from northern Syria.\n\nThe US president claimed sending troops to the Middle East was the worst mistake America had ever made. \n\nResponding to the announcement, Mr Morrison said “this is a sovereign decision” for Mr Trump, adding he would not make broad commentary on whether withdrawing troops was a right or wrong decision. \n\nImage: AP ScottMorrisonMP realDonaldTrump Before the US made bombs start dropping on the Kurds? Yeah good call ScottMorrisonMP realDonaldTrump Of course he did, he is embarrassing the way he sucks up to Trump. But what would you expect from a mini—me copy ScottMorrisonMP realDonaldTrump So Morrison didn’t ‘defend’ the decision he simply stated the obvious that it was an American decision.
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President Trump has made a ‘terrible error’ withdrawing troops from Syria | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peta Credlin says US President Donald Trump has “made a terrible error of judgement” in his decision to withdraw troops from Syria. \n\nOn Sunday the White House announced that the United States will withdraw troops from northern Syria to step aside for a Turkish military operation in the region.\n\nMs Credlin said she believed the president had erred by effectively announcing the United States would “[walk] away from the Middle East with Islamic State captured but not defeated.” \n\n“In the short-term, without a US cop-on-the-beat, the world might be superficially safer for America… but without their presence, it's hardly going to be safer for anyone else, or indeed safer in the long-run, for Americans” she said.\n\nMs Credlin said this military move by President Trump may satisfy his aim of “putting America first”, but she also feared this decision was “certainly no way to keep the world as safe as we can make it.” \n\n“I fear he's made a decision in haste, and that the decision itself is a poor one”, said Ms Credlin.\n\nImage: Associated Press Seeing Morrison supports Trump has Credlin climbed out of Morrisons arse to disagree with him He needs his troops to save the Pacific region rather than the Middle East. The Middle East war will still be going long after we're dead so his theory is stock up on troops for when the big one starts with China. He didn't make a mistake. America is tired of undeclared wars and Operation: USELESS DIRT.
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