Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he will “engage” with East Timor, after the South-East Asian nation agreed to sign a slew of new agreements with Beijing across areas including healthcare and economic co-operation.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong as they left for the Quad leader’s summit in Tokyo.
Blaming the previous Coalition government for Australia’s diminishing regional influence, Albanese said his government would increase foreign aid spending. The new government has wasted no time in trying to rebuild relationships between Australia and its neighbours. After being sworn in as the prime minister, Albanese almost immediately travelled to Tokyo for a meeting with the Quad countries, and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has already visited several Pacific Island nations.
CameronGooley Tell those dirty rotten Indonesian government officials to stop making pollution & contributing to global warming. Them and Thailand are 2 of the biggest offenders. GlobalWarming
CameronGooley I.e throw more foreign aid money to the beggars or in other words get into bidding war with China to satisfy his socialist mates. Let’s be honest East Timor has found a cash cow in this bidding war as they are incapable of earning money on their own.we have to support the beggars
CameronGooley So if Dili didn't sign the deal with China, Australia will never give a dam?
CameronGooley Why should anyone in the Pacific trust Liberal or Labor governments? Shorten or Turnbull, Albanese or Morrison, Wong or Payne, when it comes to foreign affairs, same dog, different head.
geoffrey_payne CameronGooley Dropping the whistleblower prosecution would be a sign of good faith.
CameronGooley Fake Albo you mean? Where is the real Albo? Why are we suddenly getting rid of the dead Queen?
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