There is an old divide in Australian politics. Since the foundation of the two-party system those who prioritise Asia-Pacific engagement have been set against those favour traditional connections to the English-speaking world – once described by Paul Keating as people who wished to travel ‘back down the time tunnel to the future’.
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Lord Jonathan Marland is Chairman of CWEIC, the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council
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