‘Australia should not be involved in Syria conflict’: Bob Carr
Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr says Australia should not be involved in the Syria conflict, except for offering medical and humanitarian aid.
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Human Rights Law Centre director of advocacy Emily Howie warned: “It’s a reputational and legitimacy risk for Australia to be partnering with someone of Assad’s calibre.”
Australia’s relationship with the superpowers
“Like most foreign policy, China, in the end, go with their interests,” Mr Fullilove said.
University of Melbourne centre for contemporary Chinese studies, deputy director Sow Keat Tok.
University of Melbourne centre for contemporary Chinese studies, deputy director Sow Keat Tok, said his position was that Australia had already made a choice
the alliance with the US.“We are talking about big powers, you know, staring at each other. That is something that is expected, and currently Australia has put itself firmly in the camp of the Americans, supporting what the Americans want to do.”
Mr Carr said: “America is capable of the most monstrous errors of judgment, like the Iraq war.”
Mr Fullilove said Australia should be an
Mr Carr agreed: “
Ms Howie said: “I’d be wary about a closer relationship with China due to the very serious human rights abuses there.”
Australia’s perception on the world stage
A question was put forward to the panel
Human Rights Law Centre director of advocacy Emily Howie.
Mr Fullilove said: “Malcolm Turnbull sees a broader range of colours in the world. Tony Abbott was very black and white.
Ms Howie said there was much work to be done for Australia to show it’s a good global leader – but didn’t blame it on the revolving door.
The fed govt can’t manage its relationship with WA let alone Asia. #qanda
— Daniel James (@MrDTJames) October 19, 201
Military expansion of South China Sea is a disaster for the marine environment and environment more broadly #QandA
— Ruth Barson (@RuthHRLC) October 19, 2015
Interesting that Aus wants China to adhere to international law in SouthChina Sea, but isn’t wiling to do so itself in TimorSea. Oil? #qanda — Tom Clarke (@TomHRLC) October 19, 2015
We shouldn’t partner with a regime that stands accused of war crimes. That brand of ‘pragmatism’ is not in our national interest. #QandA — Rachel Ball (@RachelHRLC) October 19, 2015
Need more transparency when it comes to Australia entering Syria. We need public debate when it comes to Aus military activities #QandA — Ruth Barson (@RuthHRLC) October 19, 2015