ASEAN Dreams, Australian Puzzles

Posted by Prof. Brian Stoddart on March 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

My walks to and from the office here in Phnom Penh these few days are punctuated by the noise of sirens and the rush of motor cycle police as yet another cavalcade of dignitaries sweeps past en route to yet more meetings, relegating to the road edges the normal crush of cars, four wheel drives, … Continue reading →

Category ASEAN, ASEAN Economic Community, Asian Century, Australia, Bob Carr, Cambodia, Uncategorized

Australian Politics Risibilis

Posted by Prof. Brian Stoddart on February 4, 2012 · 1 Comment 

In the political dimension there is a plus and a minus of being out of Australia for a while, seeing things perhaps a little like an outsider might. The plus is not having to endure the daily politics of the banal as press and TV pundits desperately seek something new to say – “Well, that’s … Continue reading →

Category Abbott, Australia, Gillard, politics, Rudd, Turnbull