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"I was once asked “why should Australians care about what happens in the
Pacific? and my response was (or started with) "This is where you live”.
Being in the neighbourhood is a fact of geography. Being a good neighbour
requires thought, care, activity, and participation. When it comes to being a
good neighbour in the region, how has Australia’s statecraft rated in the past
and how can it be improved for the future?
Two years ago I led a research team that spent a good while listening to
Pacific islanders (from Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu). I have distilled
some of what we heard into what I describe as the “Australia paradox”.
Essentially this means that for people in these countries, the relationship
with Australia is far and away the most important one, the one they care the
most about. And because they care so much about it, they want it to be better."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
