Issue 2013 November 09
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LETTERS
Farmers need a reconstruction bank Sir, The proposed sale of two Northern Territory beef export properties to Indonesian interests, with the approval of new Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce, is another sad day for Australia agriculture. It illustrates the conundrum faced by farmers after decades of destructive agricultural policies that are forcing farmers to do what they don’t want to do — either sell…
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: China pivots towards Central Asia
China is rapidly expanding its economic and strategic interests in Central Asia, with global strategic implications. As the United States refocuses its attention from Afghanistan to the Asia-Pacific, and NATO halts its eastward expansion, China is stepping up its “Marching Westwards” policy. Chinese President Xi Jinping recently toured through Central Asia, signing contracts worth tens of billions of dollars, and treating the former…
