Category: Politics

China’s Silent Invasion – With Professor Clive Hamilton

Clive’s controversial new book, Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia, almost went unpublished after three publishers pulled out citing fears of reprisals from Beijing. His warning that the Chinese Communist Party is engaged in a systematic campaign to exert political influence in Australia seemed vindicated before the book appeared. Published in February, Silent Invasion quickly became a best-seller and is being read in countries around the world that face a similar threat from a rising China under an increasingly authoritarian state.

Is The U.S. Vs China True? – With Salvatore Babones

Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor University of Sydney joins me to discuss the question of the China U.S relationship. He suggests it is not what is being reported.

https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/american-tianxia

Don’t Bash Globalization—It Will Rescue Our Economies After the Pandemic

Australia Shuts Borders

All non-citizen, non-resident travellers will be banned from entering Australia, as the government attempts to get a handle on the coronavirus outbreak.

“We believe it is essential to take a further step to ensure we are now no longer allowing anyone, unless they are a citizen or resident or direct family member,” Scott Morrison said in an address on Thursday afternoon.

The government’s reasoning is that a significant majority of cases are not contracting the virus through community transmission, but by contact with someone who has recently travelled from overseas.

“The reason for this decision is about 80 per cent of the cases we have in Australia are either the result of someone who has contracted the virus overseas or someone who has had a direct contact with someone who has returned from overseas,” he said.

Earlier this week, the government announced all Australians currently overseas should return home immediately, using commercial flights

No “V-Shaped” Recovery Here – With Tarric Brooker

Another chat with Journalist Tarric Brooker covering finance and politics. Tarric uses the handle @AvidCommentator on Twitter.

We discuss the latest economic and political dynamics as the RBA considers a rate cut tomorrow, and central banks around the world seek to support their financial markets. How might this play out?