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Walking Away From AUKUS and Towards Beijing: Australian Labor Party’s Foreign Policy

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Walking Away From AUKUS and Towards Beijing: Australian Labor Party’s Foreign Policy
Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during the Labor Campaign Launch in Brisbane, Australia, on May 5, 2019. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images
Lincoln Parker
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This week, the usually cautious Australian Labor Party (ALP) shadow minister for foreign affairs, Senator Penny Wong, gave a speech at the Australian National University (ANU), where she unveiled a telling glimpse into Labor’s China strategy if they are elected in the coming federal election.
Lincoln Parker
Lincoln Parker
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Lincoln Parker has over 20 years experience in government, defence research and technology development. Based in Sydney, he chairs the Defence and National Security Policy Branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. Parker has worked for the Australian government, and at its consulates in San Francisco and New York. He later established the Victorian government's office in Washington D.C. with a focus on defence tech collaboration. He contributes regularly to domestic and international publications, and has appeared on Sky News Australia
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