Alexander Downer
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Former foreign minister of Australia; Chairman Policy Exchange; Chairman Gold Hydrogen, Distinguished Visiting Fellow Hoover Institution Stanford University
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Why is Australia’s mortality rate 15% above their historic average according to the latest ABS data? Why is this not an issue for the media to address?
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Sorry to read the New Zealand FM has downgraded NZ role in 5 eyes arrangement. And they upgraded FTA with China in February while China was imposing sanctions on Australia. Used to be our best mates. Not now.
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I’m going to advise the government not to participate in
@QandA
One minister and all the rest are political opponents. Better to leave it entirely as a
@AustralianLabor
@Greens
show. The one
@LiberalAus
guest is only there to be denigrated.
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So far this year 4,000 people have died from covid19, 92,000 from flu, 320,000 from HIV/AIDS, 256,000 from road accidents. Perspective!
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I argued Australians should have reciprocal access to e-gates at Heathrow throughout my time as High Commissioner. Today the British Government announced they’ll do it from next year! Victory! And another step forward in Aus-Uk relations!
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I used to think the Greens were just an extremist environmental party. But now I’ve realised they’re much worse. They’re an anti semitic cult. No civilised person should forget that come the next election. They should be electorally wiped out. They’re horrific.
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Spare a thought for
@juliabanksmp
who abandoned
@LiberalAus
, moved seats, lost to the
@LiberalAus
@GregHuntMP
in
#Flinders
and then the
@LiberalAus
won her old seat! The
@LiberalAus
gave her a chance in parliament. She bit the hand that fed her! Saturday’s greatest loser
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I can’t understand why if Hamas fires hundreds of rockets they are surprised Israel retaliates. Do they expect the Israelis to just ignore1500 lethal rockets? A deadly political game.
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Sad to see
#JacindaArdern
taking shots at
#Australia
at the Pacific Island Forum. She knows only too well she’s asking us to bear a huge cost. How is it in her country’s interest to virtue signal against her country’s best friend? We know why she did it.
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Why has the Australian Government chosen to alienate the Israeli Government over revoking recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital? Why would they want to alienate a hitherto great ally? Foolish decision
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Why I would grit my teeth and vote for Trump
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If the Israelis put down their guns tomorrow there’d be a second holocaust. If Palestinians put down their guns tomorrow there’d be a Palestinian state. Worth thinking about.
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I’m glad
@ScottMorrisonMP
has outlined the vaccination targets but why can’t Australians who are double vaccinated come home without $3000 14 day quarantine. Many other countries do it. We need to let our people come home! It’s their right!
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So sad that
@abcnews
has lost the confidence of
@LiberalAus
supporters and MPs. Once seen as the great impartial broadcaster. Still supported by
@AustralianLabor
and
@Greens
strongly but lost the other half of Australia
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China is now threatening the UK over Huawei. Does China allow Western companies to build its communications systems? Of course not!
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Around half of
#NewZealand
’s emissions come from agriculture. Will
#JacindaArdern
mandate massive de-stocking of
#NewZealand
farms? Er, maybe not!! Virtue signallers seldom act at home. Just lecture abroad!
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The problem is, the West - especially the US and the UK - have allowed Iran to hijack ships, shoot down a drone and attack Saudi oil facilities and hold people hostage and done nothing. Weakness in the face of dictators is provocative.
@realDonaldTrump
had to act and he has
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I see Western Australia has locked down again. When will this strategy end? When Covid is eliminated worldwide?
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Sorry to hear Victoria now has the largest number of Covid cases in Australia and has the longest and most severe lockdown in the world.
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There are 56 Muslim nations, 103 so-called Christian nations and one Jewish state. If you think one is too many…yes, exactly. I don’t need to spell it out.
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The conditions for a ceasefire in Gaza should be quite clear: the release of all hostages and the unconditional surrender by Hamas. If Hamas surrenders they will end the war. If not, the war will continue until they are militarily destroyed
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I talked to
@jeremycorbyn
at the State Banquet for unelected Xi Jinping but he boycotts the elected
@POTUS
. What are the real values of the modern left
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Judging by the Twitter response from Yes voters to my questions about how members of the Voice will be appointed it confirms my fear this is a deeply divisive referendum. They just respond with a fusillade of primary school personal abuse! Keep race out of politics!
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We either save avoidable deaths & destroy society OR accept avoidable deaths & save society. The moral dilemma of our time.
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Fascinating that
@ScottMorrisonMP
is considering moving our embassy to Jerusalem. It’s obviously
#Israel
’s capital. Gutsy decision.
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Twitter would be more effective if it didn’t allow contributors to be anonymous.
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I don’t think an Australian State can legally close it borders to other Australians under Section 117 of the Constitution
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One of the reasons the Yes case is falling behind is the way Yes supporters campaign: abuse never wins an argument and nor should it. The fusillade of abuse is helping the No case.
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Media outrage when
@realDonaldTrump
threatens court action. But it was okay 20 years ago for AlGore to go to several courts! US media is sadly deeply partisan
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When I was a child my Dad always told us all of the importance of good manners. It seems an old fashioned expression these days. Since Twitter now has an editor perhaps it should insist on courtesy and good manners.
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The reason we are not being given details about the Voice is because the government thinks we’ll oppose it if we know the details. Worth thinking about that
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I assume the Australian government which voted for the recognition of a Palestinian state can define where it would be i.e. its borders. And the Australian government knows how it would be governed. They should share the news with us.
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There are 400 private jets ferrying delegations to the COP26 conference.
@POTUS
brought five. It is estimated they will emit in 24 hours as much CO2 as Scotland emits in a year!
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@mirandadevine
@dailytelegraph
Ah Anne Wintour. I was introduced to her at a function in London. Last year. Hadn’t heard of her so politely asked her what she did. She just turned her back and walked away. Can’t blame her I guess but shockingly grand woman.
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The vile humans pursuing
@JoshFrydenberg
make one simple mistake. The Quiet Australians abhor them. So even if the win in the High Court they’ll suffer a terrible defeat in a Kooyong by election. They won’t get rid of
@JoshFrydenberg
I can guarantee that.
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Remember what William Pitt said:” Necessity is the plea of every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants…”
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If Australia votes in the UN for Palestinian recognition at a time like this it will be a vote to reward terrorism. Australia should never do that.
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The Maldives Under Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
@ibusolih
has stabilised and made substantial economic and soclal advances. As a former Australian Foreign Minister, I admire what he has achieved.
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Why do the Left particularly hate Israel? Are they, like elements of
@UKLabour
anti semitic?
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It seems incredible that people say they favour the Voice but don’t know how it will be chosen! Surely it’s a simple question and needs an answer. Why are we not being told? What is there to hide?
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Just remarkable how flu in Australia declined this year. 21,156 cases and 36 deaths compared with 298,120 cases and 812 deaths at this stage last year! Only 10% more Australians have died from Covid this year than flu last year!
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We should be ashamed that there are so many anti semites in our society. Chanting to throw Jews into the sea. The Greens and other far left activists are particularly unforgivable.
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The greatest figure in the world this week as we commemorate D Day? The Queen. So elegant and so above the ruck of partisanship politics and hyper media exaggeration . The world’s most popular woman. She’s a phenomenon.
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I hear ASEAN leaders have now approved UK as an ASEAN Dialogue Partner. UK building its Indo Pacific engagement post Brexit.
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Australia’s vote for a ceasefire in Gaza reminds me of Lord Halifax. In 1940 he urged Churchill to announce a ceasefire with the Nazis. Churchill would only end the war when Germany surrendered. Albanese is more of the Halifax school.
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Do Left wing people ever stop complaining? It’s a culture of endless complaint on social media and full of resentment, jealousy and hate! I know, this Tweet will just inspire more hate! But btw, it’s healthier to try to build something not just tear down!
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The fatal mistake of the Yes campaign is the extraordinary refusal to give details of of how the voice would work. How will it be appointed seems a very basic question in a country steeped in democracy.
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I’m very optimistic we will soon have an FTA with the UK. UK farm lobby’s arguments are very thin. New Zealand can’t even fill its sheepmeat quota to the UK!
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The UK is going to allow fully vaccinated travellers from US and EU to come to UK without quarantining. Could Australia do the same thing?
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Surely politicians are aware Article 12 of International Convention on Civil and Political Rights guarantee all people a right to return to their own country. We have to allow Australians to come home if they want to.
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A great example of what’s happening on Twitter. Our society is gradually declining into this. Really sad.
@AlexanderDowner
@realDonaldTrump
alex i know i bully you a bit but we’re not so different, you and i. we’re curly haired, from adelaide, and have both had sex with your wife
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Interesting to read UK farm lobby screaming against free trade with Australia but support free trade with Germany, France, Bulgaria etc.
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The
@LiberalAus
seems to think the
@ABCaustralia
is anti-Liberal. Watching
@ABCmediawatch
and
@QandA
makes me wonder whether the
@ABCaustralia
cares.
@PaulFletcherMP
attacked by all the panellists and the host. No one to balance the debate. Not one
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Sorry to see Julie Bishop will not continue as foreign minister. She did a great job - strong on US alliance, success in Asia, excellent Middle East policy and admirable focus on Pacific. Always popular with counterparts. She’ll be missed
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The
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The problem with the Brexit debate is Parliament asked the public what they wanted to do and didn’t like the answer.
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So CambridgeUniversity has scrapped the honorary fellowship for
@jordanbpeterson
on the grounds he offends their “inclusive environment”. Obviously not inclusive of intellectual diversity. Sad that staff gave in to a few student protesters.
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Hamas has now fired 3000 rockets at Israel. If a terrorist group fired 3000 rockets at Australian cities would our government do nothing or would we attack the terrorists? The answer is obvious.
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The panic about coronavirus is madness. Calm down. This isn’t the Black Death. Vulnerable people should be very careful. The rest? Get on with normal life
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This is a reminder that all major parties should put
@Greens
last at next election. An anti-semitic cult
Stop what you’re doing and listen to the despicable remarks of
@Greens
MP
@jennyleong
, in which she accuses Jews of having “tentacles” which they use to try and influence power.
Leong has plumbed new and dangerous depths by using one of the oldest and darkest antisemitic tropes
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Blackbirding may have been awful by today’s standards but it wasn’t slavery. Slavery abolished in the British Empire in 1833. Blackbirding began in 1863.
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Australia must escape the dystopian closed shop of COVID-19
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Twitter took down
@realDonaldTrump
tweets it didn’t like. We Australians expect it to take down deeply offensive Chinese Communist tweets
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Barry Humphries made all Australians laugh at themselves. He mocked all of us,ridiculing us up and down the whole demography of the country. He mocked us all. And in the process made us all laugh until we cried! Who can replace him? The last of the great comedians?
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It might be for the best if the Australian government allows people who have been vaccinated to enter Australia, stay in a private house and do a Covid test within 2 days. That will at least allow Australia to open up albeit slowly.
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#MargaretCourt
always behaved with dignity and style. I now hope the appallingly behaved
@serenawilliams
never breaks Margaret’s grand slam record.
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Australia should have voted against the UN resolution calling for a ceasefire. Hamas have to be destroyed. And btw they are not helping the Palestinians. They are using civilians as human shields.
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We owe a huge thank you to Gina Reinhart for supporting our swimmers and rowers in the Olympics. Her personal funding for individual athletes made their record breaking performances possible. Acknowledged by Dawn Fraser
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Afghans who have worked for Australians as interpreters etc should be allowed to come to Australia. Terrible decision by
@POTUS
to pull out of Afghanistan
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I wonder why only 10% of eligible voters voted for the South Australian Voice. Seems to be a disastrous indictment of the whole project.
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There are currently 61 new nuclear reactors under construction in 15 countries. Strange how many countries can build them but Australia can’t
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I sometimes look at comments on Twitter and see lefties going feral about me being in France! I live and work in London and it’s possible to travel in much of Europe.
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It’s quite noticeable that since the pro-Hamas demonstrations have been raging the Just Stop Oil protests have stopped!!! I guess they’re the same extreme people! Hard to maintain two protests at the same time!
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Brilliant news that Dave Sharma wins Wentworth pre-selection. Really important to get new bright people like Dave into parliament. A charming, amusing and brilliant person.
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I’m not sure if Australia will reach 80% vaccination rate given that no significant country has done so. Maybe we’ll never open up to the outside world again!
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I hate to spoil everyone’s fun but my meeting with George Papadopoulos was not at anyone’s request. We just thought he might be interesting as he was a minor player with the Trump campaign! What he said was his choice, not mine!
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Politicians are right to talk about jobs and growth. But they seldom talk about the drivers of growth...innovation and entrepreneurship
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What percentage of Australians would have to be vaccinated to allow vaccinated returnees to return without 14 days in a medi-hotel? These questions and other scenarios are never asked by journalists. What is the plan? We need proper debate
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@HackneyAbbott
comments on
#Assange
reminds me that
#Australia
could not share sensitive intelligence with a
@jeremycorbyn
government. End of UK as a serious 5 eyes partner.
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It seems very unwise for US Democrats to fuel divisions already exacerbated by president Trump.
@JoeBiden
is right not to endorse impeachment. Time for healing
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So, when Hamas murdered and kidnapped Jews on 7 October, what did they judge the Israeli government would do? They knew, right?
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How will members of the voice be appointed? Surely the government has an opinion about something as fundamental as that. How can we be confident the voice won’t be used for partisan advantage when we don’t know how appointees will get appointed?
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If Australia hadn’t repealed the Gillard government’s carbon tax would we have been spared the current fires?
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Great to so Australia voted No
@unhrcpr
resolution. Well done
@JulieBishopMP
. Many countries also abstained. Why is Hamas inciting violence by sending their fighters to breach Israeli border?
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Interesting how few people in Australia are focussed on
#Brexit
. Not met anyone who thinks it will diminish Britain’s place in the world.
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The question I’m reflecting on is this: if the federal govt decided to allow people vaccinated to home quarantine subject to a Covid test within 2 days of arrival freeing medihotels for unvaccinated Australians, would the States agree?
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I realise that when something terrible happens to
#NewZealand
that it’s a country I love and care about. So awful to see so many Kiwis suffer. The terrorist has caused death and grief but he won’t change the values and humanity of that great country
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This has brought shame on Australia around the world.
Protesters ambush families of Israeli hostages at Melb hotel BEYOND DISGUSTING
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Prison island: Australia’s Covid fortress has become a jail | The Spectator
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The Trump shooting should remind all activists, political candidates and politicians to tone down the rhetoric.
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China’s ambassador to
#Australia
has made a major diplomatic gaffe threatening Australia in
@FinancialReview
. Hopefully his foolish behaviour wasn’t sanctioned by
#Beijing
. He makes China sound arrogant and uncaring
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Morrison puts Australia First and avoids unwise choices
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