To: TobagoJack who wrote (197352 ) 3/17/2023 11:30:24 PM From: sense Respond to of 218083 I know about as much about Aussie politics as I do India's... And, what little I do know is no doubt colored by my having watched the TV series... "Rake" How accurate is the portrayal of Aussie politics that provides ? I don't know. But, pretty good as "circuses" go. Still, not too hard to find a few media reports that appear to put it in context... both as an internecine dust up inside the Labor Party... Mar 18: It’s what Keating didn’t say at the press club that was most disloyal But, also, "more of the same"... Mar 6th: Paul Keating blasts Age and SMH for ‘provocative’ China war story In the U.S., we have laws that require everyone, including former politicians, to register as "foreign agents" if they're taking money to advocate for... pretty much any external interest that's not all and only a "domestic" concern... And, that law is often (once every few decades, until recently) vigorously enforced... against those people 'they" don't like... note the Bannon links in this one: DOJ Sues Trump Confidant For Not Registering As A Foreign Agent Of China Pretty Weird How Republican Megadonors Keep Getting Popped For Being Unregistered Chinese Agents, Huh? And: Steve Wynn can’t be forced to register as a foreign agent of China, judge rules But, otherwise... don't worry about it... right, Hunter ? I don't know what Aussie law requires. It might well be an Aussie equivalent of that... or, just a doddering old fool prattling on about... Corn Pop... or some such... An old guy who is so focused on his own "past glories" that he is, as his own party mates point out... "out of touch" with the present and its changed realities ? In spite of the inflammatory approach taken... I note he said nothing that actually disputes their analysis ? All he said was "We shouldn't talk about that"... without ever saying its not true... or offering any explanation as to "why not" ? And, that seems a bit off...