Saturday, April 5, 2014

US shows the way

Daniel FlittonAustralia should join the world leader in championing justice for human rights violations.

 - April 6, 2014

Senior Correspondent

Illustration: Matt DavidsonBack in the days when George W. Bush would cheer on his mate John “Man of Steel” Howard, the chief aide to Australia’s foreign minister kept a private list. He jotted down every instance where Australia had broken ranks with the US, a way of defending the regular charge the Howard government blindly followed in Washington’s footsteps.