Having observed attacks on academic freedoms in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — discussions have begun in diplomatic and security circles about whether the Five Eyes intelligence partners should respond collectively to the threat, so there are no "weak links" which can be exploited.
Meanwhile John Denton and his team at Corrs have gone so far as to assist China against India on Gwadar,and let it be known that Darwin Port will be a base for the Chinese Navy ,to enable its work in the Indian Ocean ,and Northern Australia.
It follows that Corrs and Denton also are likely to be subject of Five Eyes action.Corrs clients can expect their files to be scrutinised, by all sides. Denton must find singing Katyusha in Chinese increasingly difficult.
On John Denton's clumsy promotion of the PRC;almost as bad as bragging about a conversation with Yeltsin's driver
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Katyusha (Катюшa) -by the Alexandrov Ensemble and ladies from the PLA. An example of managing and harmonizing conflicting interests that Denton could learn from.
That effort was as clumsy as Denton's bragging in a 1998 interview about how, as a "political analyst" seconded to DFAT from Corrs, serving in Russia, he obtained information from then president Boris Yeltsin's movements from Yeltsin's driver.
Current Chinese President Xi Jinping with Corrs CEO John W.H. Denton
Given law firm Corrs and its CEO John Denton's admission on the Corrs website that theDarwin Port dealwill provide Chinese naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, it is in the national interest that all records at Corrs be reviewed to determine how and to what extent Australian national interests have been compromised. Corrs and Denton will no doubt claim that their files are all subject to legal professional privilege, but national security must trump that of some law firm and its clients making a bit of money.In any case, it is more likely than not that Corrs IT systems have already been breached by any number of intelligence agencies in this region. Denton and his partners may , for example, want to familiarize themselves with the acronym RAW. END
The likelihood of Australia's Attorney General, George Brandis, being appointed next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom seems to be increasing.Meanwhile , Mr Brandis continues to maintain silence over his association with Dr Rahim Ghouse, a business partner of the former SGDT Sheik Yassin Al-Kadi.
High Commissioner to London: Speculation mounts that George Brandis will take over from Alexander Downer
Ellen Whinnett in London, News Corp Australia Network
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THE Turnbull Government is still undecided about who the next High Commissioner to London will be, with a looming Cabinet reshuffle in December likely to provide some answers.
Former foreign minister Alexander Downer is the incumbent but his term ended earlier this year and he is staying on for six months on an interim basis while a replacement is decided.
While Foreign Minister Julie Bishop usually chooses ambassadors and high commissioners, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull always takes an interest in the most senior jobs, such as High Commissioner to London and the Ambassador to Washington.
Political appointees are usually favoured for these two plum diplomatic roles (former treasurer Joe Hockey is the ambassador in Washington) rather than senior officials and public servants.
Attorney-General George Brandis is still considered the favourite to take on the role in London, which usually carries a three-year term.
He has batted rumours for more than a year that Mr Turnbull was planning to offer him a diplomatic posting, but several sources have told News Corp he would be an excellent candidate and is expected to be offered the job.
Other sources say there was unhappiness in Cabinet about the internal advice he provided about the same-sex marriage plebiscite, and it was considered time he moved on to another role.
His potential retirement from the Senate would trigger a reshuffle and would cause Mr Turnbull some heartburn, as Senator Brandis, who is leader in the Senate, is one of his close allies.
However, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, who would replace Senator Brandis as Senate leader, has proven his loyalty to Mr Turnbull and established himself as a valuable member of the PM’s conservative Praetorian Guard, led by Peter Dutton.
This would make it easier for Mr Turnbull to promote him in any reshuffle in December after the Parliament rises for the year.
Another complication has arisen around the future of Arthur Sinodinos, the NSW senator and one of Mr Turnbull’s closest advisers, who revealed this week he was fighting cancer.
Senator Sinodinos has taken an extended leave of absence but vowed to return to Parliament and scotched rumours he may have to retire.
Ms Bishop told News Corp that Mr Dower’s “extended term as Australia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom conclude in early 2018.’’
“A number of candidates are under consideration for the role,’’ she said.
Standing in the middle of the photograph below is the current Australian Ambassador to the NetherlandsThe Hon Dr Brett Mason. who was then, with George Brandis, a senator representing Queensland. Like Brandis, Mason also has maintained a stony silence with regards this photograph, and any dealings with Rahim Ghouse, a close business associate of the AL-Qaeda financier ,Yassin Al-Kadi, who was an UN and US specially designated
Zulfikar made no secret of his plans, often posting on Facebook messages such as these:
It was not as Zulfikar was an unknown.He did arrive in Australia in 2002 under a cloud, accused by none other than Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong of promoting Al Qaeda and its objectives in Singapore. Once here, as is now well known, he assumed a very high profile within the Muslim community,acting as the second in charge to Dr Abdul Rahim Ghouse, business associate of the Al-Qaeda financier Sheik Yassin Al-Kadi.
Brandis continues to maintain his silence, in Australia , about his dealings with Rahim Ghouse and Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime minister of Malaysia.It is more likely than not that under questioning,Zulfikar has already provided the Singaporeans answers to those questions. That makes our Attorney General and potential High Commissioner to the UK vulnerable to blackmail, "moral suasion", and a range of other coercive methods .
The fact that Anwar Ibrahim, a hero to some, is also in the picture should not provide any solace, given that Anwar's International Institute Of Islamic Thought was being at and around the time the photograph was taken being investigated in the United States for financing terrorism.
George Brandis QC, AG, needs to stand aside while the matter of his personal finances and funding obtained for political purposes is properly investigated.
Katyusha (Катюшa) -by the Alexandrov Ensemble and ladies from the PLA. An example of managing and harmonizing conflicting interests that Denton could learn from.
That effort was as clumsy as Denton's bragging in a 1998 interview about how, as a "political analyst" seconded to DFAT from Corrs, serving in Russia, he obtained information from then president Boris Yeltsin's movements from Yeltsin's driver.
Current Chinese President Xi Jinping with Corrs CEO John W.H. Denton
Given law firm Corrs and its CEO John Denton's admission on the Corrs website that theDarwin Port dealwill provide Chinese naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, it is in the national interest that all records at Corrs be reviewed to determine how and to what extent Australian national interests have been compromised. Corrs and Denton will no doubt claim that their files are all subject to legal professional privilege, but national security must trump that of some law firm and its clients making a bit of money.In any case, it is more likely than not that Corrs IT systems have already been breached by any number of intelligence agencies in this region. Denton and his partners may , for example, want to familiarize themselves with the acronym RAW. END
Current Chinese President Xi Jinping with Corrs CEO John W.H. Denton
Given law firm Corrs and its CEO John Denton's admission on the Corrs website that theDarwin Port dealwill provide Chinese naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, it is in the national interest that all records at Corrs be reviewed to determine how and to what extent Australian national interests have been compromised. Corrs and Denton will no doubt claim that their files are all subject to legal professional privilege, but national security must trump that of some law firm and its clients making a bit of money.In any case, it is more likely than not that Corrs IT systems have already been breached by any number of intelligence agencies in this region. Denton and his partners may , for example, want to familiarize themselves with the acronym RAW. END Reference
Corrs CEO John W.H. Denton has made himself ,and Corrs a matter of national security ;it is in the national interest that Corrs China deals be open to public scrutiny
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Current Chinese President Xi Jinping with Corrs CEO John W.H. Denton
Former Chinese President Hu Jintao with Corrs CEO John W.H. Dentonnto
Anyone,let alone a major law firm and a very senior lawyer,who says these things and buttresses it with photos of the type above, invites public scrutiny. In fact,statements of this type,proudly published on the Corrs website, invite not only Australian public scrutiny, but attention from intelligence agencies of all affected countries:
In a recent visit to Xinjiang in China's far west, the Corrs China Business Group met with numerous officials who enthusiastically shared their role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).This initiative (one of a number of initiatives encompassed by OBOR) is intended to promote connectivity across Pakistan with a network of highways, railways and pipelines accompanied by energy, industrial and other infrastructure development projects to address critical energy shortages needed to boost Pakistan’s economic growth. Eventually, CPEC will also facilitate trade along an overland route that connects China to the Indian Ocean, linking the Chinese city of Kashgar to the Pakistani port of Gwadar. In a world that is increasingly interconnected and as a trading nation, Australia has a significant role to play in the policy thinking on global maritime economic issues. Australia is working with Chinese officials as they develop the country’s maritime economy strategy. As a maritime trading nation, these strategic issues of vital importance to us, including their political dimensions. Attracting capital to Northern Australia as part of OBOR will be a key focus.Darwin is intended to be a crucial link in China's new 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The recent Darwin Port deal will provide Chinese shipping and naval vessels with facilitated access to Australia, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, as well as to Indonesia and PNG over the coming century.