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May 20, 2021 Edition. ----- In India there are just the barest signs of improvement while SE Asia and Nepal are really failing. Was\r has broken out between Israel and Hamas and it is getting out of control in terms of lives lost. In the US seems to be unable to help in the Middle East while at home things continue to stabilise. In the UK fears are building regarding the risks of a new COVID variant from India that may cause big problems. In Australia we have had the Federal Budget and are in a major spendathon. Who knows when we will see any level of balance returning but it is clear it is a decade out at least! ----- Major Issues. ----- https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/having-beaten-the-drums-of-war-first-labor-now-falls-silent-20210506-p57pg8 Having beaten the ‘drums of war’ first, Labor now falls silent Pushback against China long ago ditched prudence for paranoia. But after starting the gung-ho rhetoric, Labor is now saying nothing substantial about Australia’s... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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