Archivo etiqueta «Australia»
Par Yves-Michel Riols (LE MONDE, 16/11/11):
Lorsque Barack Obama s’adressera au Parlement fédéral australien, le 17 novembre, son propos sera surtout destiné aux pays de l’Asie-Pacifique, inquiets de l’influence grandissante de la Chine dans la région. En faisant escale à Canberra, la capitale australienne, avant de se rendre au sommet de l’Asean, à Bali (Indonésie), le président américain devrait réaffirmer l’engagement des Etats-Unis aux côtés de ses alliés traditionnels dans la zone, à commencer par l’Australie, la plus grande île du monde.
Les liens entre ces deux pays-continents vont bien au-delà des affinités linguistiques et culturelles entre deux anciennes colonies … Seguir leyendo
By Sam Mullins, Research Fellow at the Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention, University of Wollongong (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 18/10/11):
Theme: ‘Home-grown’ Islamist terrorism has developed in Australia in a comparable pattern to other Western countries. The Australian counter-terrorism strategy is similar to that in the UK, including the recent introduction of community-based preventive initiatives.
Summary: This ARI summarises the findings from an-depth empirical study of all publicly-confirmed cases of Islamist terrorism involving Australians. The domestic situation of Australian Muslims is briefly described, followed by an overview of Islamist terrorism cases to date, including the number and location of cases … Seguir leyendo
Shashi Tharoor, a former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and UN Under-Secretary General, is a member of India’s parliament and the author of a dozen books, including India from Midnight to the Millennium and Nehru: the Invention of India (Project Syndicate, 10/05/11):
When the Commonwealth heads of government meet in Australia later this month, one prominent leader is almost certain to be conspicuously absent: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. India is a strong backer of the association of former British colonies (and some new entrants without that shared heritage, notably Mozambique and Rwanda), so no displeasure with … Seguir leyendo
Por Gareth Evans, ex ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Australia, rector de la Universidad Nacional de Australia y Presidente Emérito del Grupo Internacional para las Crisis. Traducido del inglés por Carlos Manzano (Project Syndicate, 29/07/11):
En un momento en el que los espantosos sucesos de Noruega nos recuerdan cuánta intolerancia asesina hay aún en el mundo, tal vez una historia de signo contrario pueda devolvernos un poco de optimismo, en el sentido de que se están produciendo algunos cambios de actitud positivos e históricamente importantes.
El mes pasado, un jugador de fútbol de la primera división de Australia fue … Seguir leyendo
By Nick Earls, the author, most recently, of The True Story of Butterfish (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 10/01/11):
There was cricket in Sydney last week. The crowd wore pink fluorescent wigs and hats cut from watermelons. Shirts were optional. Australians are fun-loving when there is fun to be had. It’s part of our national character. So is our disregard for authority, which we celebrate, while at the same time being one of the most law-abiding nations on earth.
That’s what the rest of the world sees, and it’s all true. But we want to see something more in ourselves, … Seguir leyendo
Par Vassili Joannides, professeur à l’Ecole de management de Grenoble et à l’université de technologie du Queensland, Australie (LE MONDE, 25/08/10):
Le 21 août 2010 devait avoir lieu le renouvellement de la Chambre des représentants et de la moitié du Sénat fédéral australiens. Ces élections devaient s’inscrire dans le cycle électoral prévu par la constitution australienne, les dernières ayant eu lieu en 2007. Alors qu’en 2007 l’enjeu portait sur la reconduite ou non de John Howard dans ses fonctions, les élections de 2010 revêtent un caractère inédit. Pour la première fois depuis la tenue d’élections dans le pays, le … Seguir leyendo
By Paola Totaro, the London-based Europe correspondent for the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald (THE GUARDIAN, 24/08/10):
One is a whip-cracking, larrikin cowboy, another a surfer with a social conscience, the third a hard-nosed farmer. Throw in a defence department whistleblower, add a tyro Greens MP for good measure and there you have the cast of characters who will decide the shape of Australia’s new government.
While the acting prime minister, Julia Gillard, and her conservative nemesis, Tony Abbott, begin the vexed task of trying to pull together a workable minority government, the spotlight has narrowed to the … Seguir leyendo
By Tim Soutphommasane, an Australian political theorist and columnist for The Australian (THE GUARDIAN, 22/08/10):
There are few certainties left in Australian politics. Two months ago, the Labor party moved to terminate its leader, Kevin Rudd – the first time a prime minister had been toppled by his own party before facing re-election. On Saturday, it was the turn of voters to overturn one of the general laws of electoral behaviour. It has been a long time since it last happened – namely, with the Scullin Labor government in 1931 – but a government has failed to secure … Seguir leyendo
By Judith Ireland, an Australian journalist and researcher in the Journalism and Media Research Centre at the University of New South Wales (THE GUARDIAN, 19/08/10):
It might be a hotly contested campaign in serious economic and environmental times, but Australia’s federal election has never strayed far from the absurd.
In the red corner it’s Labor leader and brand new prime minister, Julia Gillard – the flame-haired, childless, former lawyer and self-declared atheist. In the blue corner is coalition leader, Tony Abbott – the exercise-obsessed family man and former trainee priest.
Both leaders are far from political rookies and yet … Seguir leyendo
By Jacob Ramsay, a senior analyst at an independent risk consulting firm (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 09/08/10):
In easygoing Australia, the overwhelming focus on pedestrian domestic issues at election time is excusable. But the absence of genuine debate on foreign policy, trade or regional security has been alarming. With less than two weeks before election day, the Labor leader Julia Gillard, who became prime minister in June, and the conservative opposition leader, Tony Abbott, have set Australia on course for the foreign policy doldrums.
Over the past 20 years, Australia has capitalized enormously on economic ties with China while … Seguir leyendo
By Judith Ireland, an Australian journalist and researcher in the Journalism and Media Research Centre at the University of New South Wales (THE GUARDIAN, 29/07/10):
Despite the surprise ditching of Kevin Rudd as Australia’s 26th prime minister last month, a large proportion of Australians heaved a sigh of relief when he walked the plank. True, he once enjoyed record levels of public support, but people had become heartily fed up by the time he was “assassinated”. Despite his tough talk about pulling Australia up by its bootstraps, there was a distinct lack of progress to show for it. … Seguir leyendo
By John McTernan, a commentator and political strategist (THE GUARDIAN, 24/06/10):
“Kevin07, Gone by 11″, was the taunt in Canberra when I was there last month – and so it proved. Kevin Rudd, who returned Labor to power in Australia after 12 years in opposition, and who achieved some of this highest approval ratings in Australian history, was unceremoniously dumped by his party today. What does this mean for the direction of the Australian government?
In broad political terms, probably not much. Though Julia Gillard is, in Labor factional terms, from the left, she was put there by the … Seguir leyendo
By Malcolm Turnbull, leader of the Liberal Party in Australia, 2008-09 (THE TIMES, 19/12/09):
It is a bitter irony that as the scientific evidence for action on climate change mounts, the political consensus supporting that action is retreating — at least in Australia.
Australians have more reason than most to be alert to the dangers of global warming. Living on the Earth’s driest and hottest continent, we are already seeing the harsh impact of climate change with devastating droughts, heat waves and bush fires.
And until recently there was bipartisan support for the establishment of an emissions trading scheme … Seguir leyendo
By Ayden Fabien Férdeline, who works for the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 19/11/09):
I have always been ambitious and adventurous, someone with a zest for life who more than anything wants to see the world. And because I hold an Australian passport, I’ve been able to do just that, because I can travel on Working Holiday visas — a benefit that young Americans should envy.
Australia has reciprocal agreements with 26 governments that allow its young citizens (usually those under the age of 30) to work temporarily in each other’s countries, almost always without having … Seguir leyendo
Par Marie-Morgane Le Moël (LE MONDE, 27/07/09):
La littérature australienne est-elle menacée d’extinction ? Et les libraires ne vendront-ils bientôt que des titres américains ou britanniques ? La question secoue depuis quelques semaines le monde des lettres, de Melbourne à Sydney.
Pourtant, le secteur se porte bien. Les Australiens seraient parmi les plus gros acheteurs de livres des pays occidentaux. Les ventes atteignent 1,12 milliard de dollars par an, pour 21 millions de lecteurs potentiels. Et les écrivains des antipodes parviennent, régulièrement, à se faire connaître à travers le monde.
Mais éditeurs et auteurs craignent que cet âge d’or ne … Seguir leyendo