Alexander Downer
Alexander Downer
Alexander John Gosse Downer, ACis a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was Foreign Minister of Australia from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007, the longest-serving in Australian history. He was also the Leader of the Opposition for eight months from 1994 to 1995. Until early February 2014, Downer was the United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 September 1951
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strong thinking government
I think any good government will target on the finishing date, that is, the polling day and make sure that their strategy is strong and in place to get them successfully re-elected.
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Well goodness knows, goodness knows what historians will write.
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The protection of human rights to promote the dignity of the individual is too important a matter for symbolic gestures alone. It is only through the pursuit of practical and effective efforts to promote human rights that we show our real commitment to the welfare of individuals and society.
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We want to keep supporting the Indonesian government, the Indonesian police, the Indonesian intelligence services and, of course, the people of Indonesia,
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nothing to worry about if they don't export components or fully made-up weapons of mass destruction.
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A constructive, diplomatic solution to North Korea's nuclear crisis, which escalated just over a year ago, is vital for the security of our region and stability in North Asia and among our allies and top trading partners,
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Their sort of ugly, sneering, amused attitude at the slaughter of innocent people is just horrific,
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I'm not criticising the defence team, because I don't set myself up as the person who they should turn to for advice on their defence.
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In addition, I will express Australian support for international efforts to meet the pressing humanitarian problems facing North Korea.
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that there are some people on earth who are so wicked and so evil that nothing can be done but to confront them.
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Countries in the region must learn from the SARS experience,
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It's of some concern to us that the sentence is as short as it is. We're disappointed about that. We'd like to see a longer sentence,
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It will help curb identity fraud and possible misuse by people smugglers, terrorists and other transnational criminals.
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It is very important that people take this warning seriously.