The task ahead is "Herculean," said John Lander when asked what he thought Penny Wong's chances of pulling off a reset in the relations between China and Australia. In a recent interview to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Australia, John Lander, former Deputy...More

I have been asked to write an op-ed on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia, an event which I remember gave many people in Australia great satisfaction. I was a new Third Secretary on a posting to Islamabad, Pakistan, when I...More