{"id":342819,"date":"2021-10-09T05:30:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T05:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/?p=4589"},"modified":"2021-10-09T05:30:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T05:30:23","slug":"international-failures-and-morrison-attacks-the-west-and-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/10\/09\/international-failures-and-morrison-attacks-the-west-and-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"International Failures and Morrison Attacks the West and the North"},"content":{"rendered":"<img width=\"267\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/morrison-fire-wp.png?fit=267%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 20px;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/morrison-fire-wp.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/morrison-fire-wp.png?resize=267%2C150&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/morrison-fire-wp.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/morrison-fire-wp.png?resize=678%2C381&amp;ssl=1 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1138607569&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/npfull\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen on other podcast players here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s continuing fallout from the broken French submarines deal, and a humiliated country will seek retribution in other ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>2:05 The International Failures Are Banking Up<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia didn\u2019t learn the lessons given by China, where the Australian government pressured the WHO to investigate the origins of coronavirus and Defence Minister, Peter Dutton, decided to directly blame China for releasing the virus to the rest of the world. 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Australia is going to be whipped at the upcoming COP26 climate change meetings, and it\u2019s probably wise for Scott Morrison to not attend. It\u2019s going to be a humiliation like no other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if diplomacy on the international stage is not the Morrison government\u2019s forte, it displays even less on the national stage. Instead of making soothing tones to try an appease difficult negotiations on GST reform and increased hospital funding, Scott Morrison\u2019s natural reaction is to create division and seek opportunities. The \u2018divide and rule\u2019 philosophy worked very well for the Roman Empire \u2013 until it no longer worked and caused a long-term force in Europe to crumble. And it happened relatively quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This might a portent for the Morrison government: the pandemic has been a time for unity, whereas all they\u2019ve provided is division and argument at every turn. It\u2019s almost as though they\u2019re willing on their own demise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>14:42 Morrison Attacks the West and the North<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Attacking the governments of Western Australia and Queensland is not a vote-winner for the federal government; in fact, it works in reverse. It\u2019s easy for Western Australia and Queensland to whip up a frenzy against the federal government \u2013 and perhaps it only the residents of those states who can understand this phenomenon. And it\u2019s a whole lot easier when the national leader is seen as the \u2018Prime Minister of New South Wales\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state and territory governments have requested more funding for hospitals \u2013 $8 billion each year until the end of 2023. But Morrison and Josh Frydenberg say \u2018no\u2019, even though they gave $21 billion in JobKeeper support to corporations who made profits and increased their bottom line during the pandemic. It\u2019s always a question of priorities but this federal government always seems to choose the wrong ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another piece of advice for Morrison: stop attacking state governments. It might appeal to the base of the Liberal Party and the conspiracy theorists in the community that despise all governments (but might be partial to a Prime Minister who kicks into regimes he doesn\u2019t like) but, overall, it\u2019s a net vote losing act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it might provide Morrison a massive loss at the next federal election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Music interludes:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5IsSpAOD6K8?controls=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" id=\"block-3bc44166-3e34-4b1e-bb82-2844b2f93588\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"block-e7c63c06-127e-425e-aaad-51ca8736627b\">Support independent journalism!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Support-wp-advert.jpg?resize=800%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Support-wp-advert.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Support-wp-advert.jpg?resize=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Support-wp-advert.jpg?resize=768%2C192&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We don\u2019t plead, beseech, beg, guilt-trip, or gaslight you and claim the end of the world of journalism is coming soon. 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Go to our supporter page to see the many ways you can support New Politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/donate\/\">SUPPORT NEW POLITICS!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/2021\/10\/09\/international-failures\/\">International Failures and Morrison Attacks the West and the North<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/\">New Politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/2021\/10\/09\/international-failures\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=international-failures\">New Politics<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/newpolitics.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/morrison-fire-wp.png?fit=267%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s continuing fallout from the broken French submarines deal, and a humiliated country will seek retribution in other ways. 2:05 The International Failures Are Banking <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/2021\/10\/09\/international-failures\/\" title=\"International Failures and Morrison Attacks the West and the North\">[&gt;&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/2021\/10\/09\/international-failures\/\">International Failures and Morrison Attacks the West and the North<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/newpolitics.com.au\/\">New Politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":555,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1774,6149,309,269,516],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342819"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/555"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342819"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347232,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342819\/revisions\/347232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}