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30th January 2014

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Learning about the Falkland Islands

Unsurprisingly, most Australians don’t know much about the Falkland Islands, so visiting Legislative Assembly member Mike Summers faced lots of questions during his trip to Melbourne this week. At 51 degrees south, it’s further south than Australia, and is often perceived as being almost polar. But maps can be deceptive. In the northern hemisphere the […]

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1st February 2012

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Calls in London

I’m still in London, making a series of calls on government officials, business representatives and others with links to Australia. Describing some of my meetings below will give you a flavour of the enormous diversity of UK/Australian interests we engage with. I visited Ramsay Healthcare, a major Australia provider which operates around 40 hospitals and […]

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