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A Larger Australia: The ABC 2015 Boyer Lectures

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A Larger Australia: The ABC 2015 Boyer Lectures by Michael Fullilove offers an in-depth exploration of Australia's place in the global arena. The lectures discuss the country's foreign policy, national security, and diplomatic relationships, advocating for a more influential and proactive Australian presence on the world stage. Fullilove provides insights into how Australia can navigate contemporary international challenges while reinforcing its standing as a significant global player.
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If you are intrigued by Australia's evolving role in global politics and how it can assert its influence and perspectives on the world stage, this collection of lectures may captivate you. Michael Fullilove offers insightful analysis on the country's potential to expand its international presence and impact. Enthusiasts of political discourse and contemporary global affairs are likely to find this work compelling.

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In the ABC 2015 Boyer Lectures, one of Australia's most influential foreign policy experts examines our country's place in the world. For most of Australia's history, the world was run by nations like our own. But now the international order that has prevailed since the end of the Second World War is fraying. Global institutions are showing their age, and our great and powerful friends are becoming less great and powerful. Rising powers such as China are challenging the old order. Wealth and power are shifting eastwards, towards us. The tyranny of distance is being replaced by the predicament of proximity.

Award-winning historian and author Michael Fullilove argues that we must shape our international environment. This requires us to be smarter and shrewder - but also larger. Australia needs to be a big, confident, ambitious country, open to the world, with an effective political system, the instruments to influence the balance of power, and the confidence to have our own head of state. Stirring, timely and important, A Larger Australia tells us it is time for Australians to think big.

The ABC Boyer Lectures is an annual series of lectures delivered by prominent Australians who are invited by the ABC Board to express their thoughts on major social, cultural, scientific or political issues. The ABC Boyer Lectures are named after the late Sir Richard Boyer, a former chairman of the ABC.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780670079278

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Michael Fullilove is the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute in Sydney and one of Australia's leading thinkers on international affairs. A Rhodes Scholar and former prime ministerial adviser, he writes widely for publications such as the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, the New York Times, Financial Times and Foreign Affairs. His previous books include Men and Women of Australia!- Our Greatest Modern Speeches (2014) and Rendezvous with Destiny- How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World (2013), which was awarded the 2014 NSW Premier's Literary Award for Non-Fiction. His latest book is A Larger Australia- The ABC 2015 Boyer Lectures (2015). michaelfullilove.com Follow the author on Twitter (@mfullilove)

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