Issues in Australian Foreign Policy

By any measure, the last six months of 2002 was a big half-year for Australian foreign policy. Indeed, it is ironic to recollect that early in his tenure, Prime Minister John Howard was criticized for his lack of interest in foreign policy. Now he is firmly in control, marching down a path well-trodden by former Australian Prime Ministers, who also began tentatively but quickly took to the role of international statesmen with considerable enthusiasm. Before long most Australian Prime Ministers eclipse the public profile of their Ministers for Foreign Affairs and become the voice of