Can Penny Wong stop us from going to war?
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Penny Wong's Response to Taiwan's Cold War
History will judge Penny Wong on how well she handles this issue, says Hugh White. The way in which she does handle a critical moment like this one would no doubt become her legacy if tensions over Taiwan do escalate into outright war. I think the Labor Party is very committed to following the opposition's lead on these big questions and they'd need to undertake a really fundamental conversation with the Australian people about where we're heading in the region. And that is hard thing to do, particularly for political leaders like Anthony Albanese who don't have much expertise or much comfort in this area.
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