Bishop conquered the world – but couldn't face her own party


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Non-papers? A non-paper is a government-produced document that has no official standing. At the request of Trump’s first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, Bishop sent him a non-paper explaining the logic of changing the Asia-Pacific as a strategic operating concept to the Indo-Pacific. That is, a zone which doesn’t end at the edges of the Pacific Ocean. The US has since followed Australia’s lead on this.


Being foreign affairs minister had been Bishop’s dream from the moment she entered Parliament, but the reality, she says, was “far more exciting. I learned that Australia is so highly regarded, that our voice matters. We are a significant economy, we are a significant country and we should act like one.


“That’s why I never called Australia a ‘middle power’. Middle of what? There are 200 nations in the world. Are we in the middle, number 100? We are a top 20 country.” Bishop would have called Australia a top 10 nation for most of its attributes if it weren’t for the fact that Australia’s economy, ranking 13th biggest, doesn’t quite make it.


After unsuccessfully running for the leadership last week, Bishop decided to leave her dream job as foreign affairs minister.

After unsuccessfully running for the leadership last week, Bishop decided to leave her dream job as foreign affairs minister.


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After unsuccessfully running for the leadership last week, Bishop decided to leave her dream job even though the new Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, was happy to keep her in it. She will say only that she is “considering my options” while remaining in Parliament for now.


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