https://www.jwire.com.au/a-chat-with-dave-sharma/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jwire.com.au/a-chat-with-dave-sharma/#comment-381953 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:30:41 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=89385#comment-381953 Independent Dr K Phelps said today her HTV card will put the Liberal candidate ahead of Labor. I good tactical decision as Wentworth is a blue ribbon Liberal seat however there could be a protest vote by some Liberals over the recent chaos in Canberra and the removal of Mr M Turnbull as PM. The protest could see Dr Phelps with a vote 1 with the Liberal ending up with her vote on preference distribution if she is not elected.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/a-chat-with-dave-sharma/#comment-381516 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:35:38 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=89385#comment-381516 In the interview Dave says, “I had to deal with a civil war in Papua New Guinea and in Washington following 9/11.” I am curious which civil wars he is referring to. I do not recall a civil war in Washington in 2001. The Bougainville conflict in PNG resulted a Peace Agreement in 1998; in fact, in my role at the time as Red Cross Pacific Manger I closed down Bougainville operations in December 2001. If Dave could clarify it would be appreciated.

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