An Antipodean Perspective of 9/11
Shane Stone points out some lessons to learn from 9/11.
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Shane Stone
Shane Stone is Former Federal President of the Australian Liberal Party.
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A Waste Of Police Time?
Shane Stone can't quite believe Police have the time to arrest a 65 year old grandmother over a doll, yet were unable to protect London streets during the riots.
Read moreThe Chinese Communist Party up Close and Personal
Shane Stone reports from a conference in China.
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Burying Our War Dead
- Aug 24, 2011
Shane Stone takes a look at the role politics plays in military funerals.
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Cameron Finds His Feet
- Aug 23, 2011
Shane Stone analyses Cameron's reaction to the riots, and concludes that he has done a very good job.
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The Politics of Police Numbers
- Aug 17, 2011
Shane Stone says the police will always say they need more officers and never admit they could do the same job with fewer.
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The Key To Kiwi Prosperity
- Aug 16, 2011
Shane Stone attends the annual conference of the New Zealand National Party and is impressed by a PM who knows his own mind.
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Australia’s Malaysia Solution Just Went Sideways - Whoops
- Aug 14, 2011
Shane Stone relates the sorry tale of the Australian government's treatment of boat people.
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We’ll Show You Nasty Yobs – We’re Recalling Parliament
- Aug 10, 2011
Shane Stone thinks that politicians should put their energy into stopping the riots, not talking about them.
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David Cameron: Missing in Action?
- Aug 9, 2011
Shane Stone reckons David Cameron has little time to rescue his reputation, after returning to the country just in time.
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What Was David Cameron Thinking?
- Jul 31, 2011
Shane Stone reports that Australian Liberals are furious at David Cameron's endorsement of the Gillard Carbon Tax.
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What it Means to be British: A Post Script
- Jul 30, 2011
Shane Stone call for closer tie between Australia and Britain and the rest of the Commonwealth.
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What it Means to be British
- Jul 27, 2011
Australian Shane Stone responds to Michael Heaver's blog yesterday and gives and excellent articulation of what being British means today.
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The Climate Change Debate Aussie Style
- Jul 24, 2011
Shane Stone reports on Christopher Monckton's tour of Australia. He didn't go down well with the Aussie media...
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Tom Baldwin: One Rule For Cameron, Another Rule For Ed
- Jul 20, 2011
Shane Stone looks back on yesterday's select committee hearings but says there are still questions surrounding Ed Miliband's press spokesman.
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The Media Are All As Bad As Each Other
- Jul 18, 2011
Shane Stone gives an Australian perspective to the media scandal that is engulfing the British establishment.
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Ed Miliband Blindsided by Tom Baldwin
- Jul 14, 2011
Shane Stone says Ed Miliband may well rue the day he threw a protective cloak around his press spokesman.
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Go Back To Where You Came From?
- Jul 6, 2011
Why Do Australians Have Such a Problem With Immigration asks Shane Stone?
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About Shane Stone
The Honourable Shane L. Stone AC PGDK QC is a former Chief Minister of Australia’s Northern Territory representing the Country Liberal Party.
Born in Bendigo (1950) Stone grew up on a public housing estate in Wodonga Victoria. He trained as a primary school teacher and later barrister. He is an alumnus of Melbourne, Adelaide, Sturt and the Australian National University. He was briefly a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge (International Law). He is a Fellow of the Australian institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Management and Australian College of Educators.
He was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 1990 and over the next 10 years he held a number of portfolios, including Attorney-General, Education and the Arts, Employment and Training, Mines and Energy, Industries and Development, and Asian Relations and Trade.
Stone was Chief Minister from 1995 to 1999; he retired undefeated and was elected Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia. He served in that position 6 years during the Howard Government. He is Assistant Chairman of the International Democratic Union and has served as an Expert Panelist on political parties IDEA, Stockholm.
Stone is a company director of Australian and UK based public and private entities.
He has been conferred awards from Indonesia and Malaysia. On 12 June 2006, in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, he was awarded Australia's highest civilian honour awarded for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large, the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).