Abbott promises to focus on Asia if elected Australian PM
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="credentials">credentials</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="baddies">baddies</span> <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="baddies">baddies</span>", <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Morning">Morning</span> <span word="Herald">Herald</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fairfax">Fairfax</span> <span word="Media">Media</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suitably">suitably</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span>," <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span>, "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Decisions">Decisions</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jakarta">Jakarta</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jakarta">Jakarta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>."</p><p><span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span>-<span word="seekers">seekers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> - <span word="originate">originate</span>.</p><p>"<span word="By">By</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="proximity">proximity</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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