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Albanese takes safe course, appointing defence chief Greg Moriarty to replace Kevin Rudd
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed the Secretary of the Defence Department, Greg Moriarty, to be Australia’s new ambassador to Washington, succeeding Kevin Rudd, who leaves the position in March.
The highly-respected senior bureaucrat is a safe choice, and his defence background gives him special qualifications for the post when the further development of AUKUS will be a major preoccupation in coming years.
New ambassador to US has a daunting task ahead of him
It appears that Greg Moriarty is eminently qualified to be Australia’s next ambassador to the United States (“Defence Secretary, former Turnbull aide to become next Australian ambassador to US” January 25). One would expect that Mr Moriarty, in normal times, would be able to keep the relationship with our long-term ally on an even keel. But these are not normal times. A once-great democracy is crumbling before our eyes. An armed paramilitary force, ICE, is terrorising US citizens and executing some of them. Martial law may be declared in the next few months. It is possible that the 2026 half-term election and/or the 2028 presidential election will not be held because of a perceived insurrection. An armed coup cannot be ruled out. As Mr Moriarty gets his feet under his new desk, Australia should be reconsidering the defence policies that have for the past 80 years relied on a rock-solid relationship with a global superpower that shared our democratic values. That US no longer exists. Mike Reddy, Vincentia
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Defence department chief Greg Moriarty to succeed Kevin Rudd as Australian ambassador to US
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The head of the department of defence, Greg Moriarty, will succeed Kevin Rudd as Australia’s ambassador to the United States.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, announced Moriarty’s appointment to the role on Sunday. A former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull and former Australian envoy to Iran and Indonesia, he has led the defence department since 2017. He will take up the posting in Washington from April.
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