Greg Sheridan

1956 (age 0)

He has been the foreign editor of The Australian newspaper since 1992. Sheridan first worked at The Bulletin magazine in 1979. His reporting on the Vietnamese boat people, subsequent to the end of the Vietnam War, sparked a lifelong interest in Asian politics. He joined The Australian in 1984 and worked in Beijing, Washington, and Canberra before starting his tenure as foreign editor in 1992. Writing on and from the Asian region since the 1980s, he specializes on Asian politics, and has written four books on the topic, plus a book on Australia-United States. relationships. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne. Sheridan has been a staunch supporter of closer ties between Australia and its Southeast Asian neighbors, particularly Singapore and Indonesia. In particular, Pilger derided Sheridan"s defense of Indonesia following the Clinton administration"s critique of Suharto"s human rights records, as well as the Australian Parliament"s Foreign Affairs Committee following its confirmation of the Santa Cruz Massacre. Sheridan stated that "even genuine victims frequently concoct stories". He had been a vocal critic of Prime Minister John Howard"s intervention in East Timor in 1999, and during 2006 called for the removal of Mari Alkatiri as Prime Minister of that country. Sheridan has been a supporter of the Australian government"s anti-terror legislation and argues the deportation from Australia of American environmental activist Scott Parkin was well founded. He has also argued in support of the notion that George West. Bush will be judged "one of the great presidents of the United States". In reference to the 2011 Egyptian protests, Sheridan wrote that "What is happening in Egypt and across Arab North Africa more generally represents a distinct new phase in the existential crisis of Arab civilisation.".

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The Partnership: The Inside Story of the US-Australian Alliance Under Howard and Bush by Greg Sheridan (2006-07-30)

The Partnership: The Inside Story of the US-Australian Alliance Under Howard and Bush (Paperback) - Common

(Tells the inside story of the US-Australia alliance under...)

Asian Values, Western Dreams: Understanding the New Asia by Sheridan, Greg (2000) Paperback

(Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

Asian Values, Western Dreams: Understanding the New Asia

(This text provides an examination of one of the most cont...)

Greg Sheridan

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Background

He grew up in Sydney, attending Macquarie University and the University of Sydney.

Education

University of Sydney.

Career

He has been the foreign editor of The Australian newspaper since 1992. Sheridan first worked at The Bulletin magazine in 1979. His reporting on the Vietnamese boat people, subsequent to the end of the Vietnam War, sparked a lifelong interest in Asian politics.

He joined The Australian in 1984 and worked in Beijing, Washington, and Canberra before starting his tenure as foreign editor in 1992.

Writing on and from the Asian region since the 1980s, he specializes on Asian politics, and has written four books on the topic, plus a book on Australia-United States. relationships. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne.

Sheridan has been a staunch supporter of closer ties between Australia and its Southeast Asian neighbors, particularly Singapore and Indonesia. In particular, Pilger derided Sheridan"s defense of Indonesia following the Clinton administration"s critique of Suharto"s human rights records, as well as the Australian Parliament"s Foreign Affairs Committee following its confirmation of the Santa Cruz Massacre.

Sheridan stated that "even genuine victims frequently concoct stories".

He had been a vocal critic of Prime Minister John Howard"s intervention in East Timor in 1999, and during 2006 called for the removal of Mari Alkatiri as Prime Minister of that country. Sheridan has been a supporter of the Australian government"s anti-terror legislation and argues the deportation from Australia of American environmental activist Scott Parkin was well founded. He has also argued in support of the notion that George West. Bush will be judged "one of the great presidents of the United States".

In reference to the 2011 Egyptian protests, Sheridan wrote that "What is happening in Egypt and across Arab North Africa more generally represents a distinct new phase in the existential crisis of Arab civilisation.".