If you look at raw resources exports, they've grown 700 percent [to China] in the last decade.

Australia's government is extremely sensitive to any idea of an American containment of China. Australia sees the rise of China as a huge economic opportunity with few diplomatic drawbacks.

We shouldn't all be fixated just on what's not available. We should take a step back and look at the total that's available, because there's a mountain of information about us.

Some of these companies are going to have to look for creative ways to either get more cash, or perhaps to partner with somebody that has cash.

So I think instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer.

When I retired from active duty, I still felt that I owed something to my community. That's why I pursued education... I still miss the classroom and recall those days fondly.