Talk:Alexander Downer

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I wish to add the following line to the first paragraph of "Post-parliamentary career": 'He subsequently resigned from Parliament on 14 July 2008^[1] and took a consulting job with Woodside Energy^[2].' The Sydney Morning Herald has a "Factual Reporting: HIGH" by https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-sydney-morning-herald/, thus I assume it is a good source. WurmD (talk) 09:53, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I wish to add the following to "Minister for Foreign Affairs": 'In 2003, ASIS installed listening devices in the Palace of Government in Dili^[3], and later Downer signed a controversial agreement with the government of East Timor for mining of gas and oil reserves in the Timor Gap.' This reference is already used in an wikipedia article, thus I assume it to be a good reference WurmD (talk) 10:29, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "Downer quits politics, eyes UN role: The Age 3/7/2008". Melbourne: Theage.com.au. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ "Timor spy scandal: Former ASIS officer facing prosecution". www.smh.com.au. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ Allard, Tom (15 March 2016). "ASIS chief Nick Warner slammed over East Timor spy scandal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[1] "Downer quits politics, eyes UN role: The Age 3/7/2008". Melbourne: Theage.com.au. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

[2] "Timor spy scandal: Former ASIS officer facing prosecution". www.smh.com.au. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[SMHMarch16-3] Allard, Tom (15 March 2016). "ASIS chief Nick Warner slammed over East Timor spy scandal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

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