Margaret Simons

Margaret Simons is a journalist and principal honorary fellow at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. She is also the author of a 2019 biography on Penny Wong, titled Penny Wong: Passion and Principle.

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Police officers stand outside the scene of a "buy bust" operation in the Philippines that resulted in the shooting death by police of an alleged drug dealer in 2016.
Police officers stand outside the scene of a "buy bust" operation in the Philippines that resulted in the shooting death by police of an alleged drug dealer in 2016.

The Philippines Is Losing Its ‘War on Drugs’
Dispatch
Margaret Simons
Shaun Tai (right), a laptop salesman, fires an airsoft pistol during firearms training at Camp 66, a firing range and training facility in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 6.
Shaun Tai (right), a laptop salesman, fires an airsoft pistol during firearms training at Camp 66, a firing range and training facility in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 6.

Taiwanese Flock to Civil Defense Training Ahead of Potential Chinese Invasion
Dispatch
Margaret Simons
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends the Pacific Islands Forum.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends the Pacific Islands Forum.

Penny Wong Wants Australia to Be More Than a Supporting Player
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